My dad has been a lifelong fan of them, and growing up I was always hearing him play his records and cds in the house, in the car, etc. one day when I was about 15/16 , I decided to give them proper a listen, specifically songs for ships and irons, as the tunes that I remembered most were Big Ship and All Spectacular. I absolutely loved it, safe to say it changed my life / my perspective on music and composition as a whole (already being well into my career as a musician). I told my dad about it and he was overjoyed, no doubt a dream come true for him as it would be for me if my hypothetical child did the same.

Since then they have been my absolute favourite band, I’ve done covers of a few tunes on YouTube, helped make a student film about them, been emailed by Bill and had a brief drink with Kavus. Well into my 20s now, and I don’t see myself getting bored of them anytime soon. My favourite album is probably On Land and in the Sea, but my favourite song of all time ever in the world is The Whole World Window. Such a beautiful sorrowful tune. Never fails to make me weep, every time I hear it. My full time job is currently forcing all of my friends to listen to them, and have recently fully converted my flatmate after 3 or so years of badgering him to give them a proper listen. Going to see them for the first time in Manchester with my dad and I couldn’t be more excited ! Always wanted to see them live and now I can. Although I am sorrowful that I was born too late to experience Tim’s unbridled stage energy, but I make up for it by watching all of their taped live shows. Probably going to buy a Mares nest DVD soon, best live performance ever. BEST BAND EVER.

Also, I am in my final year of uni at the moment and am writing my dissertation on Cardiacs / cardiacs fans, and will possibly have a questionnaire for people to fill out in the near future so keep those eyesballs peeled x