Empty Set.

A little pop group from England.

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Jan 13

Badgekissers Interview

Ryan Taylor interviews Tommy about football for Badgekissers.

There aren’t any (obvious) references to football in your music, are you trying to hide your passion?

I’ve thought up a few mentions before, but it’s always seemed too gimmicky and not right for the song. Half Man Half Biscuit are lyrical heroes of mine though, and if I could write a football song as good as ‘Mathematically Safe’ or ‘Bob Wilson, Anchorman’ I’d be singing it everywhere. ‘If I were a linesman, I would execute defenders who applauded my offsides…’

Dan, Jake and Tommy played a How Does It Feel To Be Loved? night in London with Butcher Boy on 14 March 2009. This is us performing ‘Hanky Panky Nohow’, written by John Cale.

This was the infamous performance during which an audience member misheard the song as some sort of racist, nationalist rallying call, and jumped angrily on stage at the end. Happily we were able to clarify—Tommy really shouldn’t mumble so much.


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