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Hello readers!

This month has been Indievisual’s big-

gest yet. We interviewed newcomer

‘Bohe’ about her debut album, were

given insight into Nick DeCruz’s life on

the road and if that wasn’t enough we

interviewed the hottest, coolest band

on the scene Tigerilla. In the ofice, the

crew chucked a beanie around for inspi-

ration, stuck on their Spotify playlists

and got writing!

I hope you enjoy this issue as much as I

did.

Thanks guys!

Natalie Rogers - Editor-in-Chief

Tigerilla - Get to know the coolestband around and what inspired their

music.

Bohe - This girl got attitude. She’s not alittle girl anymore. Hear about her debut

album, and why she’s cooler than Birdy.

Nick Decruz - How hard is life on theroad? Find out straight from the guy

who’s thrown himself into tour life since

he was 17.

James Rice - This guy may be knownfor his... err.. unique... hair, but we think

you need to get to know his music a little

better.

Listen to what we’re lisitening

to by following us on Spotify

The Fray - With their fourth studio al-bum ‘Helios’ set to be released 25 Febru-

ary 2014, we tell you whether it’s worth

listening to or not.

Placebo - Their latest album is LoudLike Love... Quite literally.

Hurts - Will their latest album sendthem into Exile?

Patterns - Is their distinct sound goodenough to bring us yet another success-

ful album? We tell you what we think of

‘Walking Lines’.

Street Style - We roamed the streetsof London to ind you the people with

the coolest style around.

Go To Gigs - We tell you what gigs youabsolutely must go to (and what ones

you shouldn’t have missed)!

Gig Stories - You the readers, shareyour gig stories with the rest of us.

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Ed Sheeran - He tells us why he wrotea song for The Hobbit: Desolation of

Smaug, and explains how it all went

down.

5 Festival Moments - Those iconicmoments we’ll never forget... The good,

the bad... and even the ugly.

Onerepublic - Go behind their latestalbum Native and the preparation for

their upcoming tour.

True Envy - The band who weren’t al-lowed to release their latest song tell us

why.

DId I Hear THat Somewhere? -Those unbelieveably awesome songs you

heard on TV this week.

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I couldn’t believe there were no other audi-

ence members to witness them. It was only asound check, but Camden Roundhouse was

alive. Forget feeding the ire, these guys feed

off of the ire. At the back of the stage, com -

pletely in the zone, I don’t think their drum-

mer even noticed my entrance. Their guitarist

keeps his cool, despite the guitar riffs he plays

that I can’t describe in any other way than

ridiculously awesome. Their token girl holds

her own completely up against the three guys,

bringing this bohemian, hippie vibe to the

whole scene. Then there’s their lead singer. He

exudes conidence, individuality and cool. This

is Tigerilla, and I guarantee you they will be

the next big thing.

So, what has the response to your single been

like?

Damon: Unbelievable! We never expected this

kind of response.

Caleb: Yeah, we’ve all said, as long as we’re

making music, we’ll be happy.

Max: That’s when I was working two jobs to

pay for studio time to record a demo track.

Damon: Here we go again…

Things haven’t been easy then?

Max: No. But I guess it was worth it. (Smiles)Dawn: It would have been worth it either way.

I guess it just means we get a bit more free-

dom with our music now.

Damon: We do what we like, because we’re

Tigerilla.

(The other three roll their eyes)

How did Tigerilla begin?

Max: That would be my doing, thank you very

much. (He grins, boastfully)

Dawn: We were all performing at, like, an open

mic session in Soho and afterwards Max asked

each of us if we wanted to join a band.

Damon: I think all of us were drifting a bit inlife before we found Tigerilla. It gave us a driv-

ing force, a purpose, whatever you wanna call

it.

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Damon, what was your input into the album?

I’m not going to pretend it’s my talent that

produced such great music. Really, I show up,

sing and just do my thing. If they tell me it’s

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good, I keep doing it. If it doesn’t

work, I don’t.

What’s been your favourite part of

the process?

If I’m honest, we haven’t got to

that part yet. I’m dying to perform

our material! I love performing. I

most certainly love an audience.

I do what I do best when I have a

crowd.

What’s your favourite song on the

album? It depends. “Animals with Drums”

is the one I can’t wait to perform.

However, Dawn’s acoustic track

“Across the Shore” blows me away.

What’s it like to be part of Tigerilla?

We’re all so different – you

wouldn’t put us all in the same

band. But I think that’s why we

work. We’ve all got our own inlu-

ences and we’re all open to new

ideas.

“That dude is ab-

solutely crazy” Dawn on Damon

He’s a bit of a loose cannon. I don’t

think any of us would be able to

tame him. But I guess that’s what

makes him who he is. Yeah, he

sometimes rolls into rehearsals an

hour late with a banging headache

from last night, but he loves per-

forming, and he’ll put in 100%, no

matter what.

Caleb on Damon

That dude is absolutely crazy. He’s

always singing, if he’s not talking.

