This originally appeared on Native.tv but were also reproduced on 21st Century Music, thanks to the lovely Ray.
Words - Suzy Sims
Previously published on Native.tv http://www.native.tv in January 2008
(c) Niche News & Publishing Ltd
Subliminal Girls - Hungry Like The Wolf / Self Obsession Is An Art Form
We’ve been told off for not putting Subliminal Girls in our recent Ones To Watch In 2008 section at Native.tv, so sorry about that. They’re on the hunt, they’re after you, so be on the lookout. If you also know the words to “Hungry Like The Wolf” you have either a) been subjecting your friends and neighbours to SingStar Party far too much, or b) you’re a major Duran Duran fan.
I’m not sure what the reasons are for covering this track, but never mind. It’s been turned from a slightly clumsy electropop track into a thoroughly enjoyable, fast paced, fizzy glam Britpop anthem – think Pulp’s “Disco 2000″ (the single version if you’re being fussy) for the general joyful feel. It’s played by some energetic Girls (boys) dosed up on sugary orangeade with a dash of vodka in there.
The vocals occasionally get lost in the hearty cheerfulness, but apart from that it’s three-and-a-half minutes of colourful bouncy pop. It’s a double A-side to “Self Obsession Is An Art Form”, a song which made me think of “Everyday Is Like Sunday”. This track shows a more vulnerable and relaxed-sounding side: “You are going to eat me alive” is set to a warm grey cloud of music. ‘Tis very nice, but ‘Hungry…’ is the most enjoyable of the two.
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Subliminal Girls - Band Of The Week
Right, there are fifty-two weeks in a year, right? So how come, in a year of operation, the Native website only has sixteen featured bands? Er, I don't do maths. Moving swiftly on...
Words - Suzy Sims
Previously published on Native.tv http://www.native.tv in 2007
(c) Niche News & Publishing Ltd
SUBLIMINAL GIRLS - BAND OF THE WEEK
Jim Rhesus - vocals
Jimmy 2 Shoes - guitar
Nicky Biscuit – synths, backing vocals
Danny Le Pelley - bass
Arran J Lovechild – drums
They’re down on the old ‘Space as pop punk and alternative. They sing songs about indie poseurs, the effects of drugs, and they cover Duran Duran without feeling embarrassed. They consider ‘Fairytale Of New York’ the best Christmas song ever and one of their members is so named because he wears two shoes. These are the Subliminal Girls, aka five guys from London and the South East who are aiming to strip pretentiousness away from the indie scene and get people to like what they want regardless of what’s cool.
INFLUENCES
Helen Love, The Ramones, Julian Cope, The KLF, Carter USM, Joy Division, Sex Pistols… see their MySpace for a full list
THEY SAY
They sound like “something most people won’t understand”
WE SAY
Dance to the jangling, fun electronic pop; tease the wannabes ever so slightly with sweet’n’shiny poppy guitars, and feel ever-so-slightly smug they don’t realise you’re mocking them… but hey, it’s nothing too harsh kids, we’re all friends here…
SAMPLE LYRICS
“I got my Epiphone Dot cos I’m so fucking indie / I got my pork pie hat to cover up my lack of thought” (‘Mirror’)
SIGNED
Weekender Records signed them up a mere three months after their first gig. Single ‘Burn KOKO’ is on its way…
DID YOU KNOW
Recently pulled out of a DJ set in Camden’s KOKO when they were asked if they wouldn’t mind dropping ‘Burn KOKO’ from their playlist. Says Nicky Biscuit: “They seem to be understanding that it’s tongue-in-cheek I think, initially they wanted us to take the song down (from MySpace). We will be DJing there again soon.”
LINKS
Subliminal Girls - MySpace
Subliminal Girls - Website
Weekender Records - MySpace
Words - Suzy Sims
Previously published on Native.tv http://www.native.tv in 2007
(c) Niche News & Publishing Ltd
SUBLIMINAL GIRLS - BAND OF THE WEEK
Jim Rhesus - vocals
Jimmy 2 Shoes - guitar
Nicky Biscuit – synths, backing vocals
Danny Le Pelley - bass
Arran J Lovechild – drums
They’re down on the old ‘Space as pop punk and alternative. They sing songs about indie poseurs, the effects of drugs, and they cover Duran Duran without feeling embarrassed. They consider ‘Fairytale Of New York’ the best Christmas song ever and one of their members is so named because he wears two shoes. These are the Subliminal Girls, aka five guys from London and the South East who are aiming to strip pretentiousness away from the indie scene and get people to like what they want regardless of what’s cool.
