Canal Pop Q&A

Your name:

Emiliano Canal.

Where are you from?

Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.

Name of band:

Canal Pop.

Who else is in your band?

Canal Pop is a solo project but I collaborate with cool, talented singers. I'm currently working with Josefina Aufranc who's also a part-time model.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?

Catchy electropop with elaborated vocals and somehow ironic lyrics. The sound is a mix of classic electropop and modern sounds. A critic once said Canal Pop was Daft Punk meeting ABBA, and I liked that.

Who are your main influences musically?

Lots of things, but mainly classic 80's synthpop/ electropop (Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, New Order, Human League) combined with modern electronic music, a bit of the current top 40 sound, and a bit of classic rock and pop (Beatles, Bee Gees, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, ABBA, Montown, disco, whatever). I'm also very interested in what was called Hi NRG/ Italo disco, late 70s/ early 80s disco/ dance music made with synthesizers in home studios. This was considered cheap, second class music and nobody took it very seriously, but they pretty much layered the foundations for electronic dance music. Giorgio Moroder was the pioneer of this style and he's one of my heroes. Canal Pop covered Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" in his honour.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

I'm from Argentina and for several reasons no Argentinean act has been successful in the international pop music scene (singing in English), which is a shame because Argentina has a great musical tradition (we created tango). I would like to help change this.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

I've won the Gardel award (the Argentinean equivalent of the Grammy/ Brit Award) for the best electronic music album in 2012, but not as Canal Pop but because of a compilation album I've released (I also own and direct a label, Eternal Sunday). As Canal Pop, in 2005 I remixed a track by electropop pioneers Heaven 17 for the legendary indie label Ninthwave records (USA). They made a good promotion campaign among DJs and the single reached #24 on the Billboard dance charts, which is the only way I've charted in a major market as far as I know.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

I've made hundreds of mistakes, but that's how you learn this job and this business. You find the right door by opening the wrong ones and realizing that's not the way.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

Maybe Canal Pop's last single featuring Josefina Aufranc, Come To My World.

Where can we listen to it? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G363q-AoW_I

Where can we find out more about your music? 

Website: www.canalpop.com.ar

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Canal-Pop-22237411264

Twitter: www.twitter.com/canalpopar

Bandcamp: www.canalpop.bandcamp.com

Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/canalpop

YouTube: www.youtube.com/canalpop

iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/canal-pop/id256527905

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6EVS0N3W1mfGgL79S6z1Se

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?

Some random facts:

* I also direct the Eternal Sunday label, check it! www.eternalsunday.com.ar

* I wear leather trousers on stage.

* Josefina Aufranc is currently in Mexico doing some singing and working as a model.

* I rarely add guitars to my arrangements.

* Canal Pop recorded an album called An Electro Tribute To Oasis with singer Lara Sambert, featuring versions of the Gallagher Brothers' hits. People either loved it or hated it.

* Our version of Stand By Me was chosen in 2010 as "song of the day" at Popjustice.com, UK's most influential pop music blog, among songs by artists like Kesha and Lady Gaga.  That was nice.

* Songs by Canal Pop have been featured in compilations by labels like Section44 (USA) and Alfa Matrix (Belgium) and by music blogs like Side-Line (Belgium) and Electrozombie (Germany).

* One of the singers I worked with, Polette, is an amazing session singer who sung hundreds of commercial jingles and shared stages with Shakira and Deep Purple among many others.

* I'm very interesting in pop culture in general, some of my influences are Andy Warhol and the whole pop art movement (especially the experimental film stuff), cartoonish bubblegum music from the '70s and Japanese and Asian young culture and aesthetics. I'm also a huge fan of vintage technology, like old computers, reel-to-reel tape decks, old video formats, that kind of things.

The Glass Children Q&A

Your name: 

Daniella Kleovoulou.

Where are you from?

Born in Athens, Greece but now I live in London, UK.

Name of band: 

The Glass Children.

Who else is in your band? 

David Fairweather - synths/vocals.

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 

Dark electronic pop.

Who are your main influences musically? 

