Interview : Les Oeufs

Les Oeufs – would TLS be possibly talking about a worthy French band ? We’d love to - but we’re not. Les Oeufs are actually a British band, based in Brighton via Cambridge, Battle and Birmingham. So why such a weird name ? “When I was growing up, I was in a punk band and everything was slightly pretentious, cheesy or kinda laughable. Our drummer was called Eggy, so when we were laughing at pretentious bands, we thought that we would call ourselves the eggs, but in French, (Les Oeufs, then) as a kind of clash against pretentious names, because it sounds funny – we don’t even know how to pronounce it !” says frontman and guitarist Jonah Maddox, whose job in the band is to write all the lyrics. The music is built by all members – influenced by a wide range of music styles, from punk to reggae via The Beatles, they all learn from each other and complete each other. The result is a fresh indie-pop mixture dominated by Jonah’s rough voice – hard to believe him when he says he only discovered indie rock a little while ago ! It might be true though, as Les Oeufs don’t sound like any other modern band at the moment.

Formed during winter 2006, Les Oeufs have already experienced a lot : concerts all over the U.K.; recording, re-recording (“Only because the first version was made in a rubbish £25 an hour studio”) ; and even the loss of one of their member : Daudi left last January to focus on his education, leaving les Oeufs carrying on as a quartet. Will it affect the band and its creativity/productivity ? “Because Daudi left, we have had to evolve our sound and explore new avenue.”, Les Oeufs insist.

It will take more than that for Les Oeufs to slow down : they’re back in the studio in April, recording new material; Kerrang has awarded 4Ks to their previously released auto-produced EP; their own website, OeufDay, is in conception (“A plan so great that it will refuse to go unnoticed. We are however remaining tight lipped over the details !”) and they are booked for concerts all through spring and summer – good, that was just what their New Years Resolutions were about ! ... except, maybe, “Quit smoking … and ruling the world” !

CB.

Check out Les Oeufs' music at www.myspace.com/lesoeufsmusic and catch them on tour soon … Clarice’s tip : listen to "Ecoutez" !


	HOME INTERVIEWS GIG REVIEWS PICTURES 3 MINUTES WITH SNAPPY SNAPS NEW HEARTBEATS LINKS STALK US 2008 © The Little Stalkers		Interview : Les Oeufs Les Oeufs – would TLS be possibly talking about a worthy French band ? We’d love to - but we’re not. Les Oeufs are actually a British band, based in Brighton via Cambridge, Battle and Birmingham. So why such a weird name ? “When I was growing up, I was in a punk band and everything was slightly pretentious, cheesy or kinda laughable. Our drummer was called Eggy, so when we were laughing at pretentious bands, we thought that we would call ourselves the eggs, but in French, (Les Oeufs, then) as a kind of clash against pretentious names, because it sounds funny – we don’t even know how to pronounce it !” says frontman and guitarist Jonah Maddox, whose job in the band is to write all the lyrics. The music is built by all members – influenced by a wide range of music styles, from punk to reggae via The Beatles, they all learn from each other and complete each other. The result is a fresh indie-pop mixture dominated by Jonah’s rough voice – hard to believe him when he says he only discovered indie rock a little while ago ! It might be true though, as Les Oeufs don’t sound like any other modern band at the moment. Formed during winter 2006, Les Oeufs have already experienced a lot : concerts all over the U.K.; recording, re-recording (“Only because the first version was made in a rubbish £25 an hour studio”) ; and even the loss of one of their member : Daudi left last January to focus on his education, leaving les Oeufs carrying on as a quartet. Will it affect the band and its creativity/productivity ? “Because Daudi left, we have had to evolve our sound and explore new avenue.”, Les Oeufs insist. It will take more than that for Les Oeufs to slow down : they’re back in the studio in April, recording new material; Kerrang has awarded 4Ks to their previously released auto-produced EP; their own website, OeufDay, is in conception (“A plan so great that it will refuse to go unnoticed. We are however remaining tight lipped over the details !”) and they are booked for concerts all through spring and summer – good, that was just what their New Years Resolutions were about ! ... except, maybe, “Quit smoking … and ruling the world” ! CB. Check out Les Oeufs' music at www.myspace.com/lesoeufsmusic and catch them on tour soon … Clarice’s tip : listen to "Ecoutez" !