Introducing…MY PRESERVER
“A sound between the ferocity of Nine Inch Nails and the swagger of Hendrix”
In 2007 four friends by the names of Jon, Ash, Marcus and Tom formed a band known as MY PRESERVER in the area of West London.
These guys aren’t your average band as we see many pop their heads up all over the place these days. No; this four-piece rock sensation are set to barge their way into the mainstream scene with their majestic, double-dyed songwriting skills that intertwine with a funky and somewhat emotive sound. Along with these qualities and their immense flamboyancy and energy, they never fail to deliver soul scorching performances.
Having played pretty much every underground rock club in London town, these guys have been building a steady following of rock-thirsty fans over the last few years. Already they carry a track record of playing at notorious London clubs including the Clapham Grand, 229 and 100 club to name a few; My Preserver have been working hard to promote themselves and get their faces known.
The band are set to have yet another busy year ahead, kicking off with the release of their self-funded debut album ‘Revolutions In The Head’ produced by Premen Underhill (Klaxons/Bloc Party) this spring. The album is rubbing its nose in the media before even being released, having received a nomination for the XFM New Music Awards. The guys told me,
‘We're really taken back by the XFM New Music Awards nomination, particularly considering the album hasn't even been released yet. It's great to see our record up there amongst so many established artists many of which with the backing of major labels, really couldn't have been a better start to the year’ .
I couldn’t agree more, which is why I asked Jon the guitarist of the band a few questions to find out about upcoming gigs, their invasion of Germany this year and how their luck up until now has set them in bright lights for 2011.
(DEBUT SINGLE 'LOOSE CHANGE')
Last year was a busy year for you guys! You successfully recorded/produced the debut album 'Revolutions In The Head' , which is set to be released this spring! All the hard work is about to pay off! ...You worked alongside producer Premen Underhill (Klaxons/Bloc party) ...awesome what was that like? Happy with the results?
“Premen is a really talented guy that understood what we were going for and how to help us achieve it. All the songs had already been recorded before but Premen was the missing link in our studio sound. Rock music is notoriously difficult to record so having the expertise and experience of someone like Premen is very valuable, we really enjoyed working with him and we're very proud of the result.”
...How long did the album take to record? Where did all the magic happen?
“These things do always take longer than you expect and there's quite a history to this album being made and then re-made. Drums were recorded in Miloco's Garden Studio and everything else was recorded on a Laptop in a barn, peoples houses, all over the place...... If it sounded good then we'd record there. In total it took about 4 months to record and mix the record.”
...you also launched a video for 'Loose Change' recently...which is sick! any plans to make more videos this year?
“Shameless Productions came to our show at the Barfly and loved it so we're planning on doing a follow up video with them at some point this year. They were the folks responsible for the most recent I Am Arrows video.”
Planning on playing at any festivals this year?
“It's all in the pipeline but unfortunately we're not allowed to announce anything just yet”
Last but not least... Are there any gigs that we can all pop along to in the coming weeks/months? ...of course next week, you're set to play at the Rhythm Factory in London (2nd Feb) Got anything special in store for us?
“Well two of those new songs will be played for the first time at next weeks Rhythm Factory show on February 2nd and we're really looking forward to starting the year with some new tunes.”
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