The Cure, NIN, Massive Attack, The Knife, The Smiths, Portishead.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

Short term - to play the UK festivals over the summer. Long Term - to tour the world with our music!

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 

Hearing 'Capture' on BBC Radio 6 Music earlier this year. We've both discovered great music from there so it was exciting to hear our song being played on the station.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

Being invited to play a gig in a well respected venue in London, but arriving to find the promoter had been fired and that the new sound guy couldn't work the sound board. Well we enjoyed playing our music anyway..but rather forget the experience.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

It would have to be 'Capture' as there was a good synergy between David and I. We wrote the lyrics together and had a clear vision about the imagery and feelings we wanted to express.

Where can we listen to it?

https://soundcloud.com/the-glass-children/capture

Where can we find out more about your music? 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_GlassChildren

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theglasschildrenband

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-glass-children

Bandcamp: https://theglasschildrenmusic.bandcamp.com/

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask? 

You didn't ask us about what cover we'd most like to do? And our response is... we've wanted to do 'Some Velvet Morning' by Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra for a while now. We're planning to stream the cover in December so give it a listen!

Geeta Q&A

Picture by Meliza Ash

Your name: 

Geeta.

Where are you from? 

Montreal but now living in London.

Who else is in your band? 

I play solo and I also play with Marc Olivier (guitars and other sounds).

Who are your main influences musically?  

There`s a lot...Ennio Morricone, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Shirley Bassey, Leonard Cohen, Serge Gainsbourg...

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

To push and challenge myself to make my compositions better and more interesting and always staying true to myself. Writing and performing music is what gives meaning to my life so I'm just enjoying every step of this amazing journey and If people can relate to it then that`s even greater.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?  

Many...Most concerts, festivals, residencies and tours I have done and all the amazing people I have met along the way.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?  

Many...haha..playing in these funny places, auditioning the wrong people, concerts where everything goes bad... but it`s still funny souvenirs and a great laugh.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

Gossebumps. I always seek the sensation of goose bumps in everything I do.

Where can we listen to it?

https://soundcloud.com/geeta_lightbulb

Where can we find out more about your music?

www.geeta.ca
Album available on Bandcamp:  https://geeta.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Geeta/210044302360486

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IH-6jwgc9w&feature=youtu.be

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?  

Album launch is on September 23rd at The Social in London. All my concerts info is on my website. www.geeta.ca

The Salvador Darlings Q&A

Your name: 

Carine Fierobe (singer).

Where are you from? 

Paris originally, living in London, UK.

Name of band: 

The Salvador Darlings.

Who else is in your band? 

Bryan Borcherds.

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 

We are passionate about music so our music is the expression of our passion, like our image, simple but true. Bryan is the composer of The Salvador Darlings and he's obsessed by musical equipment and all the technical parts. Personally I'm so bad at it! It's better if I don't touch this part, but I do play guitar and write songs. My role in The Salvador Darlings is to create vocal melodies and build lyrics when I'm inspired.

Who are your main influences musically? 

Anything that moves us, it could be old school hip hop or jazz or classical, if it has the right feeling then that’s what we like. When writing our own music it usually starts with a drum beat or synth line, or a vocal melody, and if we find ourselves nodding our heads to the beat then we keep on going with the song. So to answer your question it’s not a style or band that influences us, it’s the groove and feeling.

We are also very influenced by the city we live in, London. There’s so much magic and mystery, the history, people, and weather influences us. The recording isn’t just done in a studio, it’s recorded out and about in London. For each song we do outdoor recording to capture the magic of London, for example with our single Show World we did additional vocal recording in Trafalgar Square on the coldest night of the year. In the background you can hear the fountains, buses rumbling by, and a security guard shouting at us asking us to leave. It’s quite original to do this kind of exciting things!

