Emma Austin met the four girls in Hoxton Square, prior to a showcase of their new single, to find out exactly what makes Neon Jungle potential pop world-beaters.


So, your new single Trouble is out, who would you say is the biggest trouble maker? Jess: I think Asami is a little cheeky monkey, she is. she’s like a little gremlin, you blink and she’s like climbing up a wall! see she’s not denying it.


Are you all quite similar characters and do you all get on? Amira: We all get on but we’re all totally different characters. Asami: We’ve got very different aspects to our personalities.


There’s been a big revival of girl bands in the last few years, so what makes Neon Jungle different and how would you describe your music? Amira: I think aside from the music, in terms of the fact that we’re all individuals, individual people that have come together to make a different sound, I think that is one thing that makes us quite different. Shereen: It’s just us being real, it’s like the music, it’s not polished. Jess: We describe ourselves as four solo artists that always collaborate with each other. I don’t think that we slot into like a stereotypical type of girl band that you’d think of.


Who are your major influences and who would you aspire to be like if you could be like any performer? Amira: I think as a group, we would like the success of the Spice Girls. I think their whole attitude and the fact that they are all different, that’s our inspiration. Jess: Yeah we wanna take the world!


Like world domination? Jess: Exactly! Shereen: Individually, my inspirations are bands like The Temptations, Diana ross and the Supremes, the whole Motown sound, The Drifters, I love it! Amira: For me, individually, I’d say like Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, some rap music. Jess: I really like Pharrell, everything that man does is amazing! The music he makes, him, himself as an artist, him as a producer. That would be a dream collaboration. I also like people like rihanna, love rihanna! you can’t not love rihanna and I love how she just doesn’t really give a damn. Like, similarly with MIa as well, I love her music, she doesn’t really give a damn either, they’re just doing what they wanna do and that’s make music. I love that whole attitude. Asami: For me as I’ve grown up, I listen to a lot of indie bands or bands like The Foo Fighters.


Quite a variety then. So, the video for Trouble looked pretty chaotic, was it as much fun to make as it looks? Shereen: It didn’t feel like work at all, it was just like a fun day out. Amira: We were doing the whole shoot on like two hours sleep each but I was buzzing by the end of it as much as I was at the beginning. Jess: So fun!


Read the rest of the interview at www.loudmag.co.uk


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