He’s unbelievably optimistic too. I

guess it makes him a good laugh.

Max on Damon

As much as he sometimes drives

me completely mad, I know that I

made the best decision ever when

I approached him to join the band.

He’s so passionate, so sure we can

do it, that he makes everyone else

believe we can too. People have alot of faith in us now. It’s all down

to him.

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Dawn, how does it feel to be the only

girl in the band?

Usually it’s not a problem. I guess I

do miss some female company, but the guys are

great. They’re like my brothers now. I think

they need a girls inluence, I’ve got to keep

them all in line sometimes.

What would you say your role in the

band is?

I guess I generally make sure all of the

others are getting on. We’re all very pas-

sionate about what we do, so sometimes

when we don’t agree things can get a

bit heated.

“She’s the one

who keeps us all

in line” How much input did you have into The

Jungle?

There’s an acoustic track on there. It’s me

on vocals with Caleb on guitar. It’s really

stripped back. Other than that, I share

the vocals mostly with Damon and, on a

couple of tracks, I get out my guitar.

Damon on Dawn

It’s nice to have some female energy while

we’re on tour. She may seem like the sweet-

est girl in the world, but really she’s the one

who keeps us all in line.

Caleb on Dawn

Dawn is awesome. She just has such a great

vibe. She’s got a fantastic voice too. She’s so

talented. Her guitar skills are awesome. I

jam with her all time on tour. Great way to

kill time.

Max on Dawn

We are genuinely so lucky to have her in the

band. I mean, she should be a solo artist.

She should be a solo artist. Where Damon

was made for a band – he feeds off a band

– Dawn has a presence and a coolness that

would work for her to go solo. She’s multi-

talented too. She’s a real great girl.

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Who came up with the band name ‘Tigerilla’?

That was Damon. He’s the ideas guy. He’ll

have a thousand ideas! Most of them will be

complete rubbish, but there will be that oneidea that is gold.

“Our sound is pretty

unique” What inspired you to start drumming?

When I was a kid I loved music. I was one

of those kids with loads of energy too! A

guitar, a piano or something like that would

never have worked for me. I could drum

for hours and just expel all of that excessenergy. I think that’s why I stuck with it. I

never really stuck with anything else.

Would you say the band has any inluences?

Each one of us has our own inluences. So

I guess our sound is pretty unique. What I

like about us is that none of us are trying

to copy anyone else. A lot of our inluences

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What’s your favourite song on the album?

I have to say my favourite is probably “Feed-

ing The Fire”. I know it’s cliché but, trust me,

I’m not just trying to promote the single. I

think the song represents who we all are.

Who Tigerilla is. The fact it’s been such a suc-

cess just adds to how proud I am of it. I think

our challenge now will be to beat it.

Damon on Max

He’s a little awkward, but the nicest guy

you’ll ever meet. He obviously has a great ear

for talent too because… well… he found me.

Dawn on Max

He’s the sweetest guy I’ve ever met. I get on

really well with Max. I think it’s great that he

really gets who each and every one of us is.

Doubtless to say he looks after the other three

of us. He managed us up until the point we got

signed.

Caleb on Max

I tell you what, I never would have expected

a guy like Max to be in a band, let alone be

the drummer… and to top it all off he has suchskills when he freestyles!

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From the others, it sounds like you have a lot of

input into the band’s sound.

Yeah, I guess. I mean at the end of the day we’re

a band, so we all have some input in some-

where. The band is what it is because of all four

of us. I suppose I have a lot of input into the

original idea, then when the others get hold of it

they add so much into the mix.

What was life like before Tigerilla?

It was a bit boring really. I dida job I really hated. At night

I’d ind pubs and bars where I could play. Open

mic nights, that sort of thing. I’ve never wanted

to sing really, I just wanted somewhere to play.

That’s why this works for me. I get to make the

music, while Damon and Dawn sing the songs I

write.

“I thought he didn’t

like me at first” What’s your favourite song on the album?

My favourite song is one called “Until Tomor-

row”. It’s one of the ones I wrote. It has a lot of

personal value for me. If people like it, it will

mean a lot.

What have you got in store for us on your tour?

(Laughs) God knows what Damon’s got in store!

He’s insane that guy. Really, he is. We all love

our music and we’re all dying to play our stuff.

We’ll put everything we have into it. I guess we

have to hope people like it.

Damon on Caleb

He’s a really quiet guy. I thought he didn’t like

me at irst. (Laughs) Then I realised it’s just the

way he is. Either way, guy is so talented. The

songs he writes for us are too good.

Dawn on Caleb

I love working with him. He’s just a really cool

guy. He’s probably the one who’s developed the

band’s sound the most.

Max on Caleb

Caleb is so talented. He’s really easy to work

with too. He’s the sort of guy that will just get

on and do things rather than sitting around

waiting for someone else to.

Words & Images: Natalie Rogers

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“The Jungle” is released

February

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