it when I play a song to my Dad and he’s like ‘Nah, I don’t really like it’. I’m like ‘Ahhhh MAN, really?!’ The first E.P he really liked, but he’s not so keen on the new single. I got a bit downhearted about it. He said it was really well-written but there was just something about it that he didn’t like very much. I couldn’t give a shit what most people think, but if it’s someone whose opinion I care about… JM: I like praise. NB: We haven’t really been criticized much yet, have we? We’ve been quite lucky. OR: I think a bad review would upset all of us. JM: I’d go back to Iceland. OR: Imagine if Kerrang gave us one K… JM: That wouldn’t happen. NB: It’s not like we’re some formulated band, we have real passion. It’s like me spending hours cooking a meal for someone, and them being like ‘Ah, it’s alright’. I’d be like ‘FUCK YOU - better than alright, mate’.
If you could have the lyrical, vocal or musical talent of anyone in the world – alive or dead - who would you choose? JM: JOHN MAYER. Next question. OR: That’s just you. NB: Jimi Hendrix. JM: Can’t I just explain why John Mayer is the best person in the world, just quickly? He is a true busi- nessman, and a true artist. Thank you. NB: He’s got swagger as well. OR: I’d be Tony Royster Jr, if I had to be a drummer. He’s Jay-Z’s tour drummer, he’s like the best ses- sion drummer in the whole world. If I had to have anyone’s voice, it would probably be Bon Iver’s. His voice makes me cry so much. NB: I’d love to have a singing voice full stop. NC: I wish I could have the vision of Sigur Rós. JM: Okay, the vision of Sigur Rós, the business ap- proach of John Mayer – GG: The style of Abba! JM: … Style of Abba, and the voice of Bon Iver. NC: And the maturity of Thrice. GG: Local Natives? Beirut?
Above: John Martinelli. Below: Gulli Gunnarsson. Previous page: The band’s second EP, Five Twenty Seven.
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