Previously published on mINtSOUTH.com in June 2010
Words - Suzy Sims
(c) mINtSOUTH.com
INTERVIEW - TIM MCIVER - TIM AND SAM'S TIM AND THE SAM BAND WITH TIM AND SAM
We cornered blue shirted Tim McIver, he of the equally blue shirted Tim And Sam’s Tim And The Sam Band With Tim And Sam, upstairs in the Latest Music Bar for a chat.
mINtSOUTH: What do you associate with Brighton?
Tim: “Mini golf. We’ve played here about four times, and every time we go and play mini golf down at the beach. We’re going to go in a minute I think.”
mINtSOUTH: Do you always go on the pier and play games?
Tim: “No not really, we’re a bit poor so we stick to the mini golf.”
mINtSOUTH: I think most of them are for 2p coins, you should be all right there. Do you come down to Brighton much?
Tim: “We played the Great Escape two years ago as well. It’s good, it’s nice. I like The Lanes as well.”
mINtSOUTH: The Great Escape – obviously we’re here now. Are you staying on afterwards to catch any bands?
Tim : “Because we’re only doing a fringe event, we haven’t got passes or anything. If there’s any other fringe stuff we’ll go to that but we’ll probably just go back. We’re playing in Northampton tomorrow.”
mINtSOUTH: That’s a shame. I think if you pretend you’re working, if you manage steal one of those red STAFF t-shirts then you might be all right.
Tim: “Yeah but there’s five of us, so...”
mINtSOUTH: Just take it in turns with the mugging.
mINtSOUTH: So what can people expect to see from the Tim And Sam live experience?
Tim: [smiling] “The best songs ever? My amazing wit? We just started doing vocals for the first time, we’ve done three or four gigs like that, so that’s new if you have seen us before.”
mINtSOUTH: Is that quite nerve-wracking?
Tim: “I don’t like it at all. I feel like I have to do it! What else – a lot of loops, a lot of drumming and swapping instruments and all that kind of thing. We always wear blue. Well, recently.”
mINtSOUTH: What have you got planned for the rest of the year?
Tim : “We’ve just released our album and we’re doing a tour for that at the moment. Single in June and then a couple of festivals - we’re playing Bestival - and then doing some more recording at the end of the year. Probably touring the album again in about October time.”
mINtSOUTH: Hoping to go abroad?
Tim: “Love to. We’re kind of hoping to license the album out to people and we’re talking about France at the moment, it would be nice to go over there.”
mINtSOUTH: Can you tell us a bit about your second album?
Tim: “It came out on May 3rd. It’s called Life Stream and it took us two years to record. We had band member changes, the vocals, and just general faffing really. We ended up re-recording a lot of it and remixing a lot of it, so yeah it took a long time, but hopefully it’s worth it.”
mINtSOUTH: Any standout tracks on there?
Tim: “To be honest I’m sick of them all after two years! A lot of people like All Tucked Up and Finders Keepers is the new single, so that’s the catchy one.”
mINtSOUTH: If that took two years, are you currently working on the next one?
Tim: “We’ve got quite a lot of songs written already.”
mINtSOUTH: Final question. Gorilla v Bear – who would win in a fight?
Tim: “Probably a bear I reckon.”
mINtSOUTH: Is that because of the claws?
Tim: “Yeah.”
Life Stream is out now through Full Of Joy Records
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Saturday, 3 July 2010
Diary - The Great Escape, Brighton 2010 - Part 2
Previously published on mINtSOUTH.com in May 2010
Words - Suzy Sims
(c) mINtSOUTH.com
DIARY - THE GREAT ESCAPE, BIGHTON 2010 - PART 2
FRI 13th MAY
Good morning, Day Two. We ease ourselves into the day with some Coco Pops and a bit of Alternative Escape at The Latest Music Bar. Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band With Tim and Sam are first onstage, looking nervous beneath the lights in their matching blue shirts. It’s a gentle start to the day with delicately crafted, looping tunes.
Next on are The Momeraths, a band created from tea and gingham and possibly knitted by someone’s aunt. They’re jaunty and poppy and have some charming flags across the stage announcing who they are. The Momeraths are definitely one of the most cheerful-sounding bands of the weekend.
mINtSOUTH stops off for a quick chat with the two bands before legging it upstairs to the Fortune of War, where Everything Everything are playing a stripped down, three song surprise set. It’s not really a surprise judging from the number of people crammed upstairs, casting resentful looks at each other as the simmering tunes play on. I’m a fan of Everything Everything’s unexpected key changes, and everything has a nice beachy sound to it.
The evening starts with a few beers and a march along the pier, past the sweet smell of doughnuts and waffles hanging in the air, past the seagulls and the tarot readers, to join everyone piling into Horatio’s for the hotly anticipated NME night. Best Coast kick off first. My friend told me they are amazing. Tim and Sam’s tour manager told me they were rubbish. I kind of sided with him. The general sound was good but there wasn’t much variation in the songs they played – it could have been the same one over and over; sort of garage, surf rock. Best Coast are a little afraid of playing a show out on the end of the pier. “It’s pretty scary. It fucking moves!”
