Introducing: Least We Got Shoes
From Bradford… but big in Canada!
YOUR NAMES: Wayne Frear (vocals)/Ben Martin (guitar)/Andy Parkinson (bass)/Rob Mills (drums).
BAND NAME: Least We Got Shoes.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Bradford, West Yorkshire.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER AS A BAND/PLAYING MUSIC? As a band, around six months but recording-wise, about a year and a half.
GIVE US 3 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD TRACK DOWN, LISTEN AND DISCOVER YOUR MUSIC?
1. It’s honest, lyrically influenced by circumstance and weirdly big in Canada.
2. There’s an ethos of collective hope around our reasons for doing it.
3. We’re from Yorkshire, what other premise do you need?
WHERE DO YOU SOUND BEST – FESTIVAL, CLUB, BEDROOM – OR SOMEWHERE ELSE?
I love playing festivals – the outside buzz and chilled vibe every time for me!
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST (purchased)…
RECORD? Kick by INXS
CD? Definitely Maybe by Oasis
DOWNLOAD? Our own first single ‘Don’t Go’, just for the novelty.
SO, WHEN IT ALL GOES RIGHT AND YOU’VE GOT A HUGE QUEUE OF HANGERS-ON AND A RIDICULOUS MANSION, WHAT WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST INDULGENCE, MUSICAL OR OTHERWISE?
Hmmm… I have always wanted a George Foreman grill!
SO, WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG AND YOU’VE ACRIMONIOUSLY BROKEN UP CITING HUGE MUSICAL DIFFERENCES, WHAT DO YOU ALL FALL BACK ON?
I’ll do Christmas pantos.
PLEASE CITE SOME INTER-BAND MUSICAL DIFFERENCES…
The Beatles are great and Rob [our drummer] is wrong.
WHO (OTHER THAN YOURSELVES, NATURALLY) ARE YORKSHIRE’S FINEST IN CULTURE, SPORT AND MUSIC?
Ben Kingsley, Nicola Adams and Joe Cocker
NAME YOUR SUPERGROUP (ALIVE OR DEAD) – WHO’S PLAYING WHAT, WHO’S ON VOCALS AND WHO’S YOUR BEZ?
Elvis (vocals)/Samantha Fish (guitar)/Flea (bass)/Travis Barker (drums)/there’s only one Bez (Bez).
QUICKFIRE ANSWERS PLEASE:
GO SEE THIS FILM: Alien
GO READ THIS BOOK: The Cat In the Hat by Dr. Seuss
GREAT LOST BAND/ARTIST: Michael Hutchence
WOULDN’T BE CAUGHT DEAD SUPPORTING: I can’t answer that.
LONDON, L.A. OR LEEDS?: Leeds, if I was headlining the festival.
AND FINALLY… AS YOU LEAVE THE STAGE, WHAT ARE YOUR PARTING WORDS?
“Cheers guys, we’ve been Least We Got Shoes you’ve been amazing – thank you, goodnight.”
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