CubaCuba are an indie-pop/electronica band based in South Wales. Hottly tipped for success. I have been given an exclusive interview with the singer Morgan:
What sets CubaCuba apart from other bands?
We dont try terribly hard to set ourselves apart from everyone else. Having said that, we do want our music to be appreciated for the right reasons. We just write what sounds good to us and we like to come up with some fun ideas to go along with our music. Our debut album which we've just recorded, sets us apart more than ever before.
What is the song you look forward to performing the most?
From our new set, I guess we all enjoy performing 'We Rode' because it's new and were excited to hear what people have to say about it.
What's the best gig you've ever played?
The best gig we've played is always a hard one. We've played some massive shows and some tiny shows but we always agree that Swansea Student Union last year was really fun. The crowd were drunk and dancing.
Who do you site as your biggest influence?
If you ask Mike he'd say Dream Theatre because he's a metal head turned soft. The rest of us have all kinds of influences, maybe Bloc Party or Coldplay being 2 strongs amongst us.
Cuba Cuba are from Wales, where did the name come from? Has the USA got an embargo against you?
Haha, awesome question. The answer is probaby yes, the U.S do have an embargo on us. The name though, came from a period where we were brainstorming and I was studying Cuba at the time so we decided to put 2 Cuba's because repetition is good...
Who do you expect to make it big in the next few years, except for yourselves of course?
We have some very good friends that make amazing music in South Wales right now. Our buddies Tiger Please are set for very big things. Mark my word. Other friends of ours Straight Lines are definetly going to make a mark on music and outside of Wales, Tubelord will hopefully reach great heights. All awesome bands.
Do you think South Wales as a place of natural beauty or as a run down, depressed area that you can't wait to move from?
We love South Wales. Theres definetly some natural beauty. It's to easy to talk about how crap your town is etc which is why we've never done it. The basic theme of our debut album is wanting to experience adventure and to travel the world but you'll never catch us slating our hometowns. We're very gratefull.
It seems you have another album coming out, can you tell us how it will be different from "Tales From The Cabin"?
'Tales From The Cabin' was a collection of our best songs to the point where we recorded it. Some songs were written so long ago. It lacked structure and story whereas our debut album has a real running theme that people can relate to. We're very proud of our first E.P but this album is a massive step up for us. It's everything that we hoped it was going to be. We honestly cant wait to show everyone.
Who is the Vainest member of the band?
This one is between Sion and Mike. Tales have been told of Sion taking up to 3 hours doing his hair in the mirror. He also likes to hit the fake tan for the summer. Mike on the other hand, is also partial to a bit of fake tan to compliment his highly defined muscles. He also uses Veet to rid of any body hair. The worrying thing is, they both live together in a house...
What are your plans/goals for CubaCuba?
We tour this month then we're heading to London to polish off our album at the beggining of August and then you can expect to hear news on it shortly after. We always said we'd love to release an album and were doing that now. Its awesome. Were very confident in the album to. We plan to tour a lot in the coming years. We hope it will take us to Europe and beyond. As long as were still having fun, Cuba Cuba will still be around in 20 years time.
Check out our upcoming shows and latest news on :
www.myspace.com/cubacubamusic
Cheers mate, fun interview
