The Spaces now have 3 singles under their belts and creating a distinctive sound already with a whole variety influences; ranging from punk, grunge, stoner rock and indie music. Today they have their brand new single out ‘The End of The World’, again another awesome release! The other week I was lucky to have a chat with them about all things The Spaces.
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How did The Spaces come together?
So, it started with 2 guitarists and a drummer, we were all friends in school originally. Wrote a few songs and we then gained and lost a bass player and swapped out drummers giving us the current trio. End of the World and Defenestration are in fact the first two songs we ever wrote!
Are your influences similar or is there a variety thats brought to the table?
I enjoy the fact we are all over the place with influences and music tastes, gives a unique blend of everything. I’ve had people say they get hints of Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, QotSA for some songs, and then for others, the Smiths and Pixies, so quite a mix.
How important is playing live for you guys?
Very, shame we are unable to do it in virus season, but a good gig is so much fun and we want to get out there as much as possible soon.
I hear some grunge influences in the song ‘Defenestration’, is that a fair reflection?
I think there’s elements of that in a few songs, but none quite embody the 3 chord punk sound like that one does, and it really comes across at gigs!
I love the bass line at the begging of Jamie Knives! How did that track come about?
It started out as a guitar part but a bass intro just added a much ‘cooler’ feel to it. We should also explain that the name of the song is just based off one of our mates Jamie, who is in the photo on the cover.
Also your cover art is really fascinating! Who creates it and what are you trying to portray in them?
I think we ended up accidentally creating a whole narrative with them, with the weird crime scene photo for one and someone being thrown of a window in the other.
What are the plans next after lockdown? What are the aims for 2021?
As many gigs as we can, we had a fair few planned but they’ve of course been cancelled. In terms of aims, just write and record loads more songs and just try and get them out there as much as we can.
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