Joint winners of this year's Glastonbury New Talent competition, The Golden Silvers released their debut single 'Arrows Of Eros' earlier this month via Young And Lost Club. With them currently being courted by a number of larger labels, who want a piece of the band's summery indie pop, frontman Gwilym Gold answered our same six questions...
Q1 How did you start out making music?
I've been playing since I was pretty little. My uncle taught me the basics of rock n roll/boogie piano and I learnt loads of songs from an old Jerry Lee Lewis record I had. The rest is the future...
Q2 What inspired your latest single?
Polka dots and moonbeams, Cinderella, cigarettes, outlaws, the rebirth of the DX7, head.
Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
I always start with the song just played on the Rhodes or guitar then everything comes around it. Different songs, things come in different orders. When we record we try and put down most of the rhythm track live and then put the vocals on top. I quite like the idea of coming in and just recording the song in one go
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
Loads really. Songwriting-wise, Bob Dylan's been a big influence and old folk and blues songs among many other things. My sound on the Fender Rhodes was influenced a lot by Jimi Hendrix. I also learnt loads of Brian Wilson harmony arrangements so that's been a big influence on the harmonies we do. I think modern influences come from going out to clubs a lot...
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
I don't know.
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest single, and for the future?
For it to storm the charts and stay at the number one slot until the end of the year, stealing the Christmas number one slot from the X Factor and giving it back to the people. We'll be touring through September and most of October and probably putting our second single out around that time.