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| Left to Right: Si (Bass) and Ben (Guitars) in London Fields |
The band are: Dan (vocals), Ben (guitars), Si (bass) and Keiran (drums). They describe their style in terms of ‘noise pop. A lot of Harsh, distorted sounds. What we want to do is find something really simple- whether it's one riff or something kind of surf pop sounding. Then we put it into a completely different bracket and move it into this 80s noise sound... hopefully managing to collaborate the two.'
There have been comparisons with both Interpol and Joy Division. As the band point out, a major factor in this is the fact that Dan’s voice is naturally 'low and baritone'- the echoes of Interpol's lead singer Paul Banks are particularly striking.
Vocals aside, Your Other Lover's music is intoxicating and multi-layered; carrying subtle resonances of these and other iconic groups, whilst at the same time sounding wholly distinct from all of them.
Songs like 'Wolves' have a heavy and psychodellic feel; not least due to the shamanic quality of the lyrics.
‘Dan writes lot of lyrics about death but he always tries to give it an expression of hope or having something more behind it.’ Ben explains. 'He reads a lot of books about Native American history and he's really interested in how the body works with drugs. He writes a lot about the state of your mind when you're dreaming. The Doors kind of thing. '
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| Your Other Lover Playing Live in May: Photo taken by Claudio Sampietro |
riffs somewhere between 80s post-punk and Springsteen. For Si, this is a natural end product of the band's influences: 'We like a lot of music from very simple pop songs to heavy rock stuff. We draw influences from everything we listen to and if we can bring those two sounds together that's great.'
Your Other Lover have recently recorded a double A-side, produced by David Burn, which is due to be released in September. They plan to release their first EP in December. When it comes to signing with a record label though, they are holding out for the right opportunity.
'Being signed doesn’t mean anything unless it meets with the band’s aspirations. In terms of getting it out to as many people as possible, having someone to promote it would be great but we’ll only do it if it’s on our terms. We want a label that actually likes what we do.'
Your Other Lover will releasing a double A side single (produced by David Burn) on 1st September. A follow up EP is planned for December.
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