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Supergrass on 'Diamond Hoo Ha'
With their new album 'Diamond Hoo Ha' out to buy this week, Mick Quinn and Gaz Coombes came in to see John Kennedy and talk about the record track by track. You can hear how it happened right here.
Supergrass seem to be all over Xfm at the moment Currently in charge of the Xfm Residency and with their latest singles, 'Diamond Hoo Ha Man,' and, 'Bad Blood,' blasting out on the airwaves, it seemed apt to get them into John Kennedy's studio to discuss the ideas behind the new album.
'Diamond Hoo Ha' is the band's sixth studio album and appearing nearly three years after the last record 'Road to Rouen,' and marks something of a return to form for the cheeky rockers from Oxford.
John started by asking Gaz and Mick when the band began thinking about writing 'Diamond Hoo Ha'... [listen]
'Diamond Hoo Ha Man'
"A Diamond Hoo Ha Man is just a crazy figment of our imagination...a crazy psycho killer with a suitcase..." [listen]
'Bad Blood'
"It's a dirtier and darker track...fear and excitement together..." [listen]
'Rebel In You'
"It's about a frustrating friend who almost drives you insane..." [listen]
'When I needed You'
"We got a lift with these Oxford lads in their Escort Mk 1, went down the hill really fast and switched the headlights off..." [listen]
'345'
"It's become a real live favourite, it's just got something about it..." [listen]
'The Return Of...(Inspiration)'
"We got Pete Wareham [Acoustic Ladyland] to play sax on it...they're mental..." [listen]
'Rough Knuckles'
"In a soundcheck in San Francisco, I remember we played it absolutely amazingly...wish we had had mics in front of us then..." [listen]
'Ghost Of A Friend'
"It started as two songs that came together...Mr Goffey [drums] himself sings the lead vocal..." [listen]
'Whisky and Green Tea'
"Whisky with hot green tea on top [in China]...I'd never been quite so not on the planet as after that..." [listen]
'Outside'
"There's subtle shades of Tears for Fears in there...It's a journey through space basically..." [listen]
'Butterfly'
"It's a powerful, dark little beast...little bugger..." [listen]
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