Lady Bird reflect on life under lockdown: "It's a great opportunity to do things that's you never have time for"

You know what makes musicians seem like nice chaps? When they give you extraordinarily long replies to daft lockdown questions like "How close did you come to running out of loo roll?". It takes some effort, you see. Most people would just be like, that's a weird thing to ask, let's move along. Not Lady Bird though, who've shared what we can only assume are all of their thoughts on coronavirus, self-isolation, the wonders of the NHS, supporting your mates, weird wedding gifts, rescheduling tours, and - well - we won't spoil all of it, but there's a lot going on. They've a new EP coming up too, which you can read about not only here, but in a future issue of Dork. We've got that bit sat in a cupboard until the issue after next though, so you'll have to wait just a little bit longer for the full low-down. In the meantime, here's Sam Cox ("or Don Bird as I should say in the world of Lady Bird") to tide us over ahead of their performance at Homeschool this weekend. Hello! How is it going? Are you self-isolating? We are doing well, thank you and all self-isolating yes! We are in touch with each other regularly, and we have been keeping busy. We have recorded the music video for our latest single 'WWW.' (Wicked War of The West) within the confinements of isolation and we've also been completing the demos for our next record which we will be in the studio working on as soon as lockdown is lifted. We have been doing some interviews and all of our posts from home too, so it has been an interesting time staying connected via the World Wide Web. I feel like this is a life-changing time. There are tragic elements of this experience, and it has highlighted a lot of social injustices. For people who are suffering, have been left unsupported or have lost a loved one, this must be a really hard time, and my thoughts are with you. I hope this will bring about serious changes for the people and the planet. Conversely, I know there are people who are really benefiting from slowing down their chaotic lifestyles. Friends and family who I am speaking to on a daily basis tell me they are ticking off jobs that they have been meaning to do for years. I too, have had the opportunity to do some work around the house, doing some renovations where I live in my wife's parents house to show my appreciation of their kindness for taking us in. It's been nice, it's been lovely actually. I'm very fortunate. This virus business is a bit much, isn't it? How close did you come to running out of loo roll? It's certainly overwhelming! And it's being amplified massively but the constant news coverage. In saying that, we watched a fantastic programme yesterday for the NHS workers. What I really enjoyed about it was all the performances from people's homes and the song choices that these famous artists chose. I really enjoyed Stevie Wonder who sang beautifully and Rory aka Rag and Bone Man who chose the poignant track of 'The Times They Are a Changing' by Bob Dylan. On the one hand, I feel all the celebration is so well deserved, for example, Captain Tom made me well up with joy, but I must say that as well as commending our key workers' hard work and efforts (and charities who are supporting them too) we should also be focusing our attention on the severe lack of funding and the cuts imposed by the Tory government which have left the NHS workers putting their lives in danger without the appropriate equipment and in need of charity donations. I don't want to be a downer, but I feel this is something that is being overlooked during this time. I have a friend who works in the hospital, and it breaks my heart that she is putting herself at risk every day. Back to the loo roll! We didn't run out of loo roll, fortunately, but I did see someone selling four rolls for a tenner on Facebook market place - gotta love a hustler. What are you up to, day to day? Do you have lots to be getting on with? Yes, lots and lots! I'm really fortunate that I added some new gadgets to my home studio set up, which has enabled me to record from home. I have a portable studio rig which is easy to use and easy to move about, so I have been recording in the garden which has been lots of fun. I've been doing lots and lots of music, and we have also been producing our new music video for 'Wicked War of the West', which is our new single. It was all totally filmed at home, and this was an interesting experience for us! We had to scrap our original ideas set over different locations, but the themes of the song translated beautifully in an isolated setting. You can see the video on our Instagram, YouTube or website, it's made by a great creator called Luke, who is part of the same organisation that filmed our 'Bootfillers' video. It was great to work with him again.