incoming: WHITE SWALLOW!
White Swallow are two teenagers currently based in Chorley/Leeds making 5 minute epic rock tunes. The lyrics are intelligent, the riffs are beefy and the songs they are writing make you want to dance. The unlikely duo formed from the remnants of one of Wigan/Chorleys most promising young bands (3 Black Dwarfs). Deciding that bassists were overrated, they acquired an octave pedal and donned it as a twosome. And 2010’s been a busy year for them: starting up, playing numerous high profile gigs around the North and performing for BBC Unsigned; but the hardworks paid off and they’ve established themselves as one of the hottest new young bands for 2011. They caught up with us for a chat after last nights gig at The Tudor..
WMC: Hello White Swallow, Merry Christmas!
WS: Hello, we’re not Christian, so Happy 25th. Haha!
WMC: What will Santa be bringing you this year?
WS: Well Bobby wants some Pokemon cards and Sam wants Cheaper by the Dozen box set…
WMC: You’ve played some kick ass shows the past twelve months; what’s been the best?
WS: Well we played Factory for a TV show, but our top 3 venues are definitley The Tudor, The Mad Ferret and the Railway (a small local pub of ours that does ace festivals!)
WMC: Apparently you’ve entered a competition where you can win 10k; tell us why we should vote for you?
WS: Voting’s over now, however, we are going to have the most insane party ever if we win!
WMC: How would you describe your sound?
WS: Vocals tend to verge on Spoken word at times, however melodies range from old english to indie(esque) to deep and minor vibes.
The guitar sound is pretty simplistic which emphasises the brutality of the bass Bobby runs along side (thanks to the help of and octave pedal and bass amp)
All in all, Indie with big stinkin’ riffs.
WMC: There seems to be a lot more two-piece bands coming out at the moment, why do you think this is?
WS: Well, I think access to bigger guitar sounds and bigger noises in general is easier to achieve these days, they have effects for everything now, so 2 pieces aren’t scared of sounding too weak.
WMC: You played for BBC Unsigned this year, how’d that go?
WS: Yeah we did a live recording and interview, few free demo tracks and got a few gigs out of that.
WMC: Do you ever get on each others nerves?
WS: All the time, I (Bobby) get pissed off that Sam can’t, and is too lazy, to learn to drive. Thats the biggie for me.
In fact I’m doing this interview after a Tudor gig, Sam’s gone out round Wigan whilst I drove home in a foot of snow!!!
WMC: Tell us some of your major influences?
WS: Jamie T, Bromheads jacket, Kong, PABH, Old school hipp hop, even elements of British hardcore stuff.
WMC: Do you watch X-Factor?
WS: Not at all…Loui Walsh could be raped by a shark for all I care, stupid little tosser!
WMC: Any local bands you’re enjoying at the moment?
WS: There’s the Brew lot, like Kong and Castrovalva, they just have summat that makes you wanna watch.
WMC: Finally, what does 2011 hold for White Swallow?
WS: An album coming out and the possibility of a televised tour with the TV show we’ve been on.
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White Swallow play Antwerp Mansion in Manchester tomorrow (19th Dec)
www.myspace.com/whiteswallowuk
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