Noughties inspired indie rock band Brixtons - who hail from Oxford, not south London! - have just today (May 15) unveiled their fourth single, ‘Now You’re Gone’. Described as "an ambitious and energetic depiction of youthful affection and solidarity", it comes with a raw, youthful sound and is driven by a memorable Libertines-esque guitar riff and gutsy vocals.
Who are you?
I am Will Allen, I play the drums. The rest of the band consists of Will Heason (nicknamed Heason to differentiate between the two of us) who is the vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Ollie Roberts on lead guitar and Ed Hampson on bass.
Tell us something about yourself and how you came to be where you are today.
We all met at school in Wantage in Oxfordshire and formed the band there in 2017. Being from a small town, the band started simply out of there being nothing better to be getting up to. We were all quite new to music when first starting and that has been something that has developed over our time as a band and you can hear that advancement in our previous songs. I think it quickly became apparent that being in a band was something we all wanted to be completely dedicated to.
Given our short time as a band and all of us being 20-years-old, we have achieved a lot. This includes sold out shows in Oxford and Guildford, support slots for The Blinders and Airways, support from This Feeling, Scruff of the Neck, BBC Introducing Oxford and packing out the BBC Introducing stage at Truck Festival 2019.
Give us an idea of your musical style and influences.
In terms of the sound of our music, bands such as Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines and The Rifles' raw energy and power has always been something we've been inspired by. As for songwriting influence and how we go about structuring our songs, we've always been influenced largely by the 90s Manchester scene with bands such as Oasis and The Stone Roses.
Explain the production and writing process behind your songs.
Our songs are always quite riff-based, so it usually starts with one of us coming up with a guitar part that's quite catchy and then all of us sculpting the rest of the song around that. Having such similar influences, we all write together and only this way can we produce music that really sounds like us. It's good writing like this because every song is of huge sentiment to everyone in the band.
Tell us a little about your new single.
‘Now You’re Gone’ observes common romantic tragedies experienced within the nightlife of the modern generation. We had a really good feeling about it from the start, something just sounded bang on. I remember we wrote the base of the song in pretty much the same amount of time as it takes to hear the track.
Obviously at this time we won't be able to catch up with you at any forthcoming live shows, but can you tell us what you may have pencilled in otherwise for the rest of the year?
Unfortunately, given the circumstances at the moment, we were forced to postpone the tour that was set to coincide with the release of 'Now You're Gone' in May. It will now be in September, a 13-date tour spanning across the UK with headlines in Oxford, Guildford, Birmingham and Manchester. It will be the first time we go on tour, so we are all very excited to see what is has to offer. There is going to be a lot of late nights in terrible AirBnB's but that's part of the beauty of it. I think festivals are still pretty up in the air; doesn't seem like anyone really knows what is happening on that front, but we've got our fingers crossed.
Where can we hear more of your music?
You can find us on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and SoundCloud.
What social media platforms can we find you on?
Instagram // Facebook // Twitter
No comments:
Post a Comment