don't make no secret about their love for lo-fi tape recordings. Founder Jack Sharp actually used his grandpa's Grundig tape machine from the 60's for the first recordings. For their debut on Jagjaguwar the British foursome amped their sound a bit but are still keeping it distinctively untidy.
I spent a good few weeks at school listening to «Yo! Bum Rush the Show» on my cassette walkman and ignoring all my friends.
best Beatles song
The Beatles - Paperback Writer
There's loads of great Beatles songs but in my opinion they're usually performed better by other people. Richie Havens for instance.
best concert you ever attended
Deerhoof
Dungen
your boozed up anthem
The Rattles - Geraldine
Incredibly loud German rock 45 with HUGE drums and a nice bit of bassoon!
a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
U2
I fucking hate that band. I don't feel depressed when I listen to beautiful sad music. It's an enjoyable pain. Like poking at a bruise or taking a splinter out.
record you were looking for the longest
Los Mismos - Pasa El Tran
It took me a while to find "Pasa El Tran". But when it arrived the wrong record was in the sleeve. Damnit! I love that song. It's got these really nice harmonies and it just chugs along like... well, like a train.
a record you fell in love to
Joni Mitchell - Blue
To tell the truth I was already in love but if I wasn't this would have clinched it.
first record you remember
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
the song to be played at your funeral
The Strawbs - Witchwood
«Till a casket from the witchwood, bears my body to the ground».
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic
Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
Two different incredible summers that I can't decide between.
your ultimate heartbreak song
Heart - Sing Child Sing
perfect anthem for London
The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais
your party anthem
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
first record you bought
Nirvana - Lithium
If we're talking actual vinyl. I'd bought loads of AC/DC tapes before then, and I did have a Wombles LP but I think my mum got me that.
a song that reminds your friends of you
The Strawbs - Witchwood
Because I played it almost continuously last Christmas. Everytime I play it I'm in those woods. It's really clever without sounding like it's trying to be really clever.
a song you wish you'd written yourself
Terry Reid - Seed Of Memory
I wish I could sing it too. This song almost pulls my heart out of my throat every single time I hear it.
Questions answered by: Jack Sharp
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