Quick-fire Questions: 10 minutes with About Faces
DIY ways are swinging back into fashion by virtue of the crippled current music industry. However, you don’t often come across the truly old-school tactic of distributing demos to the masses outside of an established gig. This made it delightfully refreshing to see About Faces plugging their stuff amid the exodus of a National concert.
It was even more refreshing when this endearing introduction was backed by fitting results. About Faces have a lilting, friendly sound, showcased on their new single ‘Cinematic and Chrome’. But perhaps the highlight to date is what they’re achieving with that sound connectively. “We built this band with the idea of having a community at its core,” they say.
“We’re grateful to be able to connect with so many different people: lyrically, sonically, and especially at our live shows. The fabric of life has been sewn with hope and promise, and we thank you for that,” they concluded. If starting an indie band isn’t about that, then what the hell is it about? That vibrancy rings out in their sound. Love them or loathe them; you can’t help but purvey their invigorated energy.
With that notion of getting to know someone new and having some fun in mind, we flung some quick-fire questions to the band. Thankfully, they all took it upon themselves to answer, which adds an extra dimension to things: take up the challenge and see who brings what to the band, who’s the daft lad and who’s the tour manager.
Quick-fire Questions with About Faces:
1. What song would you want played at your funeral?
- ‘Everything Is Borrowed’ – The Streets (Sennen)
- ‘Bring me to Life’ – Evanescence (Nigel)
- ‘My Happy Ending’ – Avril Lavigne (Danielle)
- ‘Come Up and See Me’ – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (Cormac)
- ‘I’m on my Way’ – The Proclaimers (Joe)
2. What has been the best album of 2023?
- Sunburn – Dominic Fike (Sennen)
- Lahai – Sampha (Nigel)
- None (Danielle)
- None (Cormac)
- Aniexty Replacement Therapy by The Lottery Winners or Sunburn by Dominic Fike (Joe)
3. Do you believe in UFOs?
- “Yeah, 100%” (Sennen)
- “No.” (Nigel)
- “Stupid not to.” (Danielle)
- “I don’t believe in the people that don’t believe in them.” (Cormac)
- “Seen them with my own eyes in Cornwall.” (Joe)
4. What’s your favourite comfort movie?
- Surfs Up (Sennen)
- The Dictator (Nigel)
- Mean Girls (Danielle)
- LOTR extended trilogy (Cormac)
- Marley and Me (Joe)
5. Where’s the weirdest place you woke up?
- “In the back of a van.” (Sennen)
- “Probably shouldn’t mention that.” (Nigel)
- “Just waking up after a heavy night in general.” (Danielle)
- “Middle of a golf course.” (Cormac)
- “A B&B in Blackpool.” (Joe)
6. What’s one gig in history you’d time travel to be at?
- “U2 at Redrocks.” (Sennen)
- “About Faces @ Oporto.” (Nigel)
- “Nirvana live at the Paramount.” (Danielle)
- “Rage Against The Machine, Finsbury Park 2010.” (Cormac)
- “The gig where Hannah Montana relieved herself to actually be Miley Cyrus.” (Joe)
7. Where’s the best pub in the world?
- “The Watering Hole in Perranporth.” (Sennen)
- “Whitelocks, Leeds.” (Nigel)
- “Leeds.” (Danielle)
- “Perranporth Beach.” (Cormac)
- “The Watering Hole in Perranporth.” (Joe)
8. What was the first song you learnt to play?
- ‘Wild Thing’ by The Troggs (Sennen)
- ‘Frere Jacques’ (Nigel)
- ‘My Immortal’ by Evanescence (Danielle)
- ‘Stubborn Love’ by The Lumineers (Cormac)
- “Musically it was actually ‘Smoke on the Water’ on Guitar.” (Joe)
9. What track features the greatest vocal performance?
- ‘Love Reign O’er Me’ by The Who (Sennen)
- ‘Something’ by Snarky Puppy ft Lala Hathaway (Nigel)
- ‘Snuff’ by Slipknot (Danielle)
- ‘Django’ by Luis Bacalov (Cormac)
- “Anything by Yoko Ono.” (Joe)
10. What venue do you dream of playing? And who’s your support act?
- “Red Rocks with Paolo Nutini, Leon Bridges and Trudy & The Romance.” (Sennen)
- “Red Rocks, Colorado & War on Drugs.” (Nigel)
- “Madison Square Gardens with the 1975 as support.” (Danielle)
- “Wembley Arena, with Chic and Nile Rodgers on support.” (Cormac)
- “Elland Road and they might be offended being Everton fans but Gang of Youths.” (Joe)
11. Have you ever had a weird celebrity encounter?
- “Not really, I remember meeting Keith Flint backstage at a festival, but I was really young then.” (Sennen)
- “Can’t mention due to GDPR.” (Nigel)
- “Got really pissed with someone from Geordie Shore once at Quids In.” (Danielle)
- “Miles Kane, backstage at Bingley festival. Approached him with eyes locked and nothing to say, bet he felt kinda intimidated.” (Cormac)
- “Met Ian Brown at Corn Exchange in Leeds when I was 16.” (Joe)
12. What song do you hate most in the world?
- “All music is sacred.” (Sennen)
- “‘Dance Monkey’.” (Nigel)
- “Taylor Swift – whole discography.” (Danielle)
- “‘Happy Birthday’.” (Cormac)
- “Anything Danielle plays in her car.” (Joe)
13. What’s your most controversial cultural opinion?
- “See 12.” (Sennen)
- “Beatles are overrated.” (Nigel)
- “Too controversial to say.” (Danielle)
- “Even the mainstream media has agendas.” (Cormac)
- “People who say The Beatles are overrated.” (Joe)
14. Who the fuck is Mark E. Smith?
- “Singer of The Fall.” (Sennen)
- “Someone that makes large tents.” (Nigel)
- “Possibly the son of Mr Smith.” (Danielle)
- “Good question.” (Cormac)
- “Great question, ask the next person.” (Joe)
15. Are The Beatles overrated?
- “Think they’re rated fairly.” (Sennen)
- “See question 13.” (Nigel)
- “Anything from Liverpool is overrated.” (Danielle)
- “Not compared to Beyonce.” (Cormac)
- “For their time, not one bit.” (Joe)
