THE RHUBARB

The band’s label Milky Bomb Records, have been incredibly supportive of their journey thus far. “Simon’s an awesome guy, first of all. An amazing guy to work with, he’s really knowledgeable,” he says. “When we had this recorded, we were fishing about to see if anyone was interested in putting it out. We were thinking about these cool labels that we will hit up and see if they’re interested in working with us, and if they like the material and if they fancy putting it out. And Milky Bomb was pretty high up on the list because we had mates who were on their label as well. So, we heard through the grapevine that Simon was doing some cool things and liked all kinds of music. We hit him up, and he ended up loving it, and it seems like a match made in heaven. So, we’ll very happily jump into this partnership together.”

There is a strong message behind the band’s debut album. “It’s basically about keep on moving on. It doesn’t matter who’s telling you your sh*t or it’s not going to work out, just go your own way and keep moving on. Especially in the lyrics, there’s a lot of political stuff, there’s a lot of personal stuff, and we don’t tend to write about one thing. I think it’s a lot easier to understand these things after you have it all put together,” said Micheal. “It combines a lot of feelings that myself and Hannah have gone through in the past in our lives and we feel like we’ve really encapsulated that. It’s the hope for moving forward.”

These feelings are reinforced in the band’s album sleeve. “The main figure you see on the front cover is this person with a big hood, and then the light coming out of his eyes. The light means hope for the future. And then, on the back cover, there’s the other figure in the darkness, and the main figure is moving away from that. So, all of the anxieties, stresses and depressions in your life can be left behind, and you can move on.”

The band are looking forward to getting out on the road in support of their debut album. “We’ve got a couple of English dates booked. So, it’s going to be our first movement out of Scotland - which is going to be a bit exciting. So, we’ve got four dates planned. We’ve got Stafford, Hartlepool, Leicester, and London,” said Michael. “Since it is our first foray outside of Scotland - let’s see how it goes. And then in support of the album coming out, do a full band run and see where the wind blows. We’ve all been working extremely hard towards this album release, and it’s going to be a great relief once it’s out.”