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Posted May. 21, 2007,
iLiKETRAiNS Interview
By Shanon Kelley
I wrote about iLiKETRAiNS, the quintet from Leeds with a flair for the dramatic, a while ago. Since then my love for them has grown and grown. Their romantic, history-themed ballads sound like a cross between Explosions in the Sky and Interpol. But that's really just a simplified way of describing a sound that is actually quite unique and luminescent. Plus, they all dress in matching British rail uniforms and sing about dead people (for more information, please check out the obituaries page on their website). In other words, iLiKETRAiNS aren't your ordinary indie rock group, yet they've got quite a following and are mere moments away from breaking out on our side of the Atlantic. So naturally, I had some questions which bassist Alistair Bowls (the one being pointed to by the yellow arrow in the photo at right) was kind enough to answer.
NY Doll: I'm sure you guys get this all the time, but why the strange capitalization in the band name?
Alistair Bowls: To be honest, there's not really much of a story there. It just looks better written that way. And it makes the name stand out.
NYD: Do you consider yourselves part of a musical movement?
AB: "Musical movements" seem to be things that other people group you into. We are not really interested in following the "scene," which is why we try to do something a bit different, but we don't really think of ourselves as being a part of a particular group of bands, although we have had comparisons to bands like British Sea Power and the Decemberists.