TREEBOY & ARC WHO ARE YOU? James, George, Isaac, Ben and Sammy. Collectively known as Treeboy & Arc, on occasion. James plays Bass and sings, George plays Lead Guitar, Isaac plays Drums, Ben plays Guitar, Synth and sings and Sammy plays Guitar and Synth. WHAT DO YOU DO? We write songs in our basement and then play them live to whoever wants to watch us. Usually we then go and record those songs with Chris Mulligan at Leeds Music Hub. WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO? Mainly just because we like playing music, especially live and doing it to people who want to watch you adds to the fun. Plus visiting new cities and playing shows is far more appealing than going to work. We did a small tour Photography by Andrew Benge
earlier on this year and are soon to be going on another one. It’s cool being able to visit cities like Bristol, Brighton and Glasgow where we’ve never personally been before. Leeds doesn’t have a beach so it’s a novelty for us…
“WE CAN NAME COUNTLESS YORKSHIRE BANDS THAT ARE INCREDIBLE AND WOULD MOST LIKELY BE TWICE AS BIG IF THEY WERE BASED IN LONDON.” WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR WORLD RIGHT NOW? We have some new music coming out soon before we go on tour in November with our friends in Chest Pains, another local Leeds band. We’re going to Glasgow, Manchester, Lancaster, Bristol, 26
Brighton, Margate, London, Sheffield and Leeