Hard-Fi: “‘Stars of CCTV’ seems more relevant now than it did back in 2005”
nme.comHard-Fi’s Richard Archer has spoken to NME about the ‘00s rock band’s first tour in over a decade, new material in the works and getting kicked off David Walliams’ table at the Mercury Prize in 2005.The band, who reunited last year following a 10 year hiatus, have played sporadic shows including a sold-out gig at the Kentish Town Forum last October.
But their first full tour since 2012 kicks off tonight (October 5) at the Cambridge Junction, culminating at London’s Troxy on October 21.At their peak, the Staines indie rockers sold over a million copies of 2005 debut ‘Stars Of CCTV’ and were nominated for the Mercury Prize, reportedly missing out by just one panel vote to ANOHNI’s ‘I Am a Bird Now’.
They also equalled the record held by Bob Dylan, The Prodigy, The Clash and Massive Attack by playing five sold-out nights at Brixton Academy in 2006.Archer revealed that the band was exploring what Hard-Fi had to say in 2023 on their forthcoming new tracks, spoke about the band’s stratospheric rise and dissected the state of indie rock today.Archer: “It’ll be interesting when we finally get to go out and start playing some shows.
It seems like it’s been forever getting to this point and suddenly we’ve got no time. It’s been great to be in a room rehearsing together and generally we’re really excited.”“We’re working on new material and we’re going to do one or two new tunes in the set.
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