Cork band Emperor of Ice Cream have released their new single, Weather Vane. We asked them the BIG questions . . .
"It's a strange task, to make music with people you haven't been in the same room as for over two decades, but the challenge was a welcome one," says the band's Graham Finn.
"Assembling parts from home studios in Cork and Waterford, the final touches, edits and mixes were completed in NY. It's an unusual way of doing things, but with the year that world has experienced collectively, not an uncommon one these days, unfortunately."
Since re-emerging in May 2020, Emperor of Ice Cream have embarked on a new chapter with their debut record's first anniversary is being marked by a second pressing on vinyl and CD.
They also released a compilation album of their three early Sony-backed EPs (Overflow, William, and Know Me), having sold out in the pre-digital 90s.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
When my mother was pregnant with me, she once had lunch with Paul McCartney, and he rubbed her belly saying, "I hope this little guy turns out alright."
I slept in LL Cool J’s childhood bedroom for a week in 1999.
I have held and played Rick Nielsen’s five-necked Hamer guitar.
How would you describe your music?
Indie, guitar-based pop music.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, Robert Smith, Lou Reed.
What are you most looking forward to post-lockdown?
Dancing in dark sweaty rooms to great music with lots of strangers
What’s your favourite song right now?
John Francis Flynn - My Son Tim.
Favourite lyric of all time?
"Then Charlton Heston put his vest on" - Stump.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Bandcamp/Twitter/Facebook and by googling Emperor Of Ice Cream.
