Macca (bass player) and
David (guitarist).
Where are you
from?
Towns and villages across East
Sussex.
Name of band:
Come The Spring.
Who else is in
your band?
Until recently, Come The
Spring were Vic (vocals), Simon and David (guitar),
Jamie (drums) and myself on bass. Currently we're undergoing a small
line up change.
How would you
describe yourselves?
Classic mid-90s post-hardcore with a modern
sheen. Big songs played by beardy blokes with big hearts.
Who are your
main influences musically?
When we started out we wanted
to play songs like those bands that inspired us growing up -
Texas Is The Reason, Chamberlain, Quicksand, The Promise Ring, etc. Our
EP is essentially a recording of the first six songs we wrote and the specific
influences are quite obvious. As we've developed as a band over the
last 12 months, I think we've found our own sound - and started to
incorporate more varied influences, from classic rock to LetLive! There's
definately a 'Come The Spring groove'....
What do you hope
to achieve in music?
We've all been in different bands over
the years and there's no finer achievement than good memories of good
times with good friends. There's nothing I'd rather be doing than
playing music and at this point I feel blessed to have another opportunity
to make meaningful music that I can be proud of, and that people will listen to
and engage with. That's it really.
What has been
the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Personally speaking I have
two. The first was listening back to the rough mix of our EP for the
first time - I'd missed the last couple of days of recording and it
was the first time I'd heard the songs through with the guitar parts
and the vocals. We hadn't even played live at that point, and I was blown
away by how it all came together.
The second was the first acoustic
gig we played. We're normally pretty loud live so we approached an
acoustic set with some trepidation. We hadn't had much chance to practise
and Jamie made a last minute decision to play a cajon. Anyway,
despite a large amount of winging, it all came together beautifully. It
was a great night in a great venue.
And what’s the
moment you want to forget?
Hmmm.... tricky! We've had a
couple of dodgy gigs - I tore my knee cartilage at one, which required an
operation to fix it. That gig was actually pretty great - however, the
following one where I was in a splint and had to sit down for the duration was
not a lot of fun.
If you had to
choose just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and
why?
I'd probably pick Statues - it's a big
rock song with a massive ending, and closes our EP and set very nicely.
Its also an easy one to dance along to.
Where can we
listen to it?
Where can we
find out more about your music ?
www.EngineerRecords.com is
our label, @ComeTheSpringUK is our twitter and www.facebook.com/ComeTheSpring is our
faceache.
Anything else
you’d like to say that I forgot to ask?
Thanks
very much for your support and this interview. Much appreciated. Support the
small, creative and independent.
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