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Post by carryusall on May 15, 2015 11:15:49 GMT -5
Still trying to get into them. Van talks a good game, the last few interviews have been hilarious, remind me of a young Noel, which is obviously what he's going for. Love some of the lyrics too: 'I wanna love you/ But I've no time for your friends, who can fucking do one' - class
But I was expecting some Oasis or Arctic Monkeys influence, and they just sound generic and American
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Post by scott1 on May 15, 2015 12:25:13 GMT -5
Cannot for the life of me find the link to it, but Van said he'd love to release 5 albums in 5 years.
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Post by kingcrawler on May 21, 2015 8:50:07 GMT -5
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Post by lamboasis on May 21, 2015 10:15:03 GMT -5
I don't see the point of that article. English is not my first language, I don't get it. It looks like Noisey is taking the piss off 'em It's alway funny though how people are concerned about an indie band view when there are tons of rappers who are really sexist and nobody cares. It looks like Noisey really hates them though. And now the story comes up again when they're on the cover of NME. Uh, what a coincidence.  McCann already commented time ago. There’s only been one patch of turbulence on the journey so far, when a live reviewer noticed the rather juvenile services for sale on the Catfish merch stall (kisses 50p, “sex free”, “six tugs of the porridge gun” £5, and so on). The article led to accusations of sexism, and some demands for Radio 1 to blacklist the band. “That was a bit far,” sighs McCann. As he explains it, their guitar tech – his best mate, Larry – got bored running the merch stand and started listing fictional stuff such as “naked selfies” and “Bondy’s underpants” as a joke. “I mean, our manager is female,” says the singer. “I love women and hold doors open for them. At the bottom of the list it said ‘Exorcisms. £60.’ Did they really think we were serious?” He sounds hurt. “I didn’t think it was fair on us, but we got through it.” |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on May 21, 2015 10:49:23 GMT -5
How old are they, 16?
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Post by lamboasis on May 21, 2015 11:00:53 GMT -5
I think Van McCann was born in 1992 or 1993 and founded the band in 2008. Ouch, why nobody said they're exorcists? #akawhatthefuckarepeoplesaying |
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Post by Manualex on May 21, 2015 11:01:50 GMT -5
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Post by kingcrawler on May 21, 2015 11:02:07 GMT -5
I don't see the point of that article. English is not my first language, I don't get it. It looks like Noisey is taking the piss off 'em It's alway funny though how people are concerned about an indie band view when there are tons of rappers who are really sexist and nobody cares. It looks like Noisey really hates them though. And now the story comes up again when they're on the cover of NME. Uh, what a coincidence. McCann already commented time ago. There’s only been one patch of turbulence on the journey so far, when a live reviewer noticed the rather juvenile services for sale on the Catfish merch stall (kisses 50p, “sex free”, “six tugs of the porridge gun” £5, and so on). The article led to accusations of sexism, and some demands for Radio 1 to blacklist the band. “That was a bit far,” sighs McCann. As he explains it, their guitar tech – his best mate, Larry – got bored running the merch stand and started listing fictional stuff such as “naked selfies” and “Bondy’s underpants” as a joke. “I mean, our manager is female,” says the singer. “I love women and hold doors open for them. At the bottom of the list it said ‘Exorcisms. £60.’ Did they really think we were serious?” He sounds hurt. “I didn’t think it was fair on us, but we got through it.” I just found it funny to be honest, admittedly not quite as funny as Van's justification of how he's not sexist "I love women and hold doors open for them" |
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Post by lamboasis on May 26, 2015 11:31:02 GMT -5
New tour, quite small venues except for the 10k people in London (sold out in like 20 minutes) in two nights and 7.5k in Manchester. I reckon the tix will last few minutes.  |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 26, 2015 13:17:45 GMT -5
Are these guys a thing? Only seen the name on this forum. Silly band name but so was High Flying Birds.
