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ove ballsy, energetic rock ‘n’ roll? Then check out AT THE SUN, an impressive, London-based, heavy

Lrock band. They’ve just released their debut EP entitled ‘Breathe’ - and rather aptly, it will take
your breath away. We got in touch to quiz the band on all things relating to breathing and breath!

Black Velvet: You released the ‘Breathe’ EP being one with the audience and making that We look to play songs that we ourselves would
in June. How proud are you of it? How long moment be the only one that matters. Best way like to listen to, not mold them around what we
have you had the songs, how were they to to sum it up is in the chorus of our song ‘Devil In think we need to create, you know. I think the
write and how do you feel with the EP com- Your Eyes’ – “Leave your inhibitions at the door, best way to sum up our strength as a band and
pleted and now on sale? the real world doesn’t need you anymore”. our music is the opening line from a recent re-
Kieron Heavens: The instrumentals for these view of our EP which goes: “Sometimes, you
tracks had been around for a while. We spent a BV: You’ve talked about the energy and drive hear a band play and you just think to yourself
long time searching for the right singer for the that ‘Breathe’ has. Which of your own shows “Wow, that fucking rocks”. That’s what we offer.
band so we were blessed to have material al- has made you the most breathless?
ready there for Harry (Vox) to write over. We’re KH: Our EP launch show for sure. The venue BV: When you first picked up an instrument,
just so happy they are out in the world! We told was packed, we had worked hard on making the did you find it came as naturally to you as
ourselves that we wanted to produce something show our biggest yet in terms of staging - intro breathing?
that we were 100% happy with and we feel we videos, drum solos etc. - and it just went off. The KH: I think it was like that for all of us. I person-
have done that. We’re now working on how we crowd were with us, the energy was so high ally remember being at school and having to
can write an album of 10 or so tracks that have throughout the room. We give every gig our all; choose saxophone or guitar. I loved the sax but
a bigger and more developed sound – we listen if we aren’t covered in sweat by the end of the the guitar was way cooler! Hard to say about
to so much music, new and old, that we are al- show we haven’t done our job! We expect peo- playing music coming naturally, I think it’s a
ways finding new sides to what we create to- ple to bang their heads, stomp their feet and just combination of hard practice and a love for your
gether. get their bodies moving! It’s only fair we do the instrument that get you to that stage where it
same! seems as natural as breathing. Craig, Harry and
BV: Tell us about that moment where you Alex all come from musical families, so when
breathed the same air as each other! BV: Is there any one moment that has taken you’re brought up into music it seems to be the
KH: The band as it is now first breathed the your breath away so far being in the band? normal air that you breathe. To have that back-
same air together when Chet (lead guitar) came KH: The moment we listened back to the final ground is a real blessing and only right we try
down to rehearse with us and we immediately mixes of the EP. To break out of our super-cool, and do our predecessors justice, even if it blows
asked him to join. This band has formed through nothing can faze us musician personas for a their ears off!
evolution, it’s a long story of how it came to be. moment, we were just hit by what we had cre-
To keep it simple I hooked up with Alex (Bass) ated. To hear the tracks you have rehearsed and BV: If you were told to breathe in, breathe
through a mutual friend and we then went hunt- tweaked and sometimes played till you just don’t out and then make a wish, what would you
ing for musicians who shared our passion and want to hear them anymore, to then come out wish for? What dreams do you have for AT
musical love. It took us a good six months or so sounding so sweet, was a special moment for THE SUN?
to put the right pieces together – we had both all of us. We’re a humble bunch but we are also We’d wish for 3 more wishes! We know that any-
been in bands before and knew what we a proud lot and this EP filled us with pride. thing we are going to get in this music business
needed for this one. Chet was the final piece of is going to be through hard work, simple as. We
the puzzle! BV: Can AT THE SUN breathe new life into would wish for being able to do this for a very
the rock scene and music world? What are long time. We have a load of music in us and we
BV: Title track, ‘Breathe’, is about escape. Do your strong points and unique attributes? want to keep sharing that with people. With fans
you think it’s easy to find an escape? What KH: Our strength is in our songs. In our bio we coming to our shows, buying our music and
has helped you escape? say ‘no gimmicks’ and that’s how it is with us. showing us their love, we can hopefully do that!
KH: It may sound corny but we escape in our We focus on writing strong songs that hopefully Right now our goals are to write the best album
music, especially on stage. Any musician will tell stay with people. We love riffs, we love solos we can and hit as many festivals as possible
you that there is nothing quite like that moment and we love big melodies, so that’s what we do. next year. Then, who knows…
on stage when nothing else in the world but that This is early days for us so we will evolve over
moment matters. Whatever has been going on time but I think those fundamentals will always Visit www.atthesun.com for more info.
in our lives, when we hit the stage it’s about be there – everyone loves riffs and solos, right? Words By Shari Black Velvet

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