The Maccabees’ Felix White informed Radio X final night time that the band are ‘fascinated about’ writing new music collectively forward of occurring their newly introduced tour subsequent yr, however confirms that nothing is within the works in the mean time. Felix additionally teased a possible co-headline tour with Jamie T sooner or later!
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Felix White – FW
Johnny Vaughan – JV
Gavin Woods – GW
Felix White says The Maccabees are ‘fascinated about’ writing new music forward of occurring tour subsequent yr
JV: “Massive query. Can we anticipate new music? Is there an album on the best way, or is that ‘watch this house’ as effectively?”
FW: “That is a really ‘watch this house.’ We’re speaking about it, however we’ll need to see the place it goes. The explanation we’re doing these reveals is as a result of if there’s not, it is going to be wonderful, and if there may be, it is going to be even amazinger!”
JV: “Can I ask you, so when you’ve gotten damaged up… No, however doing one thing like collaborative. It’s one factor to go on tour and do the tunes you are used to and to have a good time that form of brings you collectively.”
FW: “Yeah.”
JV: “However writing collectively and doing extra collaborative issues, that may convey its personal kind of friction. Is that why? Have you learnt what I imply? ‘I do not like that line, I like that line.’ I do not understand how you write, however generally that may…”
FW: “No, positively. I believe that is why it was so stunning this yr, as a result of we have been, for the primary time, freed from any stress. Simply trying again at our catalogue of The Maccabees…”
GW: “Simply play the songs.”
FW: “Simply play the songs! And the good factor about us is that we’ve not acquired one document that is, like, far more well-known than the opposite three, proper? You possibly can disagree with me, however you are able to do the entire kind of 15 years of the band nearly in like a bit, the place folks aren’t simply ready for the primary document. So, we will do an entire catalogue of a band rising up, which has been fairly a pleasant perspective on it.”
Felix White teases at a future co-headline tour from The Maccabees and Jamie T
JV: “Early this yr, Bloc Social gathering and Interpol introduced a co-headline tour collectively. Any bands you’d contemplate touring with? Who’re you pleasant with? Blossoms such as you, as a result of I had a chat with them about it.”
FW: “Yeah, Blossoms wish to do an indie-vention with me, don’t they? Yeah, get me away from sport. Bloc Social gathering and Interpol is an effective one. I believe the one that might actually work is us and Jamie T. That will be fairly good.”
JV: “Sure, that’s a very good concept.”
FW: “We talked about for some time, however perhaps we might even be Jamie T’s band? However he is acquired an excellent band, so do not wish to do them out of a job. However yeah, perhaps The Maccabees and Jamie T touring collectively.”