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

I just hope to continue to enjoying music with my buddy and playing a lot of gigs everywhere in London first and if it's possible going on the road to spread our music to everyone who wants to listen. Of course I hope that people will enjoy our songs and us as people. Like I said earlier, we are simple and we will stay like that, we want to be the close to our fans and share our story and music with them. Our music is just a reflection of who we are so hopefully people can relate to this.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 

Every time we get to the studio. It’s so much fun, to either come in with a song idea or create a new song idea. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 

Honestly for the moment I have nothing to forget with The Salvador Darlings but I remember when I was a little child, I had participate in a little song contest in my home town in France. It was the first time I was singing in front of a lot of people on a stage, I was so stressed and my mouth was very, very dry. During the song I couldn't control my mouth and I coughed to clear my voice. It was terrible because I just wanted to be perfect and I wasn't.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

Show World because it's our first song and "the meet up song" with Bryan, a very good one to introduce The Salvador Darlings. It denounces the importance of the image today and this reality based in fiction representations and relationships.

Where can we listen to it? 

soundcloud.com/thesalvadordarlings/show-world

Where can we find out more about your music?

Website: www.thesalvadordarlings.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheSalvadorDarlings 

Twitter: Twitter.com/SalvadorDarls 

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask? 

Thanks very for the interview guys, we hope that you and your readers will check out our music.

The Controversy Q&A

Your names: 

Laura Vall and Thomas Hjorth.

Where are you from? 

I'm from Barcelona, Spain, Thomas is from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Name of band: 

The Controversy.

Who else is in your band?

Thomas and I are the founders and the ones who write and produce the songs but we also have a live band beside us formed by Amy White (synths and backup vocals) and Kris Persson (drums).

How would you describe yourselves and your music?

 We like to call it Electronic Art Pop Psychedelia.

Who are your main influences musically?

Massive Attack, Portishead, Radiohead, Beck, St Vincent, Fiona Apple, Bjork, Air, Miike Snow.. among many others. 

What do you hope to achieve in music? 

A long and successful career in music.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 

We won Artist of the Year 2012 at Artists In Music Awards, Best Song Alternative Song of the Year 2012 at Hollywood Music In Media Awards, and Best Music Video of 2013 for "Real" at Artists In Music Awards, and all those awards gave us validity and strength to keep on pushing forward. With that said, it means the world for us very time we get a good review or a nice comment from a fan, that's always the highlight of our day.

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 

We are lucky to not have had any of those moments with this band so far, everyone has always been really great and we've always felt the love.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 

Our music is really eclectic and every song is our baby to us so it's very hard to choose only one. "Queen of Chinatown" is our latest single, so I'm gonna go with that one. 

Where can we listen to it? 

https://thecontroversyband.bandcamp.com/album/dont-count-on-me

Where can we find out more about your music?

Official Site - http://www.TheControversyBand.com

Facebook - http://www.Facebook.com/TheControversyBand

Twitter - http://www.Twitter.com/TControversy (Twitter handle - TControversy) 

SoundCloud - http://www.SoundCloud.com/TheControversy

Instagram - http://www.Instagram.com/TheControversyMusic

Bandcamp - http://www.TheControversyBand.Bandcamp.com

iTunes - http://hyperurl.co/15iedv

Lola Dutronic Q&A

Your names:
Richard Citroen and Stephanie B.

Where are you from?
Richard: Coventry, UK, although I live in Toronto, Canada.
Stephanie: I am currently based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Name of band: 
LOLA DUTRONIC.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?
Richard: Electro-pop in several languages. People tell me that we're quite Euro sounding.
Stephanie: There is a certain dreaminess in the sound and lyrics of all of our songs, Lola is happy, sad, lonely, in love - sometimes all at once, but always in a very light-hearted way.

