Interview: Frightened Rabbit
Front man Scott Hutchison had a wee chat with us about unexpected fame, the Patter Test and of course that Andy Hull collaboration. Scott kindly took some time out from a busy tour schedule to...
Interview: PAWS
PAWS talk to us about kittens, minibars and how to cook without a cooker... As attested by my massively enthusiastic review of their debut album Cokefloat! PAWS are a band that I fell head over...
Interview: Cancel the Astronauts
"Everything is borrowed. It's just your interpretation of it." Cancel The Astronauts are one of the Scottish music scene’s rising stars. Comprised of Matt, Neil, Chris, Kieran and Michael, UnderSong sat down recently with the...
Interview: The Fallows
"It's all about pure, simple good songs. That's all you need in a band." The Fallows are a country-folk quintet hailing from Coventry, a city which having cultivated the Two Tone movement in the 1970s,...
Interview: Then Thickens
"The new record is a document of the beginning of a band" Then Thickens are a band that have been known well only in relatively small circles until very recently when a support slot with...
Interview: Sucioperro
The Ayrshire rockers talk animals, anniversaries and their new album. Having three members and being Scottish may have helped and hindered Sucioperro in equal measures - the majority of journalists seem unable to write about...
Interview: Pure Love
Pure Love tell us about the journey so far and the journey ahead of them. Pure Love are Frank Carter (formerly of Gallows) and Jim Carroll (formerly of Hope Conspiracy). In a complete departure from...
Interview: ME
ME tell us about the bromantic origins of the band & their love for the UK. ME blew me away when I saw them supporting Arcane Roots in Liverpool earlier this month, and when the...
Interview: Arcane Roots
Arcane Roots’ verbose frontman Andrew Groves takes time out to talk about, well, everything really... Hot on the heels of the physical release of their stunning album Left Fire, Arcane Roots are headed out on...
Interview: Pulled Apart By Horses
Pulled Apart By Horses talk school, festivals and self improvement. Pulled Apart By Horses are an alternative rock band from Leeds and they’re going to be massive. Like, arena rock massive. Melvin Benn thinks so....
Interview: Wet Nuns
Pulled Apart By Horses and Arctic Monkeys love them. Find out why you should too. Wet Nuns are a duo from Sheffield who make ridiculously superb dirty blues rock. But before we get into that,...
Interview: Greg Gilbert
The Delays frontman talks isolation, introspection and indulgence - oh, and the importance of conditioner. Greg Gilbert is the small statured, big voiced singer of ethereal indie rock band Delays, who have four critically acclaimed...
Interview: Nina Nesbitt
UnderSong speaks to the endearing young singer/songwriter who's fast capturing the hearts of all who hear her. Nina Nesbitt is a seventeen-year-old singer/songwriter from Edinburgh who has just released her second EP in the form...
UnderSong Unsigned: Nylon Sky
UnderSong explores the hottest unsigned acts tipped for the top. This week we bring you Guildford based band Nylon Sky. That moment when in a small dark pub back room, a band steps up on...
Interview: Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun
Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun have put out one of my albums of the year. We talk Madonna, 2000 Trees and Xtra Mile. Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun are an absolutely wonderful band...
Interview: The Xcerts
"You’ve got to keep your sound close to your chest, it’s like a recipe." The Xcerts might be one of the hardest working bands in Scotland right now - not that they've been spending much...
Interview: Van Susans
"It feels at the moment like getting to the next level is the hardest thing..." Van Susans are a six piece indie folk band from South London consisting of Olly Andrews (vocals and guitar), Olly...
Interview: Yearbook
Find out more about the Basingstoke band with the hearts of steel (one of them literally). Yearbook are a brilliant band from Basingstoke, UK who make an incredible blend of pop based indie with hints...
Interview: Farewell Singapore
“Presumptions are made when you chose to be female-fronted.” Farewell Singapore are a four piece female-fronted alternative rock band made up of Becky Addison, Jon Arbuthnott, Kev Sinclair and Craig Cantlie. The band are originally...
Interview: The Twilight Sad
“It’s not like I really went out and set some kids on fire in a bedroom, you know?” I’m not too cool to admit that I was nervous about this interview. I am a big...
Interview: Beans On Toast
Rebel folkster Beans on Toast chats to UnderSong about his unpredictable live shows, his wardrobe and of course, what kind of wood he would be. Beans on Toast, or Jay to his friends, is an...
Interview: Ben Marwood
He's got great taste in movies and hangs out with Frank Turner. He also happens to be a very talented musician. Meet Ben Marwood. Ben Marwood is a brilliant singer/songwriter from Reading, UK. His debut...
Interview: Brontide
Brontide talk songwriting, Frederick the Great and the strange things you hear at Morrison's fish counter. It may be a dreary day in Preston but Brontide are in good spirits. I am sat in the...
Interview: Fixtures
Talking to sheep, Oceansize and British Indie. Just a few of the things that were discussed when UnderSong's own Dip caught up with Ash from Bath based four piece, Fixtures. I first discovered the awesome...
Interview: Charlie Barnes
Last week UnderSong was invited along to an extremely intimate performance by Leeds-based musician Charlie Barnes - in his home. Charlie is a self-proclaimed "purveyor of acoustic(ish)/electronic(ish) popular music" which is united by loops, beatboxing...
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