TÊTE À TÊTE // BANGERS

For the next installment we have the brilliant Bangers who, like WOAHNOWS, are also about to head off on tour in the next few days to celebrate the release of their new 7" 'Blind Hindsight' (available via Specialist Subject Records).

We caught up with Roo...

Photograph by Joe Watson

Introduce yourself…
I'm Roo Pescod, I play guitar and sing in Bangers. Andrew plays bass and Hamish hits the drums.

What are you currently Listening to?
We have an SD card in the van stereo and amongst others it currently contains the new Lemuria album, Blind Wink by Tenement, the California X album, and a couple of Archers of Loaf records.

Tell us about a significant/influential album...
We Are The Only Friends That We Have by Piebald was a really influential record for me. It was some of the catchiest pop punk I’d ever heard but it also had interesting time signatures and great guitar work and Travis’ brilliantly odd lyrics. Every song is brilliant, but the album still manages to peak into pop perfection with American Hearts which has a chorus to rival anything Huey Lewis or Bon Jovi ever wrote.

What's your favourite place?
Constantine Bay in the early morning when the tide’s out and the surf’s good.

Talk us through a typical day...
Typical is tricky. I work three days a week at Exeter University, where I spend my days being ordered around by very smart and inefficient people. Days off I tend to get up early, play some music, watch an episode of something, and hoover and wash up like the good little house husband that I am. Then every day like clockwork I get wasted, shred some waves and party all night.

Who would play you in a film?
Realistically I guess it would be Will Smith.

What's your favourite film?
I (heart) Huckabees. I love how funny and weird and smart it is.

Who would be your dream dinner party guest?
Trevor Cavell. He’d cook vegetarian burritos and I’d mix margeritas.

Photograph by Maz Laisina

What was the last gig you went to?
The last gig I paid into was Tim Barry/Sam Russo/Jimmy Islip/Jon Shoe at the Cavern and I would heartily recommend spending time watching any of those guys. The last gig I was actually at was Out of Spite ‘13 in Leeds and it was another belter.

Tell us about your favourite gig...
The State Lottery and Bangers at Mozarts in Swansea was a great night. After the show we had a lock in and I danced in my birthday to a Bobby Columbo soul playlist with a joint in one hand and a bottle of Buckfast in the other. I wanted that tour to go on forever.

You can catch Bangers at Exchange on the 26th August alongside Sick Of It All and Off With Their Heads at the Deadpunk Bank Holiday Special. To avoid disappointment we recommend grabbing a ticket (available via the website) in advance.