[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This week sees Brighton newcomers Fine Creatures release their new single, ‘Settle Down’ via XVII Music. Recorded with producer Dan Austin (Doves, SLØTFACE, Mallory Knox), it’s an anthemic, Britpop-y number - replete with "la la la"s - that you don’t have to wait until New Music Friday to hear. Check it out below, after a Q&A with frontman James Hall.
Hey James, when, where and how did the band form?
Jack (Drums) Finn (Bass) and I formed the band around November 2015. Me and Jack were playing together about a year before then. Malte (Lead Guitar) then joined us in August of 2017. We formed by meeting at Music University in Brighton, I showed the guys the songs I had at the time, and we all were into them, so we started playing as a three-piece first of all. Then because of the sound of the EP we recorded, we decided that we needed to add more weight to live shows, so we started playing with lots of lead guitarists, and finally found Malte and became a four-piece.
How did you hit upon what you wanted the band sound like?
We didn’t really think about it too much, but at the time we were recording our EP, all I wanted us to sound like was a dirty Beatles. After working with Producer, Dan Austin on our EP, we discovered a lot about our sound, mostly about going with our gut and letting the songs speak for themselves. The EP has a very no-nonsense, in your face kind of sound. I think that was the perfect way to express the songs' intentions.
Are you mates with any other Brighton bands?
We’re good friends with Island Club, and a few others! We always keep an ear out for what’s coming out of Brighton. We’re really into bands such as Submariner, Sick Joy and Fickle Friends, Yonaka, Tigercub and Black Honey
