Coach Party are based on the Isle of Wight and already staking a claim that we should all contribute to their ferry tickets, they are just so addictive with their charm and music!
Three singles are now available from them, all offering a fun, angst and grunge sound. What’s so impressive is that they are making their songs sound so angst but very playful, so it was great to be able to find out how the band work and see how they are doing!
photo credit: Phoebe Fox (insta: @shotbyphox)
How did you guys all meet? Aren’t you all from the Isle of Wight and what was it like starting a band there?
We all meet through the music scene on the Isle of Wight (which is just basically everyone knowing each other), and we all were in different bands at the time. Joe and Guy played in a band called Polar Maps, and myself (Jess) and Steph had something small of our own going. Long story short, we managed to get Joe and Guy in the band and THANK GOD! They make it 10000x better. It’s hard setting up a band here as we are limited to what we can play, this is of course due to the incredibly expensive ferried across to the mainland. But we love the Isle Of Wight, so it’s the price we have to pay!
What was the first moment you guys realised you had something as a band to go somewhere and eventually get signed to a label?
The moment we felt like we had something as a band was probably when our manager, Jonathan Morley came along, his belief in us made us believe in ourselves.
What music influences you guys individually and collectively? I can hear a lot from Wolf Alice to Nirvana, are they two bands you sight as playing a part in your musical journey?
Wolf Alice and Nirvana are defiantly two we are very interested in collectively as a band, and also a great compliment! We all have different roots, however, more bands we all love are Weezer, Alvvays, The Beatles…..we could go on. So if we manage to radiate anything similar to that along the line, then we’ll be happy!
‘Oh Lola’ was your first single out last year, it sounds so angst and the chorus hook is playing around in my head non stop! How did the song come about?
Lola actually started out being an acoustic song for a few weeks before actually taking it into the rehearsal room. On one of the bad snow days from last year, Steph and myself got together to played it, and the rest is history, I think it just managed to come out like that. It might have been due to the annoyance we were feeling from now being able to go anywhere because of the icy roads. I also have to add, when we recorded it, our drummer Guy produces us, and he could make anything sound incredible.
Now you have your third single out, ‘Space’, can you tell us a bit about the track? The lyrics on this are so intriguing!
The lyrics in space are my favourite, myself and Guy wrote it lyrically, but he came up with all the interesting parts, haha. We did base it on how tormenting it can be when you put your feelings on the line, for someone to just then abuse it and take advantage of that.
What are your plans next? I read there was or is a mini album set for Spring 2020, is that still happening or been affected by the current climate?
YES! Mini album, on the way…So, the next plan is to release the EP (mini album is a cooler name) and then hopefully start playing live (if we’re ever allowed again). If not, we’ll stay an internet band and live life in lockdown forever.
What music have you all been listening to that you would do a cover for an ‘isolation cover’ post, that we so many acts doing right now?
We’ve all been loving the new Clairo album, so I’d say, we’d try something off that. We are trying to still release our original songs and hoping for the best possible outcome for them, so covers are on hold currently.
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