Iron
Lines are a band from South-East London made up Anthony and Gavin. Ahead of
their single ‘Voices’ being released we spoke to Anthony Goldsbrough from the
band who has evolved from writing, producing and collaborating with other
artists to working on his own material. We caught up with him fresh from the
studio polishing up some new tracks ready for some upcoming live shows, to ask
him about the single.
“We
started this [project] just under a year ago and it was one of the first tracks
we wrote, and it’s good that this track’s come to light as it means a lot to
us, from people we know who have gone through mental health issues, and it’s getting
lots of positive feedback!”
Confirming
that the subject matter of the lyrics are every bit as important as the music, Anthony
spoke about the meaning. “When people listen to it they can relate to it in the
way they want to. But it’s got to mean something to be truthful and honest,
going from us to the listeners.”
Previously
to Iron Lines both Anthony and Gavin have had experience in the music industry
but their partnership came about as a bit of a fluke. “We got introduced by a
friend of ours. Sometimes when you’re writing with other people it can go one
of two ways: it can either work, or not work. We realised the songs we wrote
had to be for us and nobody else so we thought let’s proceed in trying to make
this something original for us, and it’s coming to life.”
Speaking
of his previous work as a session musician, Anthony said such experiences were
amazing but that there was always more. “I’ve always been the joker of the pack
at family events and at school. It’s probably an arrogant thing to say but all
singers want to be the centre of attention all the same!
“Gavin’s
the total opposite. He’s quite happy sitting behind a keyboard and writing
music but I just can’t help myself!”
Iron
Lines are now working on an album, with the tracks going in front of listening
parties for feedback and advice. “It’s getting the vibes from fresh ears
because you can get so wrapped up in your own music sometimes you come back to
it and you [wonder] if it’s good and whether people will like it.
“We’re
taking it nice as slow, we’re enjoying the organic reach,” he told us when
asked about a potential release date. “It’s early days for us a band. Just
feeding it out there is what we want to do at the moment.”
Looking
ahead for a video, Anthony revealed that the video should be coming very soon,
as they prepare for the shoot. “We’ve just had our location confirmed which is
really cool. I can’t really say where it is as it’s a cool spot and it’s going
to be quite tricky to capture what the song is about in the video, but we’ve
got a great team on board.”
Iron
Lines have plans for new shows in early 2017 which are awaiting confirmation,
alongside some other dates around London such as in Cargo. “It’s really
exciting as the musicians involved [with the live dates] are incredible. Every
show is going to be a different session guy so it’s going to be quite
interesting,” he told us, revealing the live sound. “I personally feel the live
version of some songs are better than the recorded version. ‘Voices’ is pretty
much as you’ll hear on the record but the energy in it is really cool. I think
it’s important when we performing these tracks we deliver what we promise as
they’re quite deep songs and people can relate to them. I’m really excited!”
Looking
ahead to the future the main ambition of Iron Lines is to get the album
completed and perfected. “For next year it’s to be ready for festivals and a
tour, that would be a great goal!”
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