INFLUENCES
Helen Love, The Ramones, Julian Cope, The KLF, Carter USM, Joy Division, Sex Pistols… see their MySpace for a full list
THEY SAY
They sound like “something most people won’t understand”
WE SAY
Dance to the jangling, fun electronic pop; tease the wannabes ever so slightly with sweet’n’shiny poppy guitars, and feel ever-so-slightly smug they don’t realise you’re mocking them… but hey, it’s nothing too harsh kids, we’re all friends here…
SAMPLE LYRICS
“I got my Epiphone Dot cos I’m so fucking indie / I got my pork pie hat to cover up my lack of thought” (‘Mirror’)
SIGNED
Weekender Records signed them up a mere three months after their first gig. Single ‘Burn KOKO’ is on its way…
DID YOU KNOW
Recently pulled out of a DJ set in Camden’s KOKO when they were asked if they wouldn’t mind dropping ‘Burn KOKO’ from their playlist. Says Nicky Biscuit: “They seem to be understanding that it’s tongue-in-cheek I think, initially they wanted us to take the song down (from MySpace). We will be DJing there again soon.”
LINKS
Subliminal Girls - MySpace
Subliminal Girls - Website
Weekender Records - MySpace
Sunday, 20 January 2008
Interview - Nicky Biscuit (Subliminal Girls)
My first interview. In true 'keeping it local' style, and because I didn't know what I was doing, the lucky bugger was Nicky Biscuit, synth player with Britpoppers Subliminal Girls, and someone who I used to regularly email anyway. Erm... A few of the team wanted the last question to appear in all interviews. Thankfully it never did. Imagine the Beastie Boys' faces if I asked them that...
By Suzy Sims
First published on Native.tv in Jan 07 http://www.native.tv/
(c) Niche News & Publishing Ltd
NICKY BISCUIT - SUBLIMINAL GIRLS
“At the moment I have nothing on....”
Blimey. Suzy Sims forces Subliminal boy Nicky Biscuit away from his work and makes him chat to Native…
Right, obviously you're Nicky Biscuit, so that's question number one answered. And you have a day job so you'll be answering this instead of working…
Yes, a very boring day job in insurance.
Incidentally, why are you 'Biscuit'?
Because when I first met Eddie Argos (Art Brut frontman) about eight years ago now, I was wearing a Half Man Half Biscuit t-shirt. He named me from then on as Nicky Biscuit.
Wearing anything particularly stylish at the moment? ‘Cos I see on the site you are one for 'style over content.'
At the moment I have nothing on.... OK that’s a lie. Actually, a nice blue and powder pinstripe suit. On stage we all wear zip up sports tops as a nod to These Animal Men and that whole scene. I also have a lovely British WW2 black officer’s jacket that I like to wear.... despite the fact it lasted the war I managed to break the arm within a month of owning it!
You're in charge of synths and backing vocals. Who else is in the band and what do they play?
Jim Rhesus sings, Jimmy 2 Shoes plays guitar, Danny plays bass and Arran J Lovechild plays drums. We all get involved with writing the songs.
Subliminal Girls is a mix of different bands... what inspired you to get together as one?
I think we formed just because we felt we could do something better and more "fun" than the current "scene" you know. Respect is due to The Horrors, but they are just a skinnier Neils Children, and the Klaxons… Jamie is a mate of mine btw, but rave was shite the first time round! Bands just take themselves so seriously that they need someone to rib them a bit and the best way to do that is 'bringing them down from the inside' by being in a band in their scene.
How does the music you play differ to your other band Video Club and other stuff that's around at the moment?
I just think our music is more fun than most of what’s out there...... it’s oh so easy to put a dischord into a song and call it angular guitar pop. The skill comes in making a fucking tune you can sing along to and having the balls to call it pop.
Which of your own songs is your fave and why?
I like ‘Burn KOKO’ the best. It just has such a nice sentiment and it still sticks in my head.
Whereabouts have you been gigging?
We have been gigging all over London and have been up North. We have gigs coming up in Worcester and Cambridge with Abdou and S*M*A*S*H in Cambridge. We also have a European tour coming up as well this year.
What could we expect to see at a Subliminal Girls gig? What sort of crowds do you attract, and any common stage antics?
‘Common’ stage antics… why my dear we are all middle class! On stage it’s just a party, like an indie disco with guitars and synth and a kick drum you can actually dance to!
I know you said you were signed but I've forgotten who to. Who to? And you have a single planned…?
We are signed to Weekender Records. The first single is ‘Burn Koko’ and the second… keep that one a little quiet yeah?
What other bands are you into yourself at the moment?
The Indelicates are fantastic and brilliant songwriters. The same goes for The Moths. Found out I only live 5 mins from the guitarist so we go out drinking together. I saw The New Royal Family play on Saturday, I expect some good things from them.
Congratulations - you appear to have 17 listeners on Last.fm, and you're one of them!
