MAGNETIC TAPE ZINE
What has been the most difficult
challenge so far for you as a group?
Joe C: Getting to almost any show. Two of us drive,
but don’t have cars. We are lucky people have taken a
shine to us and our music, because it’s the only way we
ever get a chance to play. Maximum shout outs go to
Toby CJ, Woolage, Matt Fidler and Dany AFB here.
THE LAST THING I’D CALL DIY IS CONVENIENT; IF ANYTHING
IT PROVIDES CONVENIENCE TO THOSE IT CATERS TO BE IT
PEOPLE COMING TO THE SHOWS OR THE BANDS PLAYING
ETC. I’VE CERTAINLY BEEN LEFT TEARING MY HAIR OUT AT
POINTS STRESSING ABOUT SHOWS, WONDERING ABOUT
WHERE TO PUT UP BANDS AND IF I’M GONNA BE ABLE TO
PAY THEM. IT ALWAYS TURNS OUT FINE THOUGH, WHICH IS
WHAT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT.
From the lyrics I’ve seen, your
style is quite abstract, what is
your writing process and what
themes are you drawn to?
Joe C: So far, all the lyrics bar a couple of lines have been
written by me. It’s funny; I’ve had my lyrics described as
all kinds of contradictary things by people who obviously
have read them, which I actually think is kinda cool. I
have been told we are a “political band”, a “personal
band”, “absract lyrically” etc. I write lyrics as a quick
burst of thought, I don’t work on them, I just write them
down when we get a demo through to check out. I write
about people, human beings. I don’t write about myself,
but I find it relatable to write as a person approaching
another person/people. I have a quite conversational/
spoken type vocal approach and I like that live I can be
actually speaking to the crowd within the music.
There are a bunch of new ideas on the album: I wrote
a song about overcoming depression by discovering
a kind of spiritualism in astronomy, a song about how
transgender and queer people are still seen as a bit
wrong/weird by people “on the left”. There are many
many songs about suffering from mental health issues,
both from my own perspective and the understanding
of others.