Interviews
Guillemots agogue with success
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| The Guillemots |
WITH a name as outlandish as
his, Guillemots' frontman Fyfe
Antony Dangerfield Hutchins was
always likely to be famous.
The fact he's blessed with perfect
pitch and an amazing knack
of writing delicious pop songs also
helped stack the cards in his
favour.
Sitting on a beanbag in the middle
of the band's East London studio,
a converted synagogue, and
wrapped in a huge coat and scarf,
he most certainly doesn't look like
your archetypal rock star.
"It's so cold in here," he dithers,
breath visible. "I'd put the heaters
on but they make far too much
noise and dust."
It is cold, actually, freezing. But
without these less-than-favourable
temperatures, the band's second
album, Red, which was released
yesterday may have sounded very
different.
Their first album Through the
Windowpain was recorded in the
lap of luxury at the lavishly
appointed Air Studios in
North London.
To record this one the four-piece
turned their backs on such and
took a long-term lease on this
their own studio in a gritty East
London district.
"I think having our own place is
what we've all always wanted,"
says Canadian double-bass player
Aristizabal Hawkes. "The studio's
like a home really.
"We don't have to tidy it up and
we can come over in the middle of
the night if we want, there are no
time restraints like that."
As a result of the new surroundings,
Red is much more sparse
and industrial-sounding than its
predecessor. Distorted, aggressive
basslines occupy many of the
album's 11 songs, while death is a
constant theme running through
many of the tracks.
You'll be able to hear it live
when the band hit the road in
May playing a date at Southampton
Guildhall on May 30.
3:48pm Tuesday 25th March 2008
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