Modern English
by James Bonisteel
Modern English is one of those bands that really makes you think of your childhood. They have been around for so long, and its amazing
how well they are doing. They are still around and their new songs are better than ever! On a cold winters night I found them sitting around
eating and having a good time, although the club they played at was so far out there that everyone including the band got lost trying to find it.
I had the excellent opportunity to interview Robbie Grey, the lead singer and guitarist for the band.
- RAD
- My favorite song that you did was Ink and Paper.
- Robbie
- Not you as well! A lot of people have been calling out for that, but we have done a lot of new material since then.
- RAD
- Are you still on Imago Records?
- Robbie
- We were last year but we didnt like them. They werent very good at what they did. In fact, they didnt do anything.
- RAD
- Its no wonder no one ever heard you on that label.
- Robbie
- Exactly my point.
- RAD
- So what have you been up to recently?
- Robbie
- Since the beginning of last year we have been working really hard. We have done six tours in the States. We have put together a whole albums worth of material back in London. We have been quite busy really.
- RAD
- So how long have you been touring in the States now?
- Robbie
- As of tonight it will be our seventeenth show. We are set up for at least thirty gigs in the States.
- RAD
- Do you think a lot has changed since the beginning of the band?
- Robbie
- I think the music that we are doing at the moment is like some of our older albums in the past - well, not exactly but close to it. We are using a lot of groove and rhythm as well so it is not exactly like the old stuff. Theres a lot of that angry guitar that we used to have after the album After the Snow.
- RAD
- Did I hear you say you have enough material for a new album?
- Robbie
- Well, as of now, we have six or seven new songs that we are taking around the country because we want to break the new material in. We have also gotten back to basics doing small venues. It has been really fun.
- RAD
- Are you looking for a label, then?
- Robbie
- We are looking for some conservative labels - we are going through lawyers and all that stuff. Right now we are dealing with that side of it.
- RAD
- Have your shows been really receptive on this tour?
- Robbie
- Its strange really because everybodys always mentioning the new material, especially the young kids. They seem to really get into it. I mean, we really are not young guys anymore (Im not anyway), and if you get young people in the audience they will get everyone else to move. That is what has been good about it - I mean some people only seem to know us from our melodies and sometimes we end up doing jock bars that do not do anything for us at all because they do not want to hear our melody, and our new stuff is a lot tougher than that - a lot more intelligent that just a so-happy song. It depends on the kind of shows we do on how well it goes. But they seem to go very well especially the past eight or so have been really good. We had one dodgey one which was a real glitzy disco place with a bunch of forty-year-olds. The audience didnt really understand, but those plaple out there to know that you do indeed still exist as a band in spite of what Imago Records did for you.
This band is so amazing. They have so much musical talent. Steven, Jonathan, and Ian all have been in very diverse bands previously, and they are all very talented. By the way, this band is looking for a label, so if you have one, get a hold of them.
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