Originating from the heart of Newcastle, The Redroom has now set its roots in the music scene of Manchester. With a string of successful releases, including their debut single “Nostalgia,” which garnered over 50,000 streams, The Redroom is poised for greatness. In their interview with us, the band delve into their musical journey, from their formation in high school to their recent sold-out headline show at Manchester’s Night and Day Cafe. They also shared with us some insights into their latest single “Coffee (What It’s Like To Fall in Love),” and their message to fellow musicians and fans alike.
How would you define your music?
As a band our writing style has developed and evolved over the years. Currently we set no limits for what genre we confine ourselves to. If we write a song and we like it then we will play it! The new single definitely showcases our indie-pop side compared to the last few singles, with a bold change from our last release
Can you tell us how The Redroom was formed and how you all came together as a band?
The band was formed in 2019 when we were in high school. I met the lads whilst doing a talent show, they were an Arctic Monkeys cover band without a singer, so we did a song together and there was instant love. After a few years of gigging the lads met our now Keys player Matthew in college and brought him to jam, again there was an instant connection. Since then we’ve been writing and all decided as a group to move down to Manchester where we now live.
Your debut single “Nostalgia” garnered a lot of attention and over 50,000 streams. How did you feel about the early success?
It felt amazing! After that we really tried to capitalise on the success of the first release and continue with the momentum we built. The past few months have been tough but we now feel as if we are better than ever and have so much new material that we want to share with everyone. We can’t wait for everyone to hear them!
Can you tell us about your new single “Coffee (What It’s like To Fall in Love)”?
I wrote coffee when I was 16 and kept it in my song catalogue for a while. During one practice I showed it to the lads and it didn’t take long for us to have a full track. We played the song live for a while and then decided it needed a bit of a makeover. The song went through a few phases and sounds before the final finished track.
We headed into the studio and recorded the single, left it for a few months, moved to Manchester and then took a good look at the song. I had the idea of adding saxophone and trumpets to really lift the track and take it in a new direction, so we headed down to the motor museum in Liverpool to lay down the tracks and there was the finished product
What is the meaning behind this song?
I wrote the song during the first lockdown, I was 16 at the time so I guess you could say it’s about young love and being a bit of a hopeless romantic. I listen to the lyrics now and think they’re all nonsense but they are a nice reflection of how I felt and thought at the time.
Your debut headline show at Night and Day Cafe in Manchester was a sold-out success. How did it feel to see such a positive response to your music and live performance?
Just WOW! We never thought in such a short space of time when moving down to Manchester that we could sell out our first show and especially at the legendary Night and Day cafe. During the headline we got an amazing response. Most people hadn’t heard us before and the overall feel was immaculate. It’s definitely one of our favourite gigs so far.
What is a message you would like to give through your music and why?
Don’t limit yourself! Write what you want to write and have fun while doing it.
Write here something you want to let people know.
Go stream our new release ‘COFFEE (What It’s Like To Fall in Love)’ and we hope you’ll love it!
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