{"id":29139,"date":"2014-04-14T11:05:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T11:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=29139"},"modified":"2014-04-14T14:47:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T14:47:58","slug":"in-conversation-m-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2014\/04\/14\/in-conversation-m-o\/","title":{"rendered":"IN CONVERSATION: M.O"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britain\u2019s answer to T.L.C talk songwriting, \u201890s nostalgia and Wireless Festival exclusively with Wonderland.<\/p>\n

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Despite it being the end of a very long and tiresome day, Frankee, Annie and Nadine bounce into the room with unquantifiable energy. Decked out in CAT boots, low slung jeans and lashings of gold jewellery, it\u2019s clear from the offset that the M.O girls look the part both on and off-stage. \u201cDo you know what this means<\/em>,\u201d says Annie. \u201cAfter this we get to go to Nandos\u201d<\/em>. With this, all three of the girls start rolling their shoulders and bopping their heads in some sort of celebratory ritual. So, for a start we\u2019ve established that the girls like chicken, but there\u2019s a lot more to know about M.O than that.<\/p>\n

In the height of \u201890s regalia the Drake-song named trio are sparking a revival of urban pop and R&B and having already supported Disclosure, Rudimental, Ciara, Wretch 32 and DJ Fresh \u2013 the girls are really making a name for themselves. Looking back on their childhoods, whilst Annie was listening to Lauryn Hill and Nadine to J.Lo, Frankee was listening to everything. \u201cAaliyah, Whitney, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Diana Ross and The Supremes,<\/em>\u201d says Frankie. \u201cI love a bit of Motown\u201d<\/em>. But when it comes to their sounds, others are only cited as inspiration and they value writing their own material as much as performing. \u201cWe like to write songs with messages you know, every song we\u2019ve done has had a message which relates to us,<\/em>\u201d says Nadine.<\/p>\n

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When asked which \u201890s girl band they see themselves most like, the decision is unanimous \u2013 TLC. \u201cWe\u2019re obsessed with TLC<\/em>,\u201d says Annie. \u201cHave you seen the movie?<\/em>\u201d says Frankee. \u201cOh my god, it\u2019s sick, I need to watch that again<\/em>.\u201d Yet despite strong \u201890s influences set to send any girl band fanatic into a frenzy, there is no chance of M.O getting trapped in a time warp. \u201cWe\u2019ve also been working with producers like Gorgon City<\/em>,\u201d explains Nadine. \u201cThey’re\u00a0someone who people wouldn\u2019t think we would personally work with, so that\u2019s a new angle we\u2019re taking.\u201d<\/em> Having also co-written their latest single \u201cFor a Minute\u201d with rising singer Jess Glynne, M.O are perched on the pinnacle of all things hip and happening right now. That\u2019s exactly why they have been invited to perform at Wireless Festival this summer. \u201cWe\u2019ve got something amazing coming up next month that we\u2019re not allowed to talk about,\u201d<\/em> says Annie. \u201cBut we can tell you exclusively that we\u2019ve just confirmed Wireless.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from their exciting summer, the girls are almost ready to launch their debut album. \u201cWe\u2019ve been working on it for the last year, so we feel ready now<\/em>,\u201d says Annie. \u201cWe are making the music that we\u2019ve wanted to hear for so long, it\u2019s what we grew up on so it feels amazing to be doing what we really love<\/em>.\u201d When asked what we can expect from the album, the answer is exactly what we wanted to hear. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be very R&B, \u201890s and there will be some ballads on there too<\/em>,\u201d says Frankee. \u201cIt really relates to us, so hopefully people will get a feel of what we are about. It\u2019s going to be amazing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just through their music that the girls are fronting serious \u201890s vibes. Taking notes from T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli, the girls know that co-ordination is key and they abide by two style commandments \u2013 cropped and oversized. So with their exposed jock bands, crop tops and branded sportswear, they tick each of the all-important boxes. \u201cWhen it comes to fashion we do the early noughties thing again. Aaliyah with the boxers and all her baggy stuff,<\/em>\u201d says Frankee. \u201cWe love that and we love boys clothes too<\/em>.\u201d But with regards to designers, KTZ have already styled them and they love Nasir Mazhar. \u201cNasir, he\u2019s amazing. It\u2019s like old boxing stuff, I told you about it the other day<\/em>,\u201d Frankie says to Annie and Nadine. \u201cWe love people like him, that\u2019s our kind of vibe,\u201d<\/em> she adds.<\/p>\n