So we now find ourselves in December and time for our last Band of the Month of 2012. We head to the capitol to bring you a quartet that have already been gaining a lot of attention with 6 Music and Absolute Radio giving them airplay and now are just about to release their debut album Staring At The Wind early this month.
We welcome our Band of the Month for December, The Cellophane Flowers
Bio:
The Cellophane Flowers are the masters of female-fronted, driving, quirky pop, sometimes styling their sound as "psychopop" in interviews. Their songs reflect an eclectic array of influences from tribal drumming to alt-rock to dark tinged 80's pop and have name checked Siouxsie, Sonic Youth, The Stone Roses and Throwing Muses as influences. Time and again they throw in hook after hook to support the sublime vocals of Francesca Corradini.
They have recently completed the recording of their debut album. The ten tracks of Staring At The World were recorded and produced by Dave Allen. Dave's extensive discography covers The Cure, Depeche Mode, Human League and The Charlatans. Mastering was by Barry Grint (David Bowie, I Blame Coco) at Alchemy Studios.
Previous releases include the If I Was A Girl EP, which played on BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music with Tom Robinson, local radio and numerous radio stations in the US, and the Freeze Me single which gained airplay on Absolute Radio, BFBS and Recharged Radio.
Members:
Francesca Corradini
Nick Guy
Luca Napolitano
Ian Sumner
Influences:
Stone Roses
The Smiths
The National
Sounds Like:
Cocteau Twins
Throwing Muses
The Cure
Martha and the Muffins
Current release and where it's available:
Staring At The World to be released on 3rd December on itunes. Currently available is EP If I Was A Girl (Itunes - spotify)
Up and coming artists you would recommend:
Dan Shears
Butterflies on Strings
Future Plans:
Wwe are currently working on new material so we are planning more recordings in the new year! Hopefully play lots of festivals next summer!
Tour Dates:
6th December 2012 - Paperdress Vintage, London
23rd February 2013 - The Constitution, London
If you were the prime minister for one day, what would you do:
Make a five days working week illegal, unless your job is music
If you could go back to any time in history, where would you go and why:
Back to the eighties surely. Love the fashion and love the music. Maybe no Thatcher though.
Is there anything you would like to say to our readers:
For everything Cellophane check out our website: www.thecellophaneflowers.co.uk
Our thanks to The Cellophane Flowers for their time in answering our questions. Be sure to check out their new album this month, it's a real heart warmer and perfect for this time of year.
In the meantime, here a couple of videos for you to enjoy.
Rock n Roll official video
An Acoustic version of Voices live at Home House in London