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BiTS: You’re obviously stuck, as all musicians are at the moment, with not being able to do any

gigs?

MB: That’s right.

BiTS: Have you had to cancel lots of them?

MB: No, we were actually in a fortunate position in that I’d taken a hiatus from gigging because I’d
been working on the new album and so we were just starting to turn our thoughts to planning a gig
schedule and getting the tracks out on the road when COVID came about, so it had an interesting
effect on us because it’s actually given us a little bit more time. Normally when your new album’s
coming out you’ve got to be pushing for gigs, pushing for publicity but actually in this instance,
we’ve been able to, I don’t know maybe enjoy the release. I know the album’s not out just yet, but

we’re doing a lot of the PR and a lot of the work that goes on in the background, such as this
interview, of course and that can happen with a little bit more freedom around it.

BiTS: I’m pretty sure that the pandemic is going to change the world. There are all kinds of things
like you are talking about that are happening in other kinds of areas as well. People finding new
ways of doing things.

MB: Absolutely and we keep hearing the phrase ‘the new normal’ and I don’t doubt that that is
very much what’s going to be the case that we will find a different way of doing things which will
become our new normal and, you know, it might encourage different behaviours and it might
inspire different things, so let’s hope that the changes can be positive ones.

BiTS: Well, let’s say that I love the single. I think it’s absolutely fabulous. I’m not going to take any
more of your time, Malaya, thank you very much, indeed for talking to me.

MB: And you. Thank you very much for your time, as well. Take good care of yourself.

BiTS: Bye.

MB: Bye now.

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