Manchester's melodic alt-pop four-piece Dantevilles have just released their latest upbeat single ‘It Might Be Tomorrow’, taken from the forthcoming self-titled debut EP, out on May 11 via Heist or Hit.
Who are you?
I’m Connor McNicholas, I slap the bass and share vocals with my talented counterpart Jamie Gallagher who’s on rhythm guitar. We also have Paul Tanton on lead guitar and the frog man Cory Devine on drums.
Tell us something about yourself and how you came to be where you are today?
I’m from Manchester originally and basically have loved performing since I was about 16. You seem to get a North-West England crash course in bands from an early age round here because of the history: it’s genetically bred into you. That’s similar to Cory and Jamie hailing from the wonderful Blackburn, a tough working-class town where people have something to shout and sing about. As for Paul, he’s from another planet (the South) and that’s how I’d describe his skills on guitar - out of this world.
Give us an idea of your musical style and influences.
Our musical style weighs heavily on the duel vocal relationship that developed between Jamie and I. We were recently asked a question on how this arose whilst doing a session on XS Radio Manchester with Clint Boon. We came to realise it was probably a bit of secret rivalry between the two of us in the fact that we both wanted to front the band and through this our style was born. Throw in Paul's guitar - which, when you sit and watch him, will blow your mind - alongside Cory’s perfectly placed drums, and you have Dantevilles. As for influences, it’s pretty much anything and everything, I love a bit of psychedelic pop, but we all have our differences.
Explain the production and writing process behind your songs.
The production has been cranked up a notch since working with Joe Cross (Courteeners, Hurts). We feel as though he’s perfectly captured the rattling that goes on in our heads and brought it to life! As for the writing, it’s an idea of melody which we have a knack for. But we’ve got an ancient laptop from the 1800s that has a retro version of Pro-Tools; it coughs like an old car but works perfectly to layer up and stick down our many ideas.
Tell us a little about your new single.
‘It Might Be Tomorrow’ is a straight up, feel-good song and the idea came about over a morbid conversation on a beautifully sunny day in the garden at our old house in Fallowfield. We think it’s our style perfectly executed in 3 and a bit minutes of tune. Our aim is to make the listener feel good, hopefully ‘It Might Be Tomorrow’ does just that!
Can we catch up with you at any forthcoming live shows?
We’ve got some tasty announcements coming soon - keep an eye out!
How's the rest of the year looking, plans-wise?
The EP is out May 11th and we aim to just keep writing and producing new music. It's our year to make a statement: 2018 is the year of Dantevilles.
Where can we hear more of your music?
Gigs most importantly. but online through Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube and all those things.
What social media platforms can we find you on?
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