I managed to catch a few words with quirky indie-pop fellas Everything Everything while on their co-headlining NME Radar Tour across the country.
Hi guys, first of all I have to ask what made you choose the name Everything Everything and is there any meaning behind it?
“We chose it because it works on many levels, something we hope our music does too. It’s easy to remember, spell, looks good written down, has a nice rhythm to it, but also it can mean literally everything if you want it to. The repetition of such a common word creates a new magic and optimism out of the ordinary. We also like the way it reflects the overloaded, fast paced modern way of life we have in the western world, and the way all things have an equal importance nowadays.”
Your new single ‘Schoolin” is out now and if you don’t mind me saying, it’s pretty awesome, what do you look to achieve with the single?
“We hope to show people a more mature side to us, ‘Schoolin’ is quite long and complex – it’s a good little taster for our album material (which is far moodier and more serious than our previous singles) but still gets your head nodding.”
When will we be seeing an album from you guys and what should we expect from it?
“August! Expect the unexpected. But also expect a darker side to our music; we are very excited to get this element of our sound to our fans.”
You are opening for Keane & Delphic this year, which are most looking forward to and why?
“The Delphic shows will be great, we know the boys and get on well – really looking forward to some sweaty electronic nights with them. The Keane gigs will be completely different – huge forest shows that will be amazing to experience.”
Your also playing a number of festivals this summer including Glastonbury & Pukkelpop, do you think you will ever headline a major festival and if so, how soon?
“We will headline Glastonbury in 2013. Or 14. Hopefully. It’s the best headline slot in the world.”
Lastly, you’re currently on the NME Radar Tour alongside Darwin Deez and Hurts, what is your relationship like with those guys and what do you think of them musically?
“We get on great with both bands. Whenever you tour with bands you start to get to know their music, and inevitably start singing along and then loving it. We tend to invent our own lyrics for them most if the time. Hurts melodies are amazingly strong, and Darwin Deez have a very new song called ‘Hey Mom’ which just blows us away – we watch their whole sound check each night baying for them to play it!”
