1. The First Record I Bought:
As a four year old, I decided to spend my pocket money on two singles. One was La Bamba by Los Lobos and the other was Livin’ Doll by Cliff Richard. I liked to boogie and had an early inkling for slow blues. Not much has changed really.
2. The Last Record I Bought:
I just turned 32 and was very kindly gifted two vinyl records: Courtney Barnett’s Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes IJustSitand Lana Del Ray’s Ultraviolence. I love them both. Ultraviolence was one of my favorite albums from last year. She divides people but I love her husky voice.
3. The First Thing I Recorded:
I sang in a ‘rock’ band as a 16 year old. Massive cringe. We recorded some terrible lush rock ballads written by the band’s Aerosmith diehards and played one gig on a little uninhabited island in Scotland. Next, I recorded some naughty guitar licks as an 18 year old when going through my funk phase. Oh dear.
4. The Last Thing I Recorded:
Patches beautiful debut EP Sour Fruit, which is available now at our Bandcamp page. We recorded it with Damien Sutton from the Bon Scotts in his home studio. Everyone who has listened to it seems to like it, which is nice. Some people have commented that it reminds them of Jose Gonzalez, Iron and Wine or Sufjan Stevens. We are really proud of it. I sing, play guitar, piano and xylophone, Nick Pensa plays bass guitar, Ben Fulcher plays cello and our old percussionist Clare Hopper plays drums. We have a new drummer, Nathan Power. The EP sounds pretty much exactly how we sound live.
5. The Record That Changed My Life:
I think the first record that truly blew my mind was The Doors by The Doors. A friend let me listen to his cassette player on a bus trip. I had never heard anything like it. Dark, intense, cerebral. Quite a step up from Right Said Fred.
PATCHES launch their new EP Sour Fruit on Saturday May 16 at the Wesley Anne, Northcote.Support comes from Kilby and Scrub Wrens.
