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We recently chatted with hi-fi indie rock band, Fragile Creatures. The quartet released their debut self titled EP on the 31st August and were up for a short chat about it as well as a little on themselves. 

1. Who are Fragile Creatures?

Fragile Creatures are Adam Kidd (vocals, guitar), Aaron Neville (keys, vocals), Tom Alty (guitar, vocals), James Crump (drums) and Adam Whittles (bass).

2. You've just released your self titled debut EP, tell us a little about this?

We recorded this EP in parts of 2012 and 2013 - the release has been delayed by a year, due to unfortunate circumstances so we're really glad to have it out. It collects together tracks we recorded while the band was being formed so it's a lovely document of that time. We've had a great response already and we're hoping now that we're finally able to share it with the world it well help to put us on the map.

3. What has been the highlight of you career so far?

We've just spent two weeks in Bath recording a début album. I'd have to say that has been the highlight as I'm really proud of the results already and it's not even mixed yet. We recorded the band playing live together for the majority of it and kept the over dubs to a minimum. It's great that the band has come so far we're able to focus in the studio and capture the elusive beast that songs can become - when you're under pressure to get things right it can be hard to find the right feel. This time I think we really nailed it. We had a great time doing it too - we have a lot of fun together!

4. Who would you associate your sound with?

I'm probably not best qualified to say - we sound like a lot of different bands depending on who is listening! I'd love to be associated with groups like Grizzly Bear or Vampire Weekend who've been really into lately, but I suspect we're quite a different beast, in our way. If I were to deconstruct our song Fragile Creatures I could say it combines ideas from The Smiths and Radiohead; similarly Sunshine takes inspiration from The Clash and Stevie Wonder - but the end result is quite different and you wouldn't necessarily associate our music with those artists if you listened to it. We've been compared to bands we've never really listened to that much - people like Squeeze or 10CC. We seem to have a bit of a musical melting pot going on, but not deliberately so, we just play what we feel like playing and hope for the best.

5. Where do you see yourselves in 5 years time? And, what's next for F‎ragile Creatures?

In 5 years time I'd love to be sitting on a beach somewhere, sipping cocktails, wealthy beyond my wildest dreams! Seriously though I would love to still be making music with these guys and to be making a decent living out of it. Right now we're in EP mode and doing whatever we can to get that out there - to let people know who we are! We're also going to put the finishing touches to the album we've recorded and then hopefully find a decent platform to release that from. It's all go, go, go at the moment and I feel pretty excited about it all. The future's looking good.

Big thanks to Fragile Creatures for the interview. 

Listen to Fragile Creatures self titled debut EP via Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/fragilecreatures

And purchase the EP via their Bandcamp: http://fragilecreatures.bandcamp.com/

Subscribe to Fragile Creatures Youtube channel: http://youtube.com/fragilecreatures

Follow Fragile Creatures on Twitter: @fragilecreature / http://www.twitter.com/fragilecreature/ ;

And Like them on Facebook: http://facebook.com/fragilecreatures

Also, visit Fragile Creatures official webpage: http://fragilecreatures.co.uk/

Written by Charlie Ireland.

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