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Brighton’s Creature Creature Shares New Single, “The Noise”

Creature Creature, a dynamic alt-rock/punk band from Brighton, UK blends gritty, authentic sounds with retro cinematic flair.

On February 13, the band unveiled their latest single, “The Noise,” which followed a previous single from 2021, “No Time To Die.”

First off care to introduce yourself to our readers?

I’m Scully! I sing and write the lyrics for the Brighton (UK) band Creature Creature. I have curly hair which I hated at school but love now (hi bullies—look at me now!), baguette-like legs, and have recently made breakthroughs in my fear of crumpets (trypophobia is a thing, people!)

Tell us a bit about your recent release.

‘The Noise’ single is taken from our upcoming EP of the same name. It’s the sound of the band coming together after our debut album campaign for ‘Two Finger Tantrum’ was silenced by shite PR and the pandemic. It destroyed our souls to see that record bubble under the surface but never overflow. Being independent, it took us a while to get over that, but once we could all meet up again, we were firing on all cylinders. ‘The Noise’ was one of the first songs we wrote in that post-album period. We’re upping our game and taking no prisoners. 

I was angry at a lot of things, and really let loose in the lyrics to the track. That’s the beauty of being independent—no one tells you, ‘you can’t say that!’ Having said that, when mixing, Tommy (Gleeson-Feeder) sent us the first mix without the entire vocal section between the solo and the last chorus. He chopped the lot! I don’t think it was because he didn’t like it, more that he was concerned about a knee-jerk reaction to some of the things said, or maybe trying to give us extra opportunity for commercial airplay. That didn’t interest us. He reluctantly put it back in after we argued for it. 

The song, in general, is an attack on bigotry, sexism, and predatory behaviour, but the ante is upped a little in that particular section. If you don’t like it, you’re probably part of the problem. 

Billy Lunn (The Subways) added a killer and brutal guest vocal, lifting the song further into the realms of punk and man, he went for it! I’ve never heard a vocal from him like it! 

We’ve had a lot of hold ups since we recorded the single so pumped for it finally to be out there!

How do you typically go about the songwriting process? Do you have a specific method or creative routine that you follow?

When Zeus (guitar), Seb (keys), or Dave (bass) have an idea for a song, they’ll record it on a phone or their computer and send it over to me. It’s always exciting when an email busts into my inbox blowing away the competition of money opportunities from long-lost relatives and local hookups. It’s rare that I don’t hear potential in anything they send—when it comes to music, they’ve all got a different kind of magic about what they do and it keeps it fresh when ideas stem from different members. I’ll listen to the piece over and over, connecting with how it makes me feel, and begin to write the melodies and lyrics. Sometimes, an idea flows straight away which ends up in the final version, other times, if I’m not feeling it, I’ll re-write again and again until I’m happy it’s the best it can be. We then make some small adjustments and take it to the full band to work on. I’m a private lyricist, preferring to spend time listening to music I’m sent alone whilst I hash out where I’m going with it. It’s wonderful and a times a little cringy, to compare my early voice notes on a track to where it ends up. The journey of a song is an incredible one!

Looking ahead, what are your plans for supporting this new release? Are there any upcoming tours, music videos, or additional content that fans can look forward to in connection with this project?

We’re throwing everything at it—the EP is the springboard to launch us into album number two, so we’re doing it right. A U.K. tour is coming, music videos for the three singles, new merch—you name it, we’re doing it!

Looking back on your musical career, is there a particular moment or accomplishment that you consider a turning point or a highlight?

Hooking up with Billy Lunn of The Subways for the EP is both a highlight and a turning point. I don’t mean he wined, dined, and sixty-nined me, it wasn’t that type of hook-up, but working with him on the recording of ‘The Noise EP’ was a valuable experience. This dude is living the life Creature Creature are scrabbling for—touring the world and playing his band’s songs to huge crowds.

The other day, I was listening to a Spotify playlist I made a few years back and The Subways’ ‘Rock & Roll Queen’ came on. I had no idea back then that I’d be recording with their frontman in the future. It gives you a sense of accomplishment and reaffirms your belief you’re doing something right.

Billy was basically our savior—we originally had another well-known musician onboard but he dropped us once his post-pandemic touring schedule opened back up. At our level, when you’re a working-class band with no money or contacts, you put a lot of time and energy into trying to build bridges. When that one burnt down, it hurt, but I soon picked myself back up and put those feelings into driving Creature Creature forward. That’s when I connected with Billy.

The band benefited overall as I think we subconsciously were writing to accommodate the previous producer’s style, which wasn’t necessarily the direction we wanted to go as a band. We wrote some good songs in that period but they’re on the back burner now, and we’re very excited about the direction we went with Billy.

Last but not least, it’s time to pay it forward, what upcoming band or artist would you recommend your fans check out?

A band called Wrex from Brighton are making some waves. They have big tunes and if lead singer Mae doesn’t scream rock and roll, I don’t know what does!

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