{"id":53614,"date":"2015-07-20T10:31:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T10:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=53614"},"modified":"2017-03-01T11:51:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T11:51:09","slug":"new-noise-coasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2015\/07\/20\/new-noise-coasts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Noise: Coasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

We throw an abundance of questions to five-piece, Coasts, to talk Festivals, Whitney duets and band bust-ups.<\/p>\n

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Coasts are proving to be a band who are relentlessly on the rise. The quintet, who formed whilst studying at university in Bristol are comprised of members\u00a0Chris Caines (Vocals), Liam Willford (Guitar), James Gamage (Bass), David Goulbourn (Keyboards) and Ben Street (Drums).<\/p>\n

The boys have spent the best part of 2015 touring the live circuit as well as wowing the crowds at festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella and Radio 1’s Big Weekend. We caught up with them ahead of their forthcoming US tour to find out what else is in-store for the remainder of this year.<\/p>\n

Give us an insight into your journey \u2013 where did it all begin with you guys?\u00a0You guys met at Uni right?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, we all met at university in Bath. A few of us were on the same course and ended up living together and rather than actually do work for our course we decided to start a band. We used to break in to the music rehearsal rooms at our university and use them, but we\u2019d get kicked out at least once a week.<\/p>\n

Were there any previous projects before Coasts formed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019d all been in different bands and different guises before we started Coasts. Liam and David were in a band together and James, Chris and Liam were in a separate band. Neither of them really worked out though, so we decided to get everyone together and form Coasts. We had a few drummers before we found Ben, but when he came on board it all just clicked.<\/p>\n

Are there ever any in-house bust-ups?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There used to be quite a lot when we all lived together. It was pretty tough the five of us living together and then we used to rehearse four days a week and be playing shows so we would be spending all our time together. I think it all got a bit much so we decided to move apart and it\u2019s been much easier since then. The only things we ever argue about are just petty things like whether we think a band are good or football.<\/p>\n

Is it ever a compromise to decide on what direction a specific track will go in? Do you ever have any creative differences?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, we do, I think everyone does. Music is so subjective that everyone is always going to have a different opinion. I think we\u2019ve all got a pretty solid vision of what we want the band to be and what direction we want to go in though, so people are willing to be adaptable if everyone else thinks it\u2019s for the greater good.<\/p>\n