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Can you tell me what first inspired you to make music, what made you pick up a guitar, write songs and join a band?
I had always loved to sing and listen to pop music throughout my early years being a massive fan Christina Aguilera. At fourteen I was exposed to bands like Blink-182, At the Drive-In and became a big fan of Chris Cornell. Around this time I started to fumble about on guitar(still doing that today) and began attempting to write some of my own songs. I found it as a great release for stress and emotion. Not long after this I joined my first band, we had lots of fun playing covers of all our favourite songs and thinking we were class.
What bands posters did you have upon your bedroom wall and what was the first the album you ever bought and why?
I was a massive A7X fan, my walls were clattered in posters of M Shadows and The Rev. I cringe at the thought of it now but I still like to indulge in the NIghtmare album from time to time. I think the first album I bought was ‘Dying is Your Latest Fashion’ by Escape the Fate and what an album it was. It lives in my car CD player.
You released your excellent debut single ‘Loose Ends’ in Feb last year and it seems to have taken off for the band since then! Can you tell us about the decision to start a fresh as Sugarwolf, where the name comes from and a bit about the single, the recording process and lyrically what it covers?
Sometimes in life we’re due a fresh start and it felt like the right time to start over . Finding a name we were all happy with and felt suited us was very difficult, as you can imagine. I had always liked the idea of ‘Wolf’ being incorporated with a band name so we had messaged about pairing it with words. Gary was the one who came up with ‘Sugarwolf’, we all laughed for a little bit then after a minute were hooked on the idea. At the time ‘Loose Ends’ was already written and plans were being made for release, we went on to record the track at Manor Park Studio. ‘Loose Ends’ Is about overcoming control and learning to stick up for yourself.
‘Scared of the Dark’ was accompanied by a super creepy video. Can you tell us about the video, who came up with the concept behind it, the shoot and if anyone was harmed in the making of it?
We worked on this video with artist ‘Sean Mullan’. I met with Sean to discuss the meaning of the song and to show some imagery in relation to it. He portrayed the emotion of the song perfectly with racing and fear fueled visuals. We had a blast on set for the video and it was cool to work with actors for the first time.
The band seems to play as far and as wide as possible can you tell us how important you think that is for bands. Conversely can you talk about the more local scenes between Belfast and Derry, both cities seem to be serving up a wealth of talent and bands at the minute. Do you think it’s important for the bands from both places to work together and help cultivate something larger?
Both scenes have been on the up over the past couple of years. There have been a lot of talented bands forming and the quality of music is only getting better. It is absolutely important for both scenes to work together, be it by supporting each other at hometown shows, attending friend's shows and sharing music online, every little helps.
Can you tell us about the Sugarwolf song writing process, is there one main songwriter?
The majority of our songs begin on a laptop, due to work and hectic lifestyles this has been our most effective way of writing. Brian is our main creator. He will send ideas to us where we then write our thoughts/parts and build the song up from there. Bringing the ideas to the practice room is where we find out what works, what doesn’t work and begin fine tuning things. As this has been our approach it’s fortunate that we can continue to write through the current worldwide madness. Hopefully we’ll be heading back to the practice room with some bangers.
Being in a band comes with its own hardships so what drives you to make the music you make, is the a band a source of catharsis, after time away from being a band did this offer a different take on things?
Attending shows and not being in a band yourself makes you crave the stage even more. It’s good to rest your mind and take a break from things, this definitely allowed us to come back into a band fresh and ready to go. It has been fun to take a different approach on writing and creating within the band - It’s an addiction, release and a passion I don’t think I’ll ever shake.
The scene both north and south seems to be stronger than ever, is there anyone you’d want to shout out to?
We’re mad about Sick Love, such a lovely bunch who we had the pleasure of playing some shows with last year. We’re also big fans of Roe who is from our hometown. She’s a bundle of talent and a very sweet girl who is making waves in the irish music scene, keep an eye on her.
And finally in the vein of Rob Gordon. What are your Top 5 favourite records.
Thrice - To Be Everywhere is to be Nowhere
My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
Basement - I wish I could Stay Here
Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal
Reuben - Racecar is Racecar Backwards
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