Anonymous asked:
Do you guys think that the british wave of bands i.e yourselves, male bonding, let's wrestle, yuck, are more influenced by the american garage scene? ie smith westerns, girls, jay retard. and older american bands, sonic youth etc. than they are by british music? I guess it stems from our bands singing in american accents for me, what's your view on where you come from coming through in your music, I love your band by the way, just wondering your opinion?
I suppose America has had a greater tradition of independent music. There are great independent labels over here but since the sixties, speaking in general terms there has been an emphasis on British bands trying to ‘make it’… to carve out some sort of career. I think the americans attitude towards making music has become more and more influential in the last ten years (putting out your own records, recording yourselves, booking your own shows) because making a living out of music has become almost impossible. Musically… I feel like I’m as influenced, if not more influenced by bands from the UK. I feel very European… Saying that I was thinking about No Age the other day and how that Weirdo Rippers LP sparked off something in the UK
