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Dundee-based indie punks and BBC darlings, The View shot to fame in 2007 with
debut album,
‘Hats Off to the Buskers’. Back with a new album but facing a fight to crack the U.S. I chat to lead
singer Kyle Falconer about the media,
‘Which Bitch?’ and New Years’ Resolutions
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KF: Getting pissed, just in Dundee most of the time. Not at the famous Bayview,
my cousin used to own it so it
’s pretty bad if we go back. I got a mini brewery for Christmas, so that I can
make my own beer. As for New Years
’ Resolutions, I’m gonna stop squandering my money on shite.
CM: Since you emerged in 2007 how has life changed for you?
KF: Life’s just normal; we’ve got an income now so that’s the only thing that’s changed. We’re playing gigs all the time which is what I’ve always wanted to do.
CM: The new album, ‘Which Bitch?’ is coming out in February, how has the single, ‘5Rebeccas’ done?
KF: We can’t even get it played on the radio and when they do they’ve cancelled some of the words in it. Some people have been giving us a bit of
stick but we have a new single,
‘Shock Horror’ coming out soon.
CM: How has legendary indie producer Owen Morris helped you as a band with this
album?
KF: Well he did ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory [Oasis] and ‘A Northern Soul’ [The Verve], we have a lot of respect for him. What’s he done for us was more of a relationship thing, it’s like he’s a member of the band. When we first met him we thought he was a bit of a
nutter but now we have more of a relationship. We
’ve worked with a couple of producers who were being a bit pretentious but with
him we know what
’s happening with it all. He’s on the same wavelength as us.
CM: You and Kieran Webster write all of the songs on the album, how does that
work?
KF: Well everyone in the band does their own bits but the way we work is like, I’ll write a bit of a song and then give it to him to work on and it’s just like that. We change each other’s shit, it’s just crazy.
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KF: It’s all very mystical and majestic. The last one was very upfront and everything
we said was true but this one has made-up stories and stuff. It gives you a bit
of lee-way when you
’re writing. There were a lot of chances to change the sound and go in different
directions, because there
’s no real limit.
CM: What do you think about Glasvegas, do you feel that you laid down the path
for them?
KF: Just cos they’re Scottish is not really fuck all to do with us is it? They’re a good band but neither of us sounds like each other. I met James Allen and
he
’s a really nice guy. I’m glad they’ve done well.
CM: Paolo Nutini appears on your new album, a track called ‘Covers’. How did that come about and what’s your favourite song on the album?
KF: He’s one of our good friends and he was recording in the studio up above. I had
this song which was already recorded, went up to the studio to see how he was
doing. We started drinking and asked him to give a song a bash, it sounded
great and it ended up better so we redid it. I haven
’t listened to the album since it was done but I really like this track, ‘Realization’ cos it was hectic – wrote on the spot at 8:30 in the morning and everyone was smashed when they
were doing it. We were trying to play a cello, holding the bow but none of us
could actually play it.
CM: Think you’ll be in the NME Cool List this year?
KF: Couldn’t give a shit.
CM: Since becoming famous, how do you feel you’ve been treated by the media?
KF: Quite unfairly to be honest. Everyone thinks that we’re scallies and we’re always in trouble but it’s not really that true. Everyone gets in just as much trouble as we do but its
highlighted more.
CM: And finally, future plans – any tours or festivals?
KF: We’re going on tour in February and if we get into America (Kyle was convicted of drug possession in 2007 which may affect their visa
claim)
, but if not it’ll be a European tour. We don’t know what festivals we’re gonna be playing but I’d like to play them all – you cannae fuckin’ beat it. CM
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