By Sean Rafferty
“"World Domination. Nothing
More, Nothing Less".”
Makes me wonder if I’m speaking to the villain of
the new Bond film.
However, I’ve actually just quizzed Adam Leader,
vocalist of In Search Of Sun, about the ambitions
for the group when they first started. Akin to
many stories that have birthed the musical gods
of today, In Search Of Sun started as simply two
friends in their local pub.
For many, starting a band requires one resource;
musical friends. It’s fair to assume that Adam, having played in previous bands, probably had an
abundance of people he could have called, but
anyone who would pick up the phone wouldn’t
cut it for Adam.
“I was struggling ever since I left school to find
the right members to start this band, until one
2010 summer’s evening in our local pub, myself
and Dave ran into each other. He asked how the
band was going and I told him I was still looking
for musicians. He said ‘Dude, you know I play
guitar right?’ A couple months later, Dave brings
in Faz and Sean, I bring in Rory and we were
good to go!”
And this is where the ambition for world domination becomes that tiny bit more believable.
In a sea of musical talent, Adam was looking for
the right people to form In Search Of Sun. It’s an
honest comment that shows the authenticity of
this group’s strive for success.
The group started under the original name of
Driven and released their