Who are your main influences musically?Richard: Saint Etienne, Luke Haines/Black Box Recorder, David Bowie, Portishead, Suicide…and Lady GaGa! ;-)
Stephanie: Uh, Lady GaGa? I admit she is extremely talented, and she definitely knows what she is doing - but her sound is not really my cup of tea. I have rather been influenced by movie soundtracks and easy listening from the 60s and 70s in English, French and German, the first albums of the Cardigans and Zoot Woman, all albums of Goldfrapp - that's all I can come up with right now, and I am sure you can hear all of that in our music :-)

What do you hope to achieve in music?
Richard: We've gotten some attention in the past with our all-star single "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead" with Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Hugo Burnham etc., and we got a minor radio hit in Peru with "Happy Birthday", but what I'd really like is to get a proper hit single…something we could play on The Graham Norton Show, but failing that, it would be great if we could get a major artist to have a hit with one of our songs.
Stephanie: A hit single is always nice :-) After all, it is proof your music touches people's hearts, at the same time securing your financial situation.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Richard: Supporting Tom Tom Club on the German leg of their European tour in 2013 was great. Chris & Tina are such lovely people….but on a more personal level, getting the email from our label in 2007 telling me that our album "The Love Parade" was on the "shortlist" for a Grammy Award nomination takes some beating. I was so excited I was practically stopping people in the street(!) and whatever happens in the future, short of actually winning one or having a proper hit, I'm not sure I'll ever be able to repeat that sense of optimism.
Stephanie: I completely agree :-)

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Richard: Playing Bucharest Romania! While it was the biggest crowd we've ever played to, we ended up getting stiffed by the promoter.
Stephanie: But the city and people were really nice, I have to say. And also the food and drinks! Would I want to forget that? I definitely can't forget what it felt like getting on the plane after just 2 or 3 hours of sleep :-)

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
Richard: "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead", because it practically wrote itself, and I managed to get some of the sense of humour that I've got in "real life" into the lyrics. Also, because our label boss, the late Marty Thau got us together with a bunch of fairly well known performers to sing backing vocals on it and I had people like Blondie's Jimmy Destri and Michael DesBarres giving me advice and encouragement behind the scenes, so it was a bit a of a "welcome to the club" moment for me.
Stephanie: For me it is "Everyone's A Star". Listen to it and you will understand.

Where can we listen to it?
"Everybody Loves You When You're Dead"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pbmWeESVlw



"Everyone's A Star"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWx8XfKz8HY



Where can we find out more about your music? 
We're pretty much everywhere…
http://loladutronic.bandcamp.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lola-dutronic/id39904466
https://www.facebook.com/lola.dutronic?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/pages/LOLA-DUTRONIC/80232595392
https://twitter.com/LolaDutronic
https://myspace.com/loladutronic
https://www.youtube.com/user/LOLADUTRONICTV
http://www.redstarmusic.net/

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
Richard: We're working on a new album that should be ready to go sometime in early 2015. It's our best one yet! But we would say that, wouldn't we?
Stephanie: We would. Thanks for listening!

Static In Verona Q&A

Your name:

Rob Merz.

Where are you from:

Chicago, IL.

Name of band: 

Static in Verona.

Who else is in your band?  

I do everything in the band - from playing all the instruments and singing to producing, mixing and mastering all the recordings. I even do all the album art, web design and promotion. After being in several bands, it’s nice to not have a committee telling you what to do.

How would you describe yourself?

A recent review very eloquently described it as: “Dreamy power pop weaving around an eclectic mixture of experimental, electronic and rock, as sound bursts with creativity and intrigue.” 

The music I strive to make is always based around catchy pop songs, but with elements of experimental, electronic and ambience surrounding them. I love strong harmonies and melodies, but also love a wall of sound.

Who are your main influences musically?

I listen to many types of music (rock, pop, jazz, classical) and I like to think I draw influence from all of it. I love artists like Beck who can really do any genre of music, but ultimately it still sounds like a Beck song.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

To get as many people to hear my music as possible by any means necessary. Whether they buy it, stream it, burn it or download it. I just love people listening to it.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

My latest album, Everything You Knew Before You Knew Everything took over four years to record and I went through a lot during it (my parents separated, my children were born, I moved to a different town). There were times where I thought I would never finish it. I was suffering from some writer’s block, so I created it in a somewhat unique way where I recorded all the music first and then I’d listen to it over and over again (in the car, at home, etc.) and write lyrics in small doses when something hit me. So basically I wrote 13 songs at the same time (which is about as productive as it sounds). After several years of this, I got really used to hearing the songs as instrumentals and was worried about messing them up with lyrics and vocals. But when I finally sang on that first song, it was very liberating. Kind of like that first time you drive a car by yourself. After that, the rest of the songs took shape and I was really excited about finishing the album. It finally came out earlier this year.

