Introducing: Pop Vulture

Angular post-punks, not afraid to dance – from Leeds…

YOUR NAME: Sam
BAND NAME: Pop Vulture
WHAT DO YOU DO/PLAY?: Bass and vocals.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER: AS A BAND/PLAYING MUSIC?: Since the end of 2019.

GIVE US 3 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD TRACK DOWN, LISTEN AND DISCOVER YOUR MUSIC?
Pop Vulture promotes a healthy heart.
Pop Vulture will lower your cholesterol.
People think post-punk is cool at the moment.

WHERE DO YOU SOUND BEST – FESTIVAL, CLUB, BEDROOM – OR SOMEWHERE ELSE?
Independent venues that care about music. Specifically the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds. If I had to play one venue for the rest of my life it would be there.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST…
RECORD: Cabbage – Le Chou.
CD: Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up.
DOWNLOAD: Gorillaz – Plastic Beach.

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?
I’ll buy Hellmann’s mayo rather than the own brand stuff.

SO, WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG AND YOU’VE ACRIMONIOUSLY BROKEN UP CITING HUGE MUSICAL DIFFERENCES, WHAT DO YOU FALL BACK ON?
My retirement plan is to win big on scratchcards.

CITE SOME INTER-BAND MUSICAL DIFFERENCES…
A couple of us are into music but the rest aren’t.

WHO ARE YORKSHIRE’S FINEST IN CULTURE, SPORT AND MUSIC?
Culture: @smalldistractionsclub. Rhiannon is doing a very good job of making us musicians look like we know how to read.
Sport: Hyde Park Women’s Football Club (because our mate Sadie plays for them and they’re the only sports team I know).
Music: Thank are the best band in Yorkshire.

NAME YOUR SUPERGROUP – WHO’S PLAYING WHAT, WHO’S ON VOCALS AND WHO’S YOUR BEZ?
My supergroup is the singer from Just Mustard on vocals, the guitarists from Just Mustard on guitars, the bassist from Just Mustard on bass and the drummer from Just Mustard on drums. And they let me be Bez, so I can go on tour and hang out with them.

GO SEE THIS FILM: Nope.
GO READ THIS BOOK: Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula K. LeGuin.
GREAT LOST BAND/ARTIST: Perspex (gone but not forgotten).
WOULDN’T BE CAUGHT DEAD SUPPORTING: English Teacher 🤮

AND FINALLY… AS YOU LEAVE THE STAGE, WHAT ARE YOUR PARTING WORDS?
Please please please buy some merch, we are so poor right now.

For more info visit: facebook.com/popvulture.leeds