 03/04/2008 Nuts and Bolts: Tilt City Ghosts - Nick Bovaird (vocals), Matt Povey (bass), Anthony Hull (guitar),
Jon Lamont (drums)
Stomping Ground: Anywhere in London…
Set to Soundtrack: Aimlessly wandering at three in the morning; silently weeping and chugging a bottle of Castillo de Diablo after failing to pull in that grotty pub.
Destined to Upset: Well, they say they’re ROCK, but…
You’re in business if you like: Emotional lyrics minus the emo squeal, drum intros, and the occasional gritty guitar lick thrown in for good measure!
Bit of a funny one this. Don’t really know an awful lot about them, which is probably why they’ve ended up on ‘Who the Fuck?’ Any-hoo, let’s start with the basics. Tilt City Ghosts are four lads from London. They say they’re not “clowns” for our “amusement”, which means they’re a band with high expectations and want to be taken seriously. They also claim to have “hundreds of songs smeared across different styles and speeds” which means they’re a pretty eclectic bunch. We’re told they have a ballad in stark contrast to their manly lyrics (drinking and the like) which means they have mass appeal to all creeds and genders. They’re also “vibrant, changing and worthy of your belief” (their words not ours) which could be taken in one of two ways: Either they’re a bunch of egocentric wankers or they have an aching desire to be loved. We don’t think Tilt City Ghosts are wankers because they like things like fine art and old vinyl and batman and green tea; whereas people who drink 'Frosty Jack' on park benches and throw stones at the Old Peoples Home have never heard of green tea and use “batman” as a homophobic insult… Anyway, the bands music ranges from “drinking red wine in an empty room and reminiscing about a former love” type stuff to post-punk fuelled Indie anthems. If the combined forces of drink and music seem appealing, whether on your own or in a room full of people, then you’ll probably like the music of Tilt City Ghosts and their surprisingly deep lyrics. Check out their MySpace! |