So I would say the highlight so far was not only finishing and releasing the album, but the amazing reception it has received. It’s amazing to know all my hard work paid off in the end.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

I really don’t have any regrets about anything musically. I think every bad experience, every bad song or bad show is a learning experience to make you stronger in the end.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

I always have a hard time picking one song for people to listen to because to understand my sound you really need to hear several songs so they don’t get labeled as just pop or shoegaze or electronic. So I’m gonna cheat and pick two:

Friendly Fires: This was one of the first songs I finished for the album and I released it a year before the entire album was complete on a free teaser EP called “Some Things You Knew” (which is still available on Bandcamp and staticinverona.com). It was a song that I could hear very vividly in my heard but was worried I wouldn’t be able to get the same sound on record. There are 8 or 9 tracks of vocals that intertwine and it was a complete headache to mix but in the end I think it surpassed my original idea. I think it shows my pop sensibility but also has elements of electronic, mixed with the layers of guitar that I love. The album also contains a bonus track with a striped down remix of this song that really showcases some of the subtle nuances buried within.

Black Windows: This was one of the first songs I started for the record, but one of the last ones I finished. It has some of the most personal lyrics I’ve ever written, but it was a long road to get there, with probably 10-15 different drafts. I think it showcases not only my lyrical ability but the different layers of instruments I like use. At one point I think there’s drums, several tracks of vocals, guitars, piano, organ, Rhodes, horns and synths all playing off each other. I’m really proud of this one.

Where can we listen to it?

Friendly Fires: http://staticinverona.bandcamp.com/track/friendly-fires-2

Black Windows: http://staticinverona.bandcamp.com/track/black-windows

You can also hear the Friendly Fires Remix here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARyf8EdGaKk

Where can we find out more about your music?

Website: http://staticinverona.com

Bandcamp: http://staticinverona.bandcamp.com/

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/staticinverona/

U.S. iTunes (also on iTunes in several different countries): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everything-you-knew-before/id847888403

Twitter: @staticinverona

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Static-In-Verona/126836710706649

Also the Japanese label ThisTime Records just pressed my album on CD (everywhere else is download only) and there is limited stock available on their site: http://thistimerecords.shop-pro.jp/?pid=78580379

Anything else you’d like to say that I forgot to ask?

I am currently working on a follow-up album tentatively titled “Anyone Anymore” and I am really hoping to cut down the recording time drastically. Hopefully it was be ready to be released in Spring 2015. Whether it will be an EP or a full-length, I’m not sure yet, but either way it will probably be free (or at least pay what you want). I have one song completed and six more with music, not to mention another 3 or 4 b-sides from the last album. The song “Heavy Hands” from it is already on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/staticinverona/heavy-hands-rough-mix.

New track ahead of EP from Empathy Test

ELECTRO duo Empathy Test have released the single Throwing Stones, the title track from their forthcoming EP.

The Kent pair have been waiting to release the EP since signing with Stars & Letters Records back in May. 

Isaac and Adam from the band told RealSoundsOK how the label took just an hour to snap them up after hearing new tracks Stars and Letters.

They added: "Mark Roberts from the label loved every track, but there was no question in his mind that Throwing Stones would be the title and lead single. It's got this slow burning euphoria about it that gets under your skin. If we were to compare it to a track off our first EP, it'd have to be Kirrilee. It's got the same dream-like quality to it, but we've slowed the pace down a notch to really bring the emotional intensity up to full throttle.

"Some people might feel it doesn't quite have the same dynamism of say Losing Touch, but it's a completely different kind of track - call it a slow burner if you will, but it has this immediate and intoxicating effect that gets under you skin and grows the more you listen to it. If Losing Touch was the sound of winter, this is definitely the sound of summer - or maybe autumn...