Meanwhile the young ‘uns in the crowd are obviously busy trying to be hip in case they end up with a vox pop in NME. “iPhone knows what’s up. I trust iPhone,” blathered someone as I passed.
Warpaint are cool, mysterious, memorable, with many instrumental breaks, with an arty, psychedelic swagger to boot. Although their recorded stuff sounds effortless, they are more strident live and create some sort of a sonic labyrinth. I also very much enjoyed the revitalising Egyptian Hip Hop, with their hot punchy basslines and plinky synths. On coming back from the toilet I suddenly realised I was in the Eighties, in a very stylish way, but in the Eighties nevertheless.
It’s then time to trek across the city with aching feet, but it’s worth it for a nice sit down and a bottled lemonade at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse. We time this well enough to catch Alessi’s Ark and Peggy Sue without having to cram into the aisles, like most of the watchers. Young Alessi has a beautifully rounded and quirky voice full of kindness but she looks absolutely petrified of being up on stage. Everyone loves Peggy Sue, though I think they’ve been hyped up a bit too much. Rose and Katy are cooler than cool, with their lipstick and tousled hair and funky hat. Both acts bring out the alt-folk love; delicately constructed tunes with real heart.
And so ends Day Two of the Great Escape for mINtSOUTH. The danger with putting on late night gigs in a cinema is that those people who didn’t go to sleep until 5am (us) tend to start nodding off in the chairs, so alas we had to leave slightly early. Plenty of time to refresh for Day Three...
Words - Suzy Sims
(c) mINtSOUTH.com
DIARY - THE GREAT ESCAPE, BIGHTON 2010 - PART 2
FRI 13th MAY
Good morning, Day Two. We ease ourselves into the day with some Coco Pops and a bit of Alternative Escape at The Latest Music Bar. Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band With Tim and Sam are first onstage, looking nervous beneath the lights in their matching blue shirts. It’s a gentle start to the day with delicately crafted, looping tunes.
Next on are The Momeraths, a band created from tea and gingham and possibly knitted by someone’s aunt. They’re jaunty and poppy and have some charming flags across the stage announcing who they are. The Momeraths are definitely one of the most cheerful-sounding bands of the weekend.
mINtSOUTH stops off for a quick chat with the two bands before legging it upstairs to the Fortune of War, where Everything Everything are playing a stripped down, three song surprise set. It’s not really a surprise judging from the number of people crammed upstairs, casting resentful looks at each other as the simmering tunes play on. I’m a fan of Everything Everything’s unexpected key changes, and everything has a nice beachy sound to it.
The evening starts with a few beers and a march along the pier, past the sweet smell of doughnuts and waffles hanging in the air, past the seagulls and the tarot readers, to join everyone piling into Horatio’s for the hotly anticipated NME night. Best Coast kick off first. My friend told me they are amazing. Tim and Sam’s tour manager told me they were rubbish. I kind of sided with him. The general sound was good but there wasn’t much variation in the songs they played – it could have been the same one over and over; sort of garage, surf rock. Best Coast are a little afraid of playing a show out on the end of the pier. “It’s pretty scary. It fucking moves!”
Meanwhile the young ‘uns in the crowd are obviously busy trying to be hip in case they end up with a vox pop in NME. “iPhone knows what’s up. I trust iPhone,” blathered someone as I passed.
Warpaint are cool, mysterious, memorable, with many instrumental breaks, with an arty, psychedelic swagger to boot. Although their recorded stuff sounds effortless, they are more strident live and create some sort of a sonic labyrinth. I also very much enjoyed the revitalising Egyptian Hip Hop, with their hot punchy basslines and plinky synths. On coming back from the toilet I suddenly realised I was in the Eighties, in a very stylish way, but in the Eighties nevertheless.
It’s then time to trek across the city with aching feet, but it’s worth it for a nice sit down and a bottled lemonade at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse. We time this well enough to catch Alessi’s Ark and Peggy Sue without having to cram into the aisles, like most of the watchers. Young Alessi has a beautifully rounded and quirky voice full of kindness but she looks absolutely petrified of being up on stage. Everyone loves Peggy Sue, though I think they’ve been hyped up a bit too much. Rose and Katy are cooler than cool, with their lipstick and tousled hair and funky hat. Both acts bring out the alt-folk love; delicately constructed tunes with real heart.
And so ends Day Two of the Great Escape for mINtSOUTH. The danger with putting on late night gigs in a cinema is that those people who didn’t go to sleep until 5am (us) tend to start nodding off in the chairs, so alas we had to leave slightly early. Plenty of time to refresh for Day Three...
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