i think generally we write songs expecting them not to be listened to maybe that will change
now so how did the domino thing happen because that's a that's always really
interesting isn't it they took us for falafel oh we took them to the spy class
rain and hester wet leg welcome how you doing good thank you instantly just from being in
your company from five minutes you've got this like inner kind of understanding and going on
between you guys haven't you can just give each other a look and know exactly what's going down
it's amazing i love that how are you both are you all right yeah we're really well thank you
we're here to talk about um your self-titled debut which i listened to for the first time today very
loudly and it sounds absolutely amazing you're a breath of fresh air to the airwaves thank you so
much for writing it um this was kind of written a while back right yes some of the songs go back to
2019 probably when we first started kicking with the band and how did you first lay them down was
it like at home were you using like garageband and like kit like that at home and is that how it all
started at first we'd kind of write in the room and then shae's long and wet dream were written
with joshua at your flat like straight into logic and then lockdown happened and
then we kind of had to disperse and write individually and then when practice rooms
opened up again we took our like scuzzy demos and it's really interesting to see how how a scuzzy
demo translates into like full band yeah really cool yeah and then how did lauren spell get hold
of it so how did the domino thing happen because that's a that's always really interesting isn't it
that's thanks to our manager okay who kind of gave us a little plan to make a couple more
demos make another music video and then he sent that off to domino and a couple of other labels
um but yeah that's how we met domino they took us for falafel oh we take them to the spy class
and all the other labels kicking themselves now yeah when they got here they we did have falafel
provided to us by all the other labels we actually just did it via a blind taste test and we just
decided to go use the best for raffle are the best yeah and it happened to be domino and we're like
well i guess this is our home now yeah it all slotted into place through falafel i love that
and with the band these are friends of yours right from from the island
yeah and boyfriend is that right yeah boyfriend and friend and do they
and do they feature in the videos as well are they the people in the videos too yeah i love that as
like idea where you're pulling it it's like one big family isn't it creative family yeah it is
now it is weird it's a travelling traveling circus family with the aesthetic of wet leg i adore the
videos are you guys pretty instrumental in in the look and sort of ideas lobster hands i used
to work as a wardrobe assistant you can base a whole music video around what you're wearing the
outfits or the costume is often where the whole concept of the video will originate yeah nice oh
you're gonna have so much fun as the budgets get bigger and bigger you'll be like alright
it's gonna be great i don't know if you think this past few decades or so music videos just i don't
know they didn't seem as prominent as they were when i was growing up we had m2 and like and there
were some really beautiful pieces of art made and you always feel like short films the latest one
was directed by our friend lava larry written and directed by her it was her concept and yeah she's
unstoppable yeah yeah she did a really amazing job it's really cool with the album um obviously we've
had quite a few singles from it already that people have heard what would you like people
to take from the record either musically or lyrically from it i think it's a tough question
i don't think we really had like a motive yeah like i think generally we write songs expecting
them not to be listened to maybe that will change now when we wrote those songs
we had no kind of expectations of anyone listening to the songs that alone being able to take
anything away from them but it's always nice when someone like gets joy from something that you make
so if anything a little bit of happiness yeah you don't want to leave people crying
that also would be awkward wouldn't they crying screaming holding on to their ears
no more no kidding um but no it is like that and like you said like you don't know if it would be
like that again in the future many people that i have interviewed said you know i wrote this
with no pressure on my shoulders i think sam fender said that of his debut or something and
he didn't ever expect people to hear them so i guess if i don't know how you then navigate the
next step i'm really excited to get writing and recording again we recorded this like a year ago
so we're kind of gearing up for to you all right are the note sections in your phone full of ideas
and little voice memos oh yeah i always think if someone found my phone and opened all of my like
photos and videos and voice memos and notes they'd just be a bit alarmed right back what they found
they put it right back where they found it and back away back away back away from my phone
now i grew up in a little town called limington which is just across the water from the isle of
wight we used to sit on the beach it was to play guitar badly stare at the island i'm taking it
you didn't stare back you're probably staring at the other other side right no no we were
staring back yeah we saw you oh nice do you find when people say geo or do you know this person
from the isle of wight do people always assume that you know people yeah but it's it often is
the case small island a small world and how was it growing up there in
and sort of creating an island because i think it's quite a creative place yeah i think it's a
creative place it's like it's just so sleepy and quiet i guess people have more time to
make stuff that they want to make because there's like less distractions of like
being able to just go and have like a fun time somewhere i feel yeah i've since moved to london
and i just spend a lot of my time talking about making music but not actually making any
yeah exactly exactly that and and what did you guys where did you go for gigs do you
go to southampton sometimes bournemouth it's like quite expensive to get off the island
though so generally we just wait for the festivals to come in the summer of which you are playing
this year right yeah yeah it'd be awkward if you weren't like come on with the biggest thing out
the other way for ages but we're going to be there because we're like brand partners
with the isle of wight so i'm really looking forward to that that'd be really really cool
oh amazing well i know you've got your november tour which is sold out already isn't it two nights
at the forum which is one of my favorite venues i absolutely love that venue and many more um
travels between then and now i know that it's a big festival summer ahead do you have a favorite
festival that you've been to you don't have to say the isle of wight festivals two faves yeah
are our faves the same i would say under the road and green man oh and blue dog i was gonna say blue
yeah we should go to that yeah it's amazing and the end of the road is just
charming isn't it sparkling beautiful and part of dorset the best music yeah
it really is ah well i'm excited to see you at all of these places and it's a joy to have you on
the radio thank you for writing such a fantastic debut it's lovely to meet you and i'm sure we'll
catch you again sometime mate we'll be at the alawite festival i'll come say hi then yeah yeah
do it okay perfect thank you so much for your time nice to meet you thank you cheers