Interview, The Funeral Suits

Artist: The Funeral Suits
Source: Paddy Murphy

Drop-d has been keeping a watchful eye on The Funeral Suits for a while now, they hit lofty heights a while ago when BBC DJ Steve Lamacq put them in his top 60 bands. Drop-d spoke to the band about supporting Franz Ferdinand for their upcoming gig in the Olympia, early influences and a groupie story involving something called an Eiffel Tower.

Drop-d: Right so, for those that don't know who are the Funeral Suits, where ya come from, how'd ya meet, what are the plans for world domination?

Michael: I started the band just over a year ago in my bedroom. I had been playing with a few different guys until Brian and Greg came along. It was sort of weird... I met Greg on the interweb and we met Brian through a friend. The bands changed alot since we started playing together but we're all havng a buzz with writing new music. We've had a bit of luck with getting on a list of the best new bands on BBC Radio 1 and supporting Franz Ferdinand... I guess what we really want is to get signed and make a really good album and play loads of gigs to lots of people where ever we can. That'd be cool!

Drop-d: Getting onto Steve Lamacq's top 60 came as a surprise outta the blue?

Greg: Yea I suppose it came out of nowhere really. I mean we sent him our cd like we would any other dj and we were lucky that he had a chance to listen it and actually liked it. Its great when you can make music that people will remember the day after they hear it and especially when people like Steve Lamacq take notice its great, makes you feel like your doing something right.

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