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Artist Interviews
Q&A: Throats
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 28 January 2010
Essentially starting out as a hardcore band along the lines of Converge, Breather, Resist and Trap Them, these days Throats have evolved to encompass the sounds of bands like Napalm Death and Rotten Sound as well. In the past year, the band have toured with the likes of Gallows, Every Time I Die and Rolo Tomassi, as well as playing packed shows at the Great Escape and Offset festivals. The band release their eponymous debut album on 1 Feb via Holy Roar and are set to play a free show on 30 Jan at London’s Old Blue Last to celebrate. We spoke to the band’s Thom Sadler to ask the Same Six.
Q1 How did you start out making music?
The band started around spring 2007 simply as something to do. We formed in a small town and played to no one. Now we’re largely based in London and still play to no one.
Q2 What inspired your latest album?
Self-loathing, hatred, decay, a never-ending influx of shit bands, weed, avoiding real life and the need to be the loudest/heaviest band on the planet.
Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
Nearly every song is different in terms of writing. Bill [Trevey], Mark [Ringrose] and myself all write separately, most of the time these are just riffs or bass lines, rather than fully formed ideas. Then when it comes to putting a record together we all have ideas ‘banked’ in our heads which we can then pull out and flesh out into a fully formed song.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
Off the top of my head the band would all agree on Napalm Death, Fleetwood Mac, Hella, Rotten Sound, Tragedy, The Jesus Lizard, Khanate, Modest Mouse, Black Sabbath, Shellac and High On Fire. We’re influenced by anyone who pushes boundaries, innovates and plays from their heart.
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
Turn it up.
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
I’d like it if people actually bought it. Personally, it doesn’t really affect me much if it’s downloaded for free; people are hearing our music and that’s awesome. However, it really does affect Holy Roar who put considerable time and effort into this release. For the future, we’re going to be touring UK and Europe a the start of 2010 then hooking up a US tour towards the end of the year.
MORE>> www.myspace.com/throatsofgold