Go off plays on MySpace… we have not even been a band for 6 months!!!! [SG’s song ‘Mirror’ has received almost 7,000 plays at the time of writing]
What stuff will you be playing on your forthcoming DJ sets?
I play lots of Helen Love, Teen Anthems, Carter USM, These Animal Men, Yummy Fur, Bis, My Life Story.
Got any plans this year? Also can you tell me a bit more about your European tour?
No dates or places yet for the tour but defo. going to Austria. You never really get time to see any of the cities when you play abroad… the only difference is overseas people are much, much nicer to you! I think we are playing Endorse It in Dorset; that’s a festival I know we might be doing.
I'm running out of questions. Chocolate cake or lemon cake?
Lemon cake please, as long as it comes served on a pretty girl!
http://www.myspace.com/subliminalgirls
By Suzy Sims
First published on Native.tv in Jan 07 http://www.native.tv/
(c) Niche News & Publishing Ltd
NICKY BISCUIT - SUBLIMINAL GIRLS
“At the moment I have nothing on....”
Blimey. Suzy Sims forces Subliminal boy Nicky Biscuit away from his work and makes him chat to Native…
Right, obviously you're Nicky Biscuit, so that's question number one answered. And you have a day job so you'll be answering this instead of working…
Yes, a very boring day job in insurance.
Incidentally, why are you 'Biscuit'?
Because when I first met Eddie Argos (Art Brut frontman) about eight years ago now, I was wearing a Half Man Half Biscuit t-shirt. He named me from then on as Nicky Biscuit.
Wearing anything particularly stylish at the moment? ‘Cos I see on the site you are one for 'style over content.'
At the moment I have nothing on.... OK that’s a lie. Actually, a nice blue and powder pinstripe suit. On stage we all wear zip up sports tops as a nod to These Animal Men and that whole scene. I also have a lovely British WW2 black officer’s jacket that I like to wear.... despite the fact it lasted the war I managed to break the arm within a month of owning it!
You're in charge of synths and backing vocals. Who else is in the band and what do they play?
Jim Rhesus sings, Jimmy 2 Shoes plays guitar, Danny plays bass and Arran J Lovechild plays drums. We all get involved with writing the songs.
Subliminal Girls is a mix of different bands... what inspired you to get together as one?
I think we formed just because we felt we could do something better and more "fun" than the current "scene" you know. Respect is due to The Horrors, but they are just a skinnier Neils Children, and the Klaxons… Jamie is a mate of mine btw, but rave was shite the first time round! Bands just take themselves so seriously that they need someone to rib them a bit and the best way to do that is 'bringing them down from the inside' by being in a band in their scene.
How does the music you play differ to your other band Video Club and other stuff that's around at the moment?
I just think our music is more fun than most of what’s out there...... it’s oh so easy to put a dischord into a song and call it angular guitar pop. The skill comes in making a fucking tune you can sing along to and having the balls to call it pop.
Which of your own songs is your fave and why?
I like ‘Burn KOKO’ the best. It just has such a nice sentiment and it still sticks in my head.
Whereabouts have you been gigging?
We have been gigging all over London and have been up North. We have gigs coming up in Worcester and Cambridge with Abdou and S*M*A*S*H in Cambridge. We also have a European tour coming up as well this year.
What could we expect to see at a Subliminal Girls gig? What sort of crowds do you attract, and any common stage antics?
‘Common’ stage antics… why my dear we are all middle class! On stage it’s just a party, like an indie disco with guitars and synth and a kick drum you can actually dance to!
I know you said you were signed but I've forgotten who to. Who to? And you have a single planned…?
We are signed to Weekender Records. The first single is ‘Burn Koko’ and the second… keep that one a little quiet yeah?
What other bands are you into yourself at the moment?
The Indelicates are fantastic and brilliant songwriters. The same goes for The Moths. Found out I only live 5 mins from the guitarist so we go out drinking together. I saw The New Royal Family play on Saturday, I expect some good things from them.
Congratulations - you appear to have 17 listeners on Last.fm, and you're one of them!
Go off plays on MySpace… we have not even been a band for 6 months!!!! [SG’s song ‘Mirror’ has received almost 7,000 plays at the time of writing]
What stuff will you be playing on your forthcoming DJ sets?
I play lots of Helen Love, Teen Anthems, Carter USM, These Animal Men, Yummy Fur, Bis, My Life Story.
Got any plans this year? Also can you tell me a bit more about your European tour?
No dates or places yet for the tour but defo. going to Austria. You never really get time to see any of the cities when you play abroad… the only difference is overseas people are much, much nicer to you! I think we are playing Endorse It in Dorset; that’s a festival I know we might be doing.
I'm running out of questions. Chocolate cake or lemon cake?
Lemon cake please, as long as it comes served on a pretty girl!
http://www.myspace.com/subliminalgirls
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