"Lyrically, it's a classic, maybe even vaguely cliche tale of a relationship that's ended but every time you go on a night out you end up standing outside their house throwing stones at their window to wake them up. That seems to work well with the emotional intensity of the track and a kind of '80s teenage naivety - I guess that's why Deadly Music! said it should be on the soundtrack for a remake of The Breakfast Club!

"The track premiered on Clash, which we are hugely proud of. It's been quite a year for us, and there's still so much left to come, including the next single Here Is The Place, in a couple of week's time!"

You can pre-order the EP on Empathy Test's Bandcamp page now, and get an immediate download of Throwing Stones.

For more on the band visit empathytestmusic.com or check out the Q&A Isaac did with RealSoundsOK back in March by clicking here.

Zena Kitt to release Requiem

ZENA Kitt will release her new single Requiem on October 20th through Fur Recordings.

The Iraq-born, London-raised artist has been collaborating with a selection of emerging musicians and producers with Requiem produced by Slan.

You can listen to Requiem below and for more visit zenakitt.com

Scarlet Soho are Two Steps From Heartache

SCARLET Soho have released their track Two Steps From Heartache.

It is the lead song in the final instalment in the band's trilogy of EPs ahead of their album launch in early 2015.

It combines uptempo bleeps and beats with James Knights' vocals a perfect match to Scarlet's synthesizer stabs and the visual impact of her disco-ball dress.

This EP also features new studio track Professionals along with exclusive remixes by Kosheen and James Yuill. 

A live recording (Weimar 2012) of fan-favourite Analogue Dialogue (kill the beat) will appear on the physical copy.

For more information, visit scarletsoho.com

Them&Us Q&A

Your names: 

Ami and Lee.

Where are you from? 

London, England.

Band name:

Them&Us.

How would you describe yourselves?

Lee: We often describe ourselves as a twisted fairytale mixed with a bombastic Game Of Thrones. Ethereal strings and vocals meets heavy drops, anthemic melodies and vocal hydraulics. 

Who are your main influences musically?

Lee: The first things that hit you as a kid are normally the things that never leave your heart - for me it was Guns N Roses, Motorhead, Public Enemy, NWA. Nowadays its everyone and anything. old, new.. but its gotta be good. Music with guts and a political point of view. 

Ami: Mine are artists Like Bjork. Grace Jones, David Bowie - but also heavier artists like The Prodigy. I guess a lot of our music is influenced by the greats, the artists who aren't/werent afraid to push the boundaries. We are very much on our own vibe musically and try not to let too much 'influence' the sound. If we vibe on what we are doing, we keep going!

What do you hope to achieve in music?

Lee: For me I just want to achieve music with integrity, instead of all the questionable middle of the road commercial stuff that's coming out at the moment. 

Ami: Same here. I've been making music a long time, but Them&Us really feels like the thing I've been waiting for. To be able to put everything into something and have people enjoy that is the greatest achievement. Of course, to take Them&Us on a world for would be great too!

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

Lee: That's a question that'd be good to ask this time next year as we're still building :-) I'd say our best successes have been the small the steps, like making 10+ tracks. Being a couple, that alone is a highlight considering the energy it takes and the creative space you have to work with together.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

Ami: Actually I don't really want to forget anything! Even the hard or embarrassing moments! Things like that keep you human. If there are no cringe worthy moments in your career, you haven't been working hard enough! Haha!

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

Lee: Lost Our Heads. I think, it says and does everything I get off on. 

Ami: That's tough for me because there are so many facets to our music that to pick one wouldn't do it justice! We have so much more music in the bag that isn't online or anywhere yet. I'd say our song Heart attack (as yet unreleased) represents a softer side to Them&Us that hasn't been unleashed, but with the same grandeur / wall of sound as Sleep Talk!

Where can we listen to it? 

Sleep Talk (our new track online) can be heard here 

https://soundcloud.com/themandusofficial/themus-sleep-talk

It had its first UK radio play on Eddy Temple Morris's show on XFM. His words were "This is Epic Stuff!"

We have a live version up on our YouTube channel - http://youtu.be/CkV2cASiEcQ

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