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Describing themselves as a gang of renegades on a cold, dark, night, Kassidy make more sound with just their acoustic guitars than many bands could make with a room filled with drums, bass and electrics. I spoke to Barry, the bands prime motivator ahead of their recent Manchester show.
What are the major influences on your sound?
"Well, first off, each other. You look to each other for ideas because sometimes there’s a lack of enthusiasm and ideas in bands. We just egg each other on to come up with good parts in music. So it’s a group thing, not just one person. It could be something that has just happened from a spontaneous moment and we’ll mess around on the guitars and stuff. Or someone will bring in a song and we will work on it together. Sometimes it’s brilliant, sometimes it’s catastrophic."
Have you got a favourite venue?
"I like the Roundhouse in London a lot. It’s got an eerie atmosphere about it. The way it’s built as well, it’s very round and the stage has the audience around it. It’s just a really nice place to look at when you’re on stage; you’re like “this venue has been around for a long time.”
If you weren’t in a band, what would you do?
"That’s a good question; I’d probably just annoy my friends or something! I’d be into writing, either poems or stories. Yeah, it’s a god job I’m in a band really."
What was it like working with Jim Abiss, knowing that he’s worked with Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, and Stereophonics?
"Well, we first got recommended to him via our record company, we had a lack of knowledge of record producers and they just said to use him. And then we met up with him in London for coffee and breakfast and just kind of warmed to each other’s personalities and talked about music. We really liked him and we thought he could do a really good job. Overall his experience was fantastic, he’s a great producer. He has a vast knowledge of music and liked the same shit as we do."
What’s the best gig you’ve ever played?
"Best gig... I don’t really know. All of them, they’re all really good. Certain gigs you do, it’s good because of one reason, like you’ll play a song and it’ll sound really good, or sometimes you play a certain song that’s not so good."
Have you got anything to say to aspiring artists?
"Do what you love, just keep at it! Trust your ideas. Never stop doing what you love."
The follow up to their debut single 'Stray Cat' will be 'Take Another Ride' out on 9th August. TAGS: Kassidy Words by: Grace Brown
Links:
Kassidy - Myspace
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