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<\/a><\/p>\nYou guys look incredible – tell us who or what has inspired the overall aesthetics of the band and they way you choose to represent yourselves, visually.<\/strong><\/p>\n Vincent: Well obviously there\u2019s that whole scene from the sixties with The Kinks, The Beatles and Stones and all that. We like all the flamboyant shirts and jackets of that era.\u00a0The whole Carnaby street thing, I mean we feel more like mods than hippies or anything like that. But also the blues guys like Muddy Waters or Bo Diddley, they were sharp as anything.\u201d How did you all meet and were there any previous projects before Hidden Charms?<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Oscar: It\u2019s an odd one. Me and Josh were in two separate projects playing with both Ranald and Vincent. They had obviously heard a lot about each other and there was a lot of healthy competition as we both moved in similar circles but they had never met. One night there was an acoustic blues jam at some bar and we were all there, Ranald just walked up onto stage, introduced himself to Vini and they sang a load of chuck berry numbers and that was that. We decided to merge the two bands into one.<\/p>\n Are there ever any in-house fights over creative differences? How do you deal with the compromise?<\/strong><\/p>\n Vincent: There are many, many fights over everything not just music but that\u2019s what being in a band is like or so I\u2019ve heard. At the time, it seems like the most important thing in the world but after all the kicking and screaming is over we\u2019re best buddies again. Life is all about compromise so being in a band is just good training I suppose.<\/p>\n Give us an isight as to who inspires you musically – your sound is pretty reminiscent of the organic rock\u2019n\u2019roll of yesteryear.<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Vincent: We like anything that\u2019s good, I don\u2019t like the idea of retro or whatever. We don\u2019t like music because its old it\u2019s just good stuff, the melodies the rhythms seem to be better from the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s to say now where all the tunes seem pretty bland. Our influences from the past are Howlin Wolf and all those guys but today the guys we like are Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Paolo Nutini and The Temples. They seem to really believe in what there doing you know.<\/p>\n How do you think London as a city has enriched you musically? How has it influenced the way you write, produce and execute yourselves?<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Vincent: It\u2019s hard to say really, it\u2019s a very interesting place to grow up. I\u2019m sure it probably influences everything you do like the way you walk, talk as well as the writing stuff.\u00a0 But when you\u2019re playing music inspired by black guys from the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s in America maybe London Town doesn\u2019t come across too much.<\/p>\n Tell us more about the debut track Sunnyside?<\/strong><\/p>\n Oscar: Sunny side came about while we were in the states ironically. We were working with an artist called Nick Waterhouse who is really, really good. He\u2019s the meaning of rhythm and blues, he took us and under his wing and showed us the ropes. He wears sunglasses at all times like Dylan in the 60\u2019s which is funny as the hook in the track is Been trying to hide from the sunny side.<\/p>\n
\nOscar: We\u2019ve recently struck up a partnership with \u2018Chenaski\u2019 Clothing who make some serious shirts and stuff.<\/p>\n