is the band of Brazilian born Londoner Isabel Monteiro. The band formed in the early 90's and had two UK-Top 50-albums with «Drugstore» (1995) and «White Magic For Lovers» (1998). NME described Monteiro as combining «the vampish sexuality of Nico with the world-weary femme fatality of Marianne Faithful». After a third album Drugstore went on a seven-year hiatus. 2009 Monteiro reformed the band with new members, went back on stage and released the album «Anatomy» in 2011.
I often do – love doing that and then regretting it badly for the next two days.
you ride a bicycle?
All the way to the booze-store.
you camp in the desert?
Only in dream-sequence, then Capt Jack Sparrow bizarrely turns up with bottle of cold Chablis.
you run from the cops?
Nope, find nite in the cell in the company of uniformed men quite appealing.
you drive into the country?
Miss M likes to be driven away, anytime, anywhere.
you sit by the river?
I do. I live next to the river, near Richmond. Go for long walks – the only one to sit round and have a cigarette, while everyone else is running like mad.
you are stoned?
Stopped wanting to get stoned that day I got paranoid person in front of the mirror was staring back at me, non-stop, scary.
a song that reminds you of school
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
It had just about the right amount of explosive teenage hormonal frustration.
best concert you ever attended
Flaming Lips at Sheperds Bush Empire. I stood to the side and like a deranged fan sang along to every single track they played.
a record you fell in love to
Nick Cave - The Ship Song
On a moonlit night and very drunk.
first record you remember
The Carpenters
My mom’s The Carpenters. My dad hated it, used to say that it was music for tv commercials, my mum, would then, obviously, play it non-stop and really loud.
first video clip you remember?
Blondie - The Tide Is High
No one could take their eyes off her – astonishing.
the song to be played at your funeral
Drugstore - The Funeral
Same as requested by mother for her funeral: Drugstore’s «The Funeral».
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Calexico - The Black Light
Driving through the alps, drinking schnaps from a bottle.
your ultimate heartbreak song
Carole King - Its Too Late
It’s painfully honest.
perfect anthem for London
The Clash - London Calling
your party anthem
The View - Same Jeans
Gets the indiekid in you on the uni dancefloor.
first record you bought
The Smiths - Hand In Glove
At the Rough Trade shop, the very day it came out.
a song to seduce you
Drugstore - I Wanna Love You Like A Man
Do it!
your sunday morning song
Dionne Warwick - Say A Little Prayer
a song you wish you'd written yourself
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
«Wichita Lineman», written by the great Jimmy Webb and perfectly delivered by the wonderful Glen Campbell. It’s an understated melody filled by a lifetime of disappointments.
Questions answered by: Isabel Monteiro
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