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Artist Interviews
Q&A: Sound Of Guns
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 10 March 2010
Hailing from Liverpool, Sound Of Guns are Andy Metcalfe, Lee Glynn, Nathan Crowley, John Coley and Si Finley. With anthemic power chords and riotous gang vocals, and influenced by artists such as AC/DC and Led Zep, the band broke through the ranks via BBC Introducing last year, and went on to play Radio One’s Big Weekend, Latitude Festival and Glastonbury. With their latest single ‘Alcatraz’ released this week via Distiller Records, we caught up with lead singer Andy to ask the Same Six.
Q1 How did you start out making music?
I remember getting drunk with my mates and someone putting ‘Definitely Maybe’ on and by the end of the album I knew I wanted to be a singer. I wrote my first song the next day.
Q2 What inspired your latest album?
We have just finished our debut album last week. I suppose what inspired it was everything that’s happening around us at the moment, right now. Too much of certain things, not enough of certain other things, lyrically it’s all about the chase. Although I don’t like to spell things out I’m sure by the end of the album you know what we’re trying to convey. If not, keep listening and you’ll get it eventually.
Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
I will usually write the song on an acoustic guitar and then take it to the band to work their magic, which they always do. Sometimes we jam an idea out like ‘Gallantry’, which was on the ‘Elementary Of Youth’ EP. It’s usually a really quick process, for example I wrote the basic version of ‘Elementary Of Youth’ in the morning and it was a finished song by 6pm that evening.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
There are so many bands we’re all into. I’m personally into anything from The Doors to The Walkmen and almost anything soul related. The rest of the lads are really into the likes of Led Zep and AC/DC. We all just love great songs regardless of the artist. There have been many many violent episodes whilst fighting over the iPod on the bus.
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
I would say: “Sit down!”
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
Probably the same for any other band who is just about to release a debut album. We hope people like it as much as we do, because we are really proud of it, and for the future we want to keep making albums and touring the arse out of the country. Oh yeah, and take over the world one country at a time. Peace and love.
MORE>> www.myspace.com/soundofguns
