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We spoke to Jake Cooper of JAWS this week, the bassist from the Birmingham band revealed to us how excited he is for the forthcoming release of their debut album 'Be Slowly', as well as the 'Be Slowly' tour that the band are set to embark on later this year. We previously interviewed Jakes band-mate, Eddy Geach, asking the drummer what's next for him. Geach's answer was about workin...

RIFFED caught up with Michael Persall this week, the singer/songwriter from New York is set to release his 'This & That' EP this September and was willing to tell us a little about it. Although Michael Persall may be an unfamiliar name to many here, across the pond Persall is becoming a popular figure, don't be surprised if you hear his name being branded over here anytime soon. 

1 Who is Michael Persall?

I'm a ...

We chatted to The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco recently. After previously featuring on BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing, Fiasco have released their latest EP, 'Cruise Control', and were willing to speak to us about it. 

1 Who are The 1957 Tail Fin-Fiasco?

If we could tell you, we would. Donny Osmond's lawyers are scary dudes. We broke the terms of the injunction once and now our manager only has 3 fingers on his left hand. Had, I mean...

We caught up with EPISODES recently, the quartet from the south coast are set to released their debut single 'Tangent' on the 28th July and were up for chat about it. 

1 Who are EPISODES?

EPISODES are four piece indie band from Brighton.

2 Your debut single 'Tangent' is set to be released on the 28th July on iTunes, tell us a little about this?

Because we were all new to each other at first ...

High Tyde chatted to us recently, the Brighton based band have recently released their latest track 'Karibu' and were on hand to tell us a little about it.

1 Who are High Tyde?

High Tyde are four piece tropical/indie band from Brighton. 

2 You've recently released your new track 'Karibu', tell us a little about this?

'Karibu' was inspired when our drummer Louis was on holiday. He recorded a bi...

We chatted to confusingly-titled three piece, The Four Fours this week. Chris, Matt and Rich are set to release their debut double a-side single featuring 'Count To Ten' and 'Messing With History' this coming Monday and were on hand to tell us a little about it.

1 Who are The Four Fours?

Chris, Matt and Rich. Three extraordinary gents. Chris writes the music, Matt writes the lyrics, Rich is at the helm of the mixing desk. We all have a go ...

We spoke to Careless Sons this week. The band from Manchester, Cambridge and London have recently released their new single 'Wasted Avenue' and were willing to chat to us about it. 

1) Who are Careless Sons?

Ric, Rob, Ben and Dickon - hailing from Manchester, Cambridge and London - formed across university and music college in 2013 to search for the ever illusive out.

2) You've recently released your new sin...

Recently we introduced you to Grimsby band The Brookes, and featured them in our Top 5 Artists To Watch For 2014. Well, we caught up with lead guitarist Jamie Craw again this week as The Brookes have just announced their biggest gig to date, supporting The Swiines in Scunthorpe...

We chatted to Garden this week. The 'super-group' have recently released their debut track 'Blind Vipers' and were on hand to tell us a little about it. This is how it went down:

1 Who are Garden?

Garden are a rock super-group made from members of Heavy Waves, Bad Moon and (the gone but never forgotten) Wide Eyed. I'd had this idea for ages and finally found a line up that I thought could give it the colour it needed. So we got together some ...

This week RIFFED chatted to 16 year old singer/songwriter Danny Aspinall. As he states within the interview, Aspinall offers something different, an element of rock, to the occasionally bland acoustic game. This is how it went down:

1) Who is Danny Aspinall?

I am 16 year old singer/songwriter from the North of England, bringing an element of rock to the acoustic singer/songwriter genre. 

2) Favourite gig of which you've p...