Now that you have recovered from the incredibly witty title that I have conjured for the benefit of your eyes you can turn your attention to the post below.

So I went over to meet Alabama 3 on Thursday, Brixton’s ageing hipsters who have been going since 1997 [crikey, does that make them aging? I’m well past it then!- ed]. You might first have heard them when one of their tunes was used as The Soparnos theme. You can play the interview at the bottom of this blog. I was not quite sure who I was going to be given to talk to, and it turned out to be keyboardist Orlando Harrison (Larry Love was eating his dinner). He chatted about the new album and the rest of the band. Apparently they are not allowed in the same room for interviews; I guess that’s what happens when you have been on tour for a million years. He was a lovely gent and spoke with pride about his work. Katie also came along and asked him the world’s most difficult question. I edited out the 20 minute pause when she asks it.

We stayed for the gig, but unfortunately it was a slightly disappointing affair, possibly because it was the end of the tour, the sound was not quite right and they’re touring an album that does not exist. I would heartily recommend you catch up with all their albums if you have not done so on Spotify already. Click here for Hit and Exit Wounds from a few years back for a good introduction and Exile on Coldharbour Lane is simply an incredible album.

However, on the night I found myself thinking it might have been better, after the interesting chat with Orlando, to go and see Charlotte Hatherley who was playing in Leeds the same night, would have been a rather nice contrast and her recent work is rather intresting.

Also I could not help thinking Orlando looked a little bit like the hitcher from The Mighty Boosh. However, Orlando was rocking the look long before the hitcher existed.