A Divorce song is like dressing up to the nines, feeling like a million dollars – and then rolling down a big grassy hill,” says Adam Peter-Smith, lead guitarist of the Nottingham alt-country band. He and co-vocalists Felix Mackenzie-Barrow and Tiger Cohen-Towell are gathered around a sticky table in north London. It’s an autumn afternoon and the last of the day’s light is spilling in through the windows of the old dark pub. The rest of the band seem chuffed with Smith’s simile for their sound. “That’s exactly it,” laughs Barrow. “There’s something very wonky about it”.
The four-piece (completed by Kasper Sandstrom on drums) are due to embark on their headline tour across the UK, followed by a support slot for The Vaccines in February. “We’re used to slogging and it’s quite nice that it’s actually doing something now,” says Towell. Their punchy new single “Scratch Your Metal” recently featured on the A-list on BBC 6 Music. “I really thought the band was from America,” admitted Ezra Furman when introducing the track on her show. Towell laughs, recalling the moment. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh God, are we cosplaying being American?’” Smith interrupts with a strong regional accent: “But we’re from the Midlands duck!”
