shows that if you feel strongly, you should probably keep hold of it… Yeah, definitely, you need to nurture it.
You’re coming to Norwich as part of the Norwich Sound & Vision Festival, but it’s part of a larger tour for you – what does this tour mean to you? It’s your biggest one to date… Tis tour means everything to me, just because it’s my first ever headline tour. I’ve only ever supported other bands or different types of acts. When I did my album launch party it was quite an eye- opening experience for me because everyone was there to see me. I didn’t really think about it ‘til I got on stage but it was a really daunting experience because everyone was looking at me! Yeah, it was a really good show though and I got a strong buzz from it and it gave me reassurance that I was kinda going in the right direction. I’m really interested to see how different parts of the UK, France – and we’re also going to America as well in October, how they react, and also to meet loads of interesting people.
You’ve come off the back of such an amazing summer as well. You’ve had some brilliant reactions to your festival appearances – are those festival slots important to you, to allow you to get your music out to
people who might not have heard it? Yeah, yeah, totally; it’s always good to play even if there’s only 20 fans at a show. You’re still keeping the ball rolling and keeping momentum going in the right direction. Also, from a personal standpoint, getting to see loads of other bands and see the way they present their music live on stage is kinda like a learning experience, you know, just like how to engage with the crowd.
As I mentioned before, you’re coming to Norwich as part of Norwich Sound & Vision, which along with the BBC Music Video Festival – which is now a national event – are two standout events coming out of a fairly small city. Do you think it’s important that events like come from smaller cities, rather than rely on London to deliver the goods? Yeah, definitely, I mean it can only increase the media circle too so it’s not too concentrated in one place. It’s good for another city in the country to stand up for itself and say, ‘look – there’s a strong scene here’, because it can only make things easier when artists go on tour, and it exposes people to other types of music.
Kieran, I’ve got to talk about the uncanny timing of the release of your single, ‘Capsize’, which talks about a youth in revolt, recorded
THEY SAY IT HAS NO POLITICAL BACKGROUND, BUT IT HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE… I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S ALL FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING A PAIR OF TRAINERS.
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way before the London Riots – is it just something you could see brewing, that was obvious to you? Yeah, we were just talking about what was happening around us that got overlooked by stories about celebrity, ‘cause that’s what sells papers, then suddenly they’re forced to deal with these issues affecting young people at the moment because they started messing things up, shops and all sorts. It was something that was bubbling and then it spilled over for all to see. I’m passionate about young people, and I’m passionate about society, so I feel like I have to speak up. I feel that as a member of what they would call the ‘black community’, the one major concern for me is how people will perceive young black people who didn’t have anything to do with the riots, like how will the media portray them? It’s really difficult to talk about actually. Tey say it has no political background, but it has to come from somewhere… but the fact they were breaking in to JD Sports and all these really lame places seems stupid and unwarranted. Are we only seeing what the media wants us to see? Tere must be some young people who wreck things with a cause… From working with young people for the last three years, I can’t believe it’s all for the sake of getting a pair of trainers.
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