Page 28 - ION Indie Magazine NovDec 2020

MW: What sort of age were you when you were going busking?

LC: Around the same time I was doing the open mic nights, so I'd have been 14 then.

MW: How many instruments do you play and at what level?

LC: Four. Guitar is my highest-level instrument, then drums, piano, and flute.

MW: Did you play any of those on your recordings?

LC: On my first two EPs I played bass and drums as well as guitar, and on the album, a bit of
piano.

MW: And how many releases have you had out and when did they come out?

LC: I've had three EPs and one album: ‘Behind Closed Doors’ EP (2014), ‘Lady Beryllium’ EP
(2015), ‘Green Eyes’ Album (2017), and ‘Back Biting The Bullet’ EP (2019).

MW: Who have been your influences?

LC: Skunk Anansie, Nirvana, Meat Puppets, Soundgarden, The Pretty Reckless.

MW: Do you write all the songs yourself or co-write with the band?

LC: I write them myself, but they really come to life with the band, though.

MW: Not so long ago, you had a track included on the ‘New Wave Of Rock And Roll’
compilation album on Earache Records. How did you get involved with that?

LC: They emailed me to ask if I wanted to be involved. I thought it was a scam at first. You get a
lot of those emails promising you the world, ha, ha! But, god, did they deliver!
MW: Can you elaborate on that?

LC: The vinyl looked brilliant and the gig we played at, The O2 Islington down in London, was
great and really well attended…to say that it was the week before lockdown. All the bands were
really friendly.

MW: Did it bring you to the attention of a wider audience?

LC: Yes, a lot of the coloured vinyls sold out quickly, so we reached people that we probably
wouldn’t have, thanks to them. It got us a few more radio plays and gigs with the other bands
because we’d connected through being on the vinyl together.

MW: Have you ever played abroad?

LC: Not yet, but I would love to play Germany. I’ve been told the scene is great there…and
America. A few Americans have been to our gigs over here and have said that we would go down
great over there. We’ve played with a few bands from Seattle on their UK tours, so maybe we
could meet up with them.

MW: Was the rooftop gig at The Dorothy Pax in Sheffield for The Honey Bee Blues Club
the first one you'd played since lockdown?

LC: Yes. It was great to be back out there. I was really looking forward to it and I felt sad when it
was over, but then two more came in, one in Camden and one in Rotherham.