Your name:
Rik Packer
(bassist in band).
Where are you
from?
Manchester.
Name of band:
The Marivaux.
Who else is in
your band?
Phil McAdam
(vox, guit), Matt Shields (lead guit) and Ben Peacock (drums).
How would you
describe yourselves?
Four 20-somethings creating an escape from the daily grind - it's basically our hopes,
fears and feelings made with indie rock ingredients. We're pretty 'happy go
lucky' really, we just love to play and create a vibe that real people want to
be a part of, instead of this manufactured crap you hear on every f*cking
station.
Who are your
main influences musically?
Obviously we
love bands and artists from all eras (Rolling Stones, Led Zep, The Doors, Kings
of Leon, Nirvana), but it's our friends and family who inspire us to write and
tell stories which haven't been heard so really they're our main
influence.
What do you hope
to achieve in music?
We want to
connect with people because we can't be the only ones who are dejected and
uninspired by the majority of the current music crop - it's dire! Songs about
magic and chocolate are perfectly pleasant but what is it actually telling us?
Fuck all. So I guess we want to achieve a total overhaul of modern chart music.
Because it's meaningless and our favourite bands have real soul.
What has been
the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Probably touring
Europe in 2012. We bought our own bus, made our own CDs, sold our own T-shirts
and found our calling in life. Nobody could stop us and it confirmed how much
we loved being in a band; playing gigs, meeting people and seeing the world.
Amazing.
And what’s the
moment you want to forget?
We've forgotten
more than we'd care to admit but I reckon playing a gig to one person, who was
our mate and actor in our videos (Jack Johnson), in Manchester a couple
of years ago was a pretty low point! I think he enjoyed it though.
If you had to
pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and
why?
Of the tunes
people can listen to online I'd say 'Insides' because it's got a bit of dirt to
it and gets people going at the gigs. We have a few unreleased which is our
quintessential sound - but people can't hear them yet...
Where can we
listen to it?
YouTube: http://youtu.be/7mMieNbupFs
Where can we
find out more about your music?
Twitter:
@themarivaux
YouTube:
TheMarivauxBand
Anything else
you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?
There's a
massive array of talent in Manchester just waiting to be unleashed. Young bands
like Dirty Brunswick & Rum Thief are worth checking out and we filmed a
load of talent on our Insides video, BMXers, dancers etc, which people have to
see. It's as they say - Manchester is wonderful.
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