Riffed

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 this November. Jamie was on hand to tell us a little about their forthcoming gig and what's next for The Brookes. 

1 How's things be going for The Brookes since our last interview?

Nice to speak to you again. It's been quite quiet to be honest. We played a gig at The Barcy down Cleethorpes which I thought was a pretty good gig to be fair. But yeah just booking gigs for the future, taking it easy at the minute.

2 You've just announced your biggest gig to date, supporting The Swiines in Scunthorpe this November, how did this come about?

Yeah we're buzzing about that. I saw The Swiines back in February supporting Jake Bugg, and I've been a massive fan since. It's just crazy how you can go from seeing a band who would soon become one of your favourites, to actually being on the bill with them supporting them. Yeah it will be good to meet them and play with them, really looking forward to it. I was just chatting away to this promoter trying to worm my way into getting a slot at a festival they had going on, and he said the bill was full. I asked what other slots he's got spare and just like that he offered us a slot supporting The Swiines, simple as that.

3 You've also announced gigs in Nottingham and Sheffield for this year, are you looking forward to these?

I'm really looking forward to this Nottingham gig. The lads we're supporting have told us it's completely sold out. It's in like the basement of a pub or something, small capacity, but it's going to be one of those proper sweaty face to face with the crowd gigs I imagine.

4 You revealed that you'll begin work on the follow up to 'Taking Over' very soon, what can we expect?

Like I've said to everybody else, expect bigger, better, faster, and louder. We're buzzing to get this one released, when you listen to Taking Over, then listen to L.S, you'll just be like 'shit'. The difference is unreal really. The lyrics are more advanced and there's more going on as a whole, 2 guitars etc.

5 What's next for The Brookes?

Complete domination of the music industry.

Big thanks to Jamie for the interview. 

You can purchase tickets for The Brookes gigs in Nottingham, Sheffield and the date with The Swiines in Scunthorpe this November via contacting the band: 

Twitter : @TheBrookesUK / https://twitter.com/TheBrookesUK

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/TheBrookesUK

Email: [email protected]

Webpage: http://thebrookes.wix.com/thebrookesuk / http://thebrookesuk.tumblr.com/

And

Listen to The Brookes 'Taking Over' EP on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH09eVWKlZOZG13J0YdoveQ and Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thebrookesmusic

RIFFED x