Interview: Birdskulls

I spoke to Jack Pulman, the guitarists/singer from upcoming band Birdskulls.

Where are you from?
"Jack and Rory are originally from Exeter, Devon and Sam from East Grinstead but now we all live in Brighton."

How long have you known each other and how did you meet?
"We've all known each other for 3 years and met at parties in Brighton. Coincidentally Sam met Rory at a Greg Jackson and the Hot Flushes show in Bournemouth."

How would you describe your sound?
"Its everything that we like listening to, it changes a lot, but its based in punk rock and because we use fuzz pedals, people say it sounds like grunge! Which is fine because grunge is great, but we don't really think its grunge because it doesn't have influences from the metal side as much as the punk rock side!"

Do you have any advice for someone who's looking to start a band?
"Playing Rage against the machine covers is fun, Bombtrack is a great riff. Wear earplugs for safety, but don't if you don't want to. Do what you want!"

What's your favorite venue to perform at?
"The Cavern in Exeter, best venue in the world! The Green Door Store in Brighton is pretty cool too."

Bridskulls/Bloody Knees joint EP.

Do you have any favorite songs to perform live?
"We're playing songs from our debut album "Trickle" now, they're all pretty fun to play as they're all fresh off the press. Standout though for me (Jack) would probably be Poltergeist, we always play it first, its fast and it gets me psyched for the show."

Do you have any upcoming tour dates?
"Yes, we're playing a bank holiday weekender in Bristol and Brighton next week (august 29th and 30th) then we'll be playing everywhere when our album drops!"

What's next for the band?
"Write more songs. Play more shows. Go to Europe!"

You can pre-order the bands album here:
http://dogknightsproductions.limitedrun.com/products/556128-dk083-birdskulls-trickle-12-lp-ultra-clear-w-shards-150-blue-350