I Am Not Lefthanded
We don't play pop music, we don't write music for art's sake, we don't represent any movements, we're not hip, we're not cutting edge, we don't dress to be cool. We do manage ourselves, we write our own songs, we do our own recordings, we shoot our own videos, we design our own covers. We made our own website. We're not generally negative people, oh yes, and we're not lefthanded.
We like our name because it doesn't say anything about who we are or what we do, we like to give our music a chance to do that. That said, we would liken ourselves (if we have to) to a darker Rilo Kiley, a rockier Death Cab for Cutie, a girlier We Are Scientists, a wordier Jimmy Eat World. Other people have likened us to Mazzy Starr, The Cardigans, The Postal Service, 10,000 Maniacs, jj72 - so if you shake all that up you might get some kind of idea.
We like to sing (except Benji who will only sing on his own, in a car). We like to get loud when we can (Tubescreamers are good!). We only play music that makes us feel something, in our gut. We like music that's honest. We're mostly Irish, partly Cornish (not corny!). We live in London. We really like playing music, everywhere we can.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We play in London a lot, although we want to tour the UK more - we're off to Scotland soon, and we want to go back and play in Ireland, once we deal with some outstanding legal issues for our drummer...
Your musical influences
Rilo Kiley, REM, Roddy Doyle, Harold Ramis, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Green Day, Snow Patrol, The frames, Lou Reed, The Doors, Suzanne Vega, Natalie Merchant
What equipment do you use?
Benji's just getting a new Ludwig kit, Kathryn uses a Fender amp, and a Gordon Smith guitar, Daniel plays an Ibanez bass, through anything he can find - sometimes guitar amps sound better than bass amps!
Anything else?
Hello, how are you?
