Molloy

Hello,                                                              

Got some 'angular electro' for you here (not my words).

Listened to this stuff at home the other night and got taken in by the Molloy's 'Tracy' with anologue synth crazyness. On hearing it I'm sure you'll

have it on loop in your head, willingly or not. I wasn't sure about this one at first, but the fact I can't get the tune out of my head says something.

I think this may cater for the heavy eye makeup, blazer, I go to Koko/Afterschool fraternity. One of the A&R chaps here pointed this out to me and excitedly said, "I love their car". If you look at their blog you'll see what I mean. Have a listen and lets see what you have to say about it. 

Tracy

Paradoxical

The Healer - Hoxton Hips 

So without further ado and inkeeping with me letting the bands talk about themselves rather than me try to pad out a posting with nonsensical fluff, let's get on.

How would you describe yourself musically?

Dirty-minded angular electro-pop-rock. Otherwise? Busy!

Is that really your car?

Yes, it's Chaz's car! And if you're lucky you might see it sometime driving around London (or being picked up off of the red route by the TFL's truck! - This actually happened the 1st time we used the car after painting it, actually!)

Who influences you musically, and how are they influencing other current independant artists do you think?

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We love Queen's harmonies and Brian May's hair, Adam & the Ants's quirky chord progressions & Thin Lizzy's guitar harmonies. Our latest influence is Stephen Hawking's pencil moustache (see the picture!). Sadly, we think he has been overlooked as an influence in music since Radiohead's Ok Computer. Divine too, who's influence can be seen in bands like The Gossip and Keane. Also Birdland. There are not enough bands around today that have matching hair...apart from the Horrors, who, incidentally, if you blacked up, would be the absolute negative image of Birdland. Brilliant. Eighties metal band RATT & nineties indie crooners CUD have also left their mark on us in equal measure. If you spliced them together you'd end up with Sophie Ellis Bextor. Probably.

What's your favourite piece of kit within the band?

Our analogue synth Alan! Our telephone which we use as a microphone on stage & our 60's french fireman's megaphone!

How did you get together?

On 12th December at 12 minutes past midnight, oblivious to each others presence, we were sat waiting for a take-out pizza. "Alan", shouted the member of serving staff as we all arose. Could we all be called Alan? Can you die of cancer at a car boot sale? The answer, of course, is yes! Astounded by this coincidence, we formed an eternal bond, which can only be broken by ham. It wasn't long before we had formed a band, too, and chosen a moniker in fitting with our green & orange attire - Molloy was thus born. Of course, we soon found out that being in a band and sharing the same name wasn't all going to be sunshine & roses. So, over a game of Scrabble, new high-scoring, yet succinct, identities were formed accordingly…Jez (19 points) guitar & vocals, Caz (14 points) vocals & guitars, Chaz (18 points) bass, Jacqz (32 points) synth & vocals, Toz (12 points) drums. It's ok, it's a rare kind of ham.

What do you do when not creating 'dirty-minded angular electro pop-rock'?

Drink white russians? Eat cheese? Make bread? Talk about bread makers? Watch Twin Peaks? We also DJ! (We'll

Molloy Chaz

be playing our favourite tracks on 8th August at Indiesexual @ Catch, Shoreditch!)

Best gig?

At the People's "something" in Manchester, an old man's pub that usually hosts a local community musical in the tiny upstairs room where we played. There was only 1 speaker, 1 microphone and the reverb was stuck on full! There was a band there who didn't have a drummer but had a fan sitting by the stage playing air drums for their entire set! (see the video!) We had a great time!

Did you Glastonbury?

We played the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang "Anti-Glastonbury" gig at 93 feet east! It rained, but hey, we were warm and cozy indoors!
We promised ourselves that we'd only go to Glastonbury if we're on the bill. Next year? Yes, next year.

So, have a look around their blog too, maybe see what else you can find. Leave a comment or two on what you think. Even add them to your neighbourhood so you'll know as soon as they've finished something new.

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