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Post by jaq515 on May 26, 2015 15:23:07 GMT -5
Are these guys a thing? Only seen the name on this forum. Silly band name but so was High Flying Birds. without a doubt.. www.bbc.co.uk/events/ewh8q9/acts/a9nv9r#p02qs8pn this their big weekend set i reckon between them and Slaves the tides might start turning back to decent music |
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Post by lamboasis on May 27, 2015 4:08:32 GMT -5
Are these guys a thing? Only seen the name on this forum. Silly band name but so was High Flying Birds. Initially I didn't like them, I thought they were quite cheesy. Now I really like them and they said the second albums is much better and ready (this is what they say). They are really ambitious, big fans of Oasis (Lyla made them to create the band) and they said they want to become even bigger (which is impossible, but still) than Oasis. Their last album charted at #10 but unlike other bands with a better chart peak they're still in chart and have a gold disc. 36 weeks on chart as of now. Also they're a good live bands and sold out 10.000 tix for two London shows within minutes. I don't know if they're on their way to stadiums, but the arenas status is close. McCann knows how to write a chorus, that's sure. |
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Post by lamboasis on May 30, 2015 12:32:09 GMT -5
All +30.000 tix sold out in 10 minutes. The arena status is right there.
Also we know:
- They'll play new songs for this tour
- Their Twitter page wrote: "Big plans for next year". Second album? They might explode if they do everything right.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2015 14:23:08 GMT -5
Are these guys still quite young? I hope so because that means they have plenty of time ahead of them. I don't think they've quite hit the mark yet but the potential is definitely there.
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Post by kingcrawler on May 30, 2015 16:31:43 GMT -5
All +30.000 tix sold out in 10 minutes. The arena status is right there. Also we know: - They'll play new songs for this tour - Their Twitter page wrote: "Big plans for next year". Second album? They might explode if they do everything right. I wouldn't say they're quite at arena status just yet, although those are impressive numbers. I do think they need to release their next album next year rather than wait until 2017 as if they leave it too long then they'll lose their hype and a lot of their fanbase like so many other similar bands from a few years ago. |
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Post by lamboasis on May 31, 2015 8:04:55 GMT -5
All +30.000 tix sold out in 10 minutes. The arena status is right there. Also we know: - They'll play new songs for this tour - Their Twitter page wrote: "Big plans for next year". Second album? They might explode if they do everything right. I wouldn't say they're quite at arena status just yet, although those are impressive numbers. I do think they need to release their next album next year rather than wait until 2017 as if they leave it too long then they'll lose their hype and a lot of their fanbase like so many other similar bands from a few years ago. They'll release it next year, I guess. It's finished. @rfb: the frontman and composer Van McCann was born in 1992 |
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Post by eva Fawkes on Jun 1, 2015 19:17:20 GMT -5
I heard the tail end of one of their songs on the radio today. Kinda reminded me of The Fray, and that's not necessarily a good thing. Kinda light, poppy.
I doubt any of the members even suffer from a mental illness.
God bless.
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Post by Jailbird on Jun 1, 2015 21:46:22 GMT -5
What's their best song? I've been meaning to get into them for quite while.
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Post by Cast on Jun 1, 2015 22:33:03 GMT -5
I heard the tail end of one of their songs on the radio today. Kinda reminded me of The Fray, and that's not necessarily a good thing. Kinda light, poppy. I doubt any of the members even suffer from a mental illness. God bless. This made me laugh. I kinda get those vibes too. Band's young so they could develop into something, but this is pretty generic mid 00's NME music to my ears. Not bad by any means, but not all that memorable. |
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Post by icebreath on Jun 2, 2015 2:49:45 GMT -5
What's their best song? I've been meaning to get into them for quite while. These two are the best for me. Most popular as well. |
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Post by scott1 on Jun 2, 2015 4:12:12 GMT -5
I'd urge you to listen to the tracks from the Poetry & Fuel EP from 2009, there were some belters on there.
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Post by supersonic1983 on Jun 2, 2015 10:05:12 GMT -5
Another ordinary band parachuted in to fill the Oasis-shaped hole in the music supplements.
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Post by matt on Jun 2, 2015 10:08:36 GMT -5
Another ordinary band parachuted in to fill the Oasis-shaped hole in the music supplements. This is my opinion too, sadly. |
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Post by scott1 on Jun 2, 2015 16:13:59 GMT -5
Another ordinary band parachuted in to fill the Oasis-shaped hole in the music supplements. There were hyped bands before Oasis and there'll continue to be hyped bands after Oasis, it's just that the colossal effect Oasis had is such that people are quicker to cynically suggest newer bands are being plugged to fill Oasis' shoes. That said, for some bands I do agree with you, but I appreciate the nature of Catfish's hard-earned arrival and their indifference towards the press that have now begun to notice them. |
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Post by lamboasis on Jun 5, 2015 14:10:05 GMT -5
After today I can say there's something in their songs that makes me feel emotional. It happens to me just with Oasis and some NGHFB songs like While the Song Remains the Same.
At the moment my fave is Tyrants
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