“My favourite Beatles album has always been 'The
White Album', and in listening to that, I discovered 'Yer Blues',
which blew my mind because it's such a brutal slice of nihilism and
desperation. And this from the guys who'd written 'Lucy in the sky
with diamonds' and 'Strawberry fields forever'. It was quite a
shocking departure from that pastoral sound they had become famous
for. It gave me a lot of hope that you don't need to be tied down to
one specific identity as an artist, and every time we make a record
it's important to us to try and push the limits of what our perceived
identity is and surprise ourselves. We wanted to showcase our Beatles
obsession on our new album 'Battle for the sun' with their
fanfare-style horns. We tried specifically to incorporate their
spirit. If you're going to learn, you may as well learn from the
greats.”
(The
Sunday Times,
September 6th
2009)
Photo credits: Scarlet
Page, Chris Walter, unknown (2) / edit by Silke Mitteregger
