{"id":10327,"date":"2012-08-01T10:08:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T10:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=10327"},"modified":"2013-03-03T20:23:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T20:23:11","slug":"exclusive-swiss-lips-cruel-summer-mixtape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2012\/08\/01\/exclusive-swiss-lips-cruel-summer-mixtape\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Swiss Lips 'Cruel Summer' mixtape"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swiss Lips are the quintet that are quickly becoming Manchester’s most exciting export since Hurts. Apart from a name that sounds like a euphemism for the female anatomy, Swiss Lips have an abundance of punchy crossover pop, indie and electro songs and nothing to prove. Wonderland<\/em> managed to squeeze an exclusive summer mixtape out of them.<\/p>\n

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Firstly, the band name? Whose idea was it and are we right in assuming the innuendoes<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It just rolled off the tongue, popped into my mind and it felt right. The innuendo thing is a coincidence, if you look on Urban Dictionary for more than a minute you realise that every word or phrase has some filth connection. <\/p>\n

How did the band come together? <\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re all from Manchester and Manchester isn’t very big. We’ve all known each other for years, playing in different bands and hanging out.<\/p>\n

What will set you apart from the hoard of other Mancunian bands that have descended from the north? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t think that we sound typically Mancunian so it’s hard to say. Hopefully our songwriting will set us apart from some bands, and our lack of northern grit.<\/p>\n

Who have been your main influences and inspiration when writing your record?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probably each other and our friends and family. The theme of the album seems to be acknowledging mortality and embracing the short time we have.<\/p>\n