Band of the Month

This month the coveted Band Assist Band of the Month award goes to indie upstarts; Spray on Jeans. We caught up with the guys for a quick interview!

How did you guy’s form?

Four of us went to the same school, we were a 3 piece at first but then we found joe, our singer and steve, rhythm guitar.

“Weekend Lover” is an awesome track and demonstrates a very unique style – how did that track come about?

Our drummer actually wrote weekend lover and after a few days together we patched it all up.

Tell us about your last gig?

The last gig we played was at cosa nostra, Sunderland, we played with a few other bands, including Where's Strutter from Manchester and 12 Dirty Bullets from London.

What is your general writing process?

At the moment since finding our own sound and what we wanted to be heard as, we all contribute to writing the songs. Usually we practice twice or three times a week working on our own stuff, hopefully an EP will be out soon with around 5-6 tracks on it.

What do you find most difficult about being an unsigned act in 2011?

We would say the most difficult thing about being unsigned in 2011 is being unsigned, everyone knows how difficult it is too get a deal but you haven't got to give up.

What are your top tips for other unsigned bands?

Other unsigned bands like us, all you can do is keep doing gigs, working hard, and when you do get an opportunity take it.

What is your fantasy band line up?

Fantasy band line up would have to be, chad smith (drummer) from the RHCP, Jimi Hendix, matt bellamy (muse) and Alex turner (arctic monkeys), although im not sure it would quite work.

Tell us an amusing band story

An amusing band story, all i can think of is the time after a hard days practice we decided to go out in the car, with the acoustic guitars, we would sit somewhere and play our tunes. Didn't know that somewhere would be a chinese take away. We walked in casually, ordered our food, sat down and started to play. It was very amusing as no one new what we were doing. We sat opposite a middle aged man and he just sat there as if nothing was happening.

What are your views on Band Assist?

Band assist is a great way for unsigned musicians to get help whilst trying to gain a bit recognition.

What’s next for you?

Next for Spray on Jeans we will be working hard towards the Skinny Twins festival where we are supporting the Futureheads and the Stranglers, and trying to get our EP out in the coming months.