Interview: Noah & The Whale

This morning (Saturday)’s acoustic session saw you gain an eighth member in the form of a very confused security guard - what did you think of your new bandmate?
Charlie: That was a nice little cameo, and he milked it!
Urby: We’ve had quite a few gigs where security guards have walked in - it’s really weird.
Tom: It’s happened once before!
Urby: Yeah, but I wouldn’t have thought it would happen more than once to any band! It happens once and it’s a weird thing. I don’t know if it was thesame guy! Security guards have clearly got very little time - they don’twait for anything. He couldn’t wait until the end of the song, as he seemedto be under immense pressure to get back to guarding whatever they’resecuring!

How did Friday night’s set go?
All: Amazing.
Charlie: One of our best gigs ever. Everyone was just going mad, and werocked it pretty hard!
Urby: The sound was amazing, we had the horn section, and we were playing with Becca from Slow Club.
Charlie: I think the Freedm studio at the Roundhouse is probably myfavourite venue in London. It’s so good to play.
Urby: I thought they’d have the seats for our show, but they didn’t. Thewhole room was standing and the place went mental.

Do you have any favourite Camden memories?
Urby: The first time I came here and I came with a mate, who said it was areally cool place to go - we were 14. He got mugged in front of me.
Charlie: Well I came to Camden and had a lovely time! [laughs]

Have you managed to catch any other bands while you’ve been here?
Charlie: We saw Slow Club on Friday, who were incredible, as always.
Tom: I saw Post War Years, who rocked the place. My ears hurt a little bit afterwards!