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Band of Skulls performing Cold Fame live at XOYO in London on 15 February 2012
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When Southampton's Band Of Skulls played a sold-out gig at London's Forum in October 2010, it was a performance befitting a band honed by two years of constant touring, their sun-kissed melodies sweeter than ever, their riffs heavier and dirtier.. "In our minds, our first album [2009's debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey] was quite an intimate little record," says singer/guitarist Russell Marsden from behind his trademark bug-eye shades, "But it turned into this huge rock thing in venues across the world."
The Forum gig marked the end of one chapter in this young band's life. Late in 2010, faced with the prospect of beginning work on their as-yet untitled second album, they stole away to a remote studio in rural Norfolk with nothing but each other, their instruments and some strong red wine for company. "It seemed like a good way of decompressing everything that had happened to us, all the adventures we'd had, but it was like a big, dramatic therapy session," says Marsden. "It was desolate, lonely and bitterly cold. We were on our own in a room playing the same four chords at each other." After weeks of isolation, heavy snow started falling. "We all had a massive panic attack about getting snowed in and so we bolted," says Marsden. "It was like a prison break."
January brought a new perspective and a new location -- the trio returned to the cradle of their first album, their home studio in Southampton. "It's a tiny little room, but there's something about it," says the drummer. "If you can make something sound good in there, it'll sound good anywhere."
The creative juices soon started flowing, and the three songwriters -- Marsden, Hayward and Richardson -- were collaborating more fully than ever before. Scraps of melodies, lyrics and riffs fell into place, and complete songs began to emerge: the slow-burning album opener Sweet Sour, rockers Lies and The Devil Takes Care Of His Own. The results were designed for bigger crowds. "We wanted to write material that's primed for where we'd got to," says Marsden. "Beefier songs for bigger stages."
Marsden and Hayward have been making music together since the latter was 12. "When me and Russ started playing together, dad wouldn't let us play a gig until we were good enough," says Hayward. "By the time of our debut gig we were the most over-rehearsed school band in England."
The band's fortunes changed when they launched their own monthly shindig -- Club Skull -- at Southampton's Talking Heads venue, where they hosted artists including Anna Calvi, Thomas Tantrum and Jim Jones Revue and saved the headline slot for themselves. "It ended up being the local hang for all the bands," remembers Marsden. "People would make up there, break up there... get pregnant!" It gave the trio a platform and a name: it's here that Band Of Skulls were born.
The feverish response to Band Of Skulls in America, Australia, across Europe and elsewhere has happened as a result of a few things. Getting a global iTunes Single Of The Week with I Know What I Am helped (and as a result, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey was rush-released to meet demand). Their appearance on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack in 2009 helped too, though the band claimed at the time to be oblivious to the phenomenon -- they'd missed the first film and they'd not read the books, but if it was good enough for the quality of band's included, it was good enough for them. The effect was short lived, they now say: "For a period of a couple of months we saw younger people turning up to shows in Edward Cullen T-shirts, but they sort of disappeared again," says Richardson. The Mustang ad which ran across prime time US TV had more effect and elevated Light of The Morning into a stand out live track recognized by all the crowd.
With the attention afforded to them from audiences in far away places, the UK eventually caught up too. "You can do something so close up to the eyeball of England that you can be overlooked at first," says Marsden. "It's only when you go away and do something of note elsewhere that you're given a hearing." And that's exactly what happened -- they're soon to headline Camden's Roundhouse, where they're set to unleash their fresh arsenal of songs. "That's how we see it," says Marsden. "Songs are your weapons. You might walk into somewhere and it's got a barbed wire-fronted stage, so you hit the crowd with your heavy rock stuff. Sometimes the vibe is quite delicate, so you play the quiet stuff. We can do both. We're the Swiss Army Knife of bands." - Hudba
Still a masterpiece in 2023
they aren't my favorite band, but GOD DAMN if this isn't a masterpiece. It's 2016 & i still jam to this album daily
My thoughts exactly. They do what they do very well. I think that's what I like about them. A nice addition to the "vault" for when you want to hear this style of music for sure!
They need more songs like this one.
You know they're good when the live performance is as good as the studio version.
Discover bands like this is what i live for
DAMN! nostalgia
This is my favorite depression mode song. Love the lyrics and guitar
love this band
they are becoming one of my favorite bands, and reaching that place is kind of hard, this guys are the future of rock
I love this band... i love this song... very important to me
Same to me
Goosebumps, wow
Amazing song Love the lyrics!! "I know my place but it don´t know me " I can understand that feeling
Ugh I would pay anything to go see them live been my favorite band for a while now they deserve so much more credit
Just discovered this great band, I am so going to see them when they'll come in my city!!!
I love how it builds then calms, builds then calms up until the end. Love this song and band.
this is my fav song of them, i saw them live last year and they didn't play this song, too bad :-( but still it was an awesome concert
Just Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I love this band.
Always come back to this one.
Who's listening in 2018, Jesus Christ, what a fucking album this is
Incredible talent .. Love these guys 👏🏼
Such talent. Bless.
still got it
1:09 id listen to them jam out like this for hours
Fantastic
Awesome song..
mesmerising
just... perfect
i love
you guys are amazing!
They were amazing in Brixton Academy and Alexander Palace!!!!
Live is the Bomb
2018 and still here
Hey, dani from the past, 2023 and still here
That's fucking huge
play your 45 records late at night... : ) How'd u find your place if never roamed? Love this song.
Come to Wroclaw, Poland.
Great band - just released the best rock album of the year so far (as of April 2014). Check out another great band (well their guitarist anyway)... Playing bass and tambourine with feet whilst playing guitar, singing!
cold fame in my brain
but it’s okay ‘cause i know it’s the best for me
Идеальная песня и по сей день
is this on standard tuning? damn so beautiful. :)
1 step down I guess...
What more can be said? Is that "rightly off-key, yes," Antione? I can dig it. "I live in yours"? Anyway, this is it. Great live band, look forward to seeing great things from them in time.
What guitar he's playing? - Awesome
Seems like a Gibson archtop of some kind, maybe 175, but he's using Gretsch these days
Gibson es 137
juste faux oui !
Long the distance movie
rare band that is better live
lyrics....
the English know a thing or two
it's buried within
most bands can only sound good in a studio.(top 100 radio shit)
"Cold fame is a brain" ... fail :P