Introducing #178 - Green Gardens
Let us introduce you to Leeds based alt-rock four piece Green Gardens, who have just released their new single ‘I Keep Eating Myself’. Mixing a sound of Wild Beasts and Maccabees, the band have gained quite the buzz with support from the likes of BBC Introducing and BBC 6 Music - and they are set to play the next Live at Leeds Festival. They took a moment to talk to us about their music.
Hey there Green Gardens, how are you? So your track ‘I Keep Eating Myself’ is out now - can you tell us what it is about?
We’re doing well thanks! tired and happy. I Keep Eating Myself was written about a beautiful Bill Brandt photo of a man asleep in a stone coffin when London was being bombed in WW2 looking absolutely content. Generally, don’t get caught in the jaws of life and forget what you do have.
How did the band begin?
We met studying music. The other guys were always so receptive and supportive about the songs we brought in. We've never had a scrap or even a disagreement really. We’re far too placid for that.
You are based in Leeds - what are your favorite things to do there? Where is the best place to go for a pint and a decent gig?
The best thing about Leeds is you are only ever about 20 seconds from a good tree, 10 minutes from a moor or a nice hill. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by buildings and concrete and Leeds is amazing for green spaces. For a pint we love the Brudenell Social Club and Wharf Chambers in the middle of Leeds, we had a lot of our favourite gigs early on in that space and still go down all the time.
You are playing Live at Leeds later this year, what can we expect from that?
We’re trying to be louder and then quieter and then louder again and then end somewhere in the middle. We’ve written a lot of fables about posterity we’re excited to share too.
What are your key influences as a band?
We’ve all been listening to loads of Midlake recently. That band write beautiful songs and fables about druids and stone circles without sounding like bad prog and it’s amazing. We’re also constantly in love and inspired by the heap of amazing bands we play with in Leeds - there’s too many to name.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never listened to your music before?
I suppose it’s Art Rock. Like Grandaddy on holiday in the Hebrides.