As you guys come from the heart of Cardiff, can you tell us a bit about the upcoming alternative Welsh music scene there, and what it is you love so much about it? There’s so much happening in Cardiff all the time. There’s always someone playing somewhere, and the calibre of musicians is incredibly high. It’s concentrated in Cardiff because it’s the cultural capital, but all across Wales there are some stunning new bands. Cut Ribbons and Paper Factory from West Wales, Masters in France from North Wales...and those are just some of the English language bands. There are loads of brilliant Welsh language bands too. Just look at all the contenders for the Welsh Music Prize this year (Well done Future of the Left), and look at how much Swn has grown. As for Cardiff-based bands, some new ones on our radar are Neotropics, who we’ll be playing with at the Buffalo Bar on November 28th along with Hullabaloo. Race Horses are a well-established Cardiff band – kind of like a quirkier, edgier Welsh Bombay Bicycle Club. That’s a crap comparison...but you should check them out. Big Colours are a really solid indie pop band that shimmer with a soft surf vibe – highly recommend them. Another really good band is Golden Fable, although I’m not sure if they’re Cardiff based. I caught them at Swn in 2009 when they went by the name Tim and Sam’s Tim and Sam Band with Tim and Sam. They’re really classy and refined, epic yet subtle; musically a band like that puts us to shame. They’re well worth checking out. I could go on and on...There’s loads going on here, so if you’re anywhere near Cardiff and have functioning ears you really don’t have an excuse not to treat them to some new music.
What can we expect from you guys in 2013? Definitely more Todd Campbell. We’ll be recording with him again in November, and hopefully we can book a few more sessions with him in the New Year. Our goals are to release an EP early in 2013, keep writing, recording and gigging, and hopefully build a bigger fan base while we’re at it. It would be fantastic to play Focus Wales again, and if we’re lucky, Swn too.