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Published: 14 February 2008

Gallows are set to release their album, Live at the 100 Club, to coincide with their gig there next month

Hangin out with the Gallows

INTERVIEW
GALLOWS

BAND of the Year according to Kerrang, fronted by the Coolest Person in Rock (Frank Carter) according to the NME, Gallows release their album Live At The 100 Club on the same date they return to perform at that venue, March 3.
Andy Dangerfield caught up with their bassist Stuart Gili-Ross as they toured America.

Andy: Why the gruesome name?
Stu: It refers to a gallows sense of humour. I recently read an interview with the illustrator Quentin Blake, who said he and Roald Dahl worked well together because they shared a gallows humour.

AD: You’re rumoured to be big Phil Collins fans. Is this true?
S: He wrote some cool tunes. In fact, our drummer bought his greatest hits CD in Montreal yesterday. We were going to cover In The Air Tonight at one point.

AD: Your sound is quite heavy and punky. Are you fed up with all the cloned chirpy indie bands on the circuit?
S: They’re doing us a favour by sounding as lame and bland as each other. It helps us stand out more.

AD: Tell me your thoughts on each of the following artists in a word: Scouting for Girls?
S: Never heard of them. (Wombats?) No. (Britney?) She’s all right actually.

AD: Who would you like to work with?
S: Kate Nash. Phil Collins would be cool. I’d personally like to do something with DJ Shadow.

AD: Your songs confront social issues like date rape. Do you think music is a good way to tackle such issues?
S: Music is a vehicle but it’s not the most direct form of communication as it’s open to so much interpretation. People don’t always listen to what you’re saying. They just want to bang their heads.

AD: Why did Frank leave the band four times before you were signed?
S: He couldn’t see it going anywhere and wanted to concentrate on being a tattooist.

AD: How did it feel to get the Kerrang Best British Newcomer award?
S: We kind of expected it. Not in an arrogant way but there wasn’t another new British band around who had achieved quite as much as us so we knew it was coming. There was no way we weren’t going to win.

AD: Do you like being in the US?
S: Yeah, when the band’s done I’ll probably move out here. I like the exchange rate. I like how everything is 24 hours and there’s more choice of food. Plus my fiancé is American.

AD: How do your US and UK fans differ?
S: They’re quite similar. Before we came to the States we heard they were more subdued but that certainly isn’t the case, luckily
for us.

AD: Frank’s previously said the band won’t last past 2009. Do you agree?
S: That was taken a bit too literally. We’re just concentrating on getting the next record done and we’re all on board for that, so we’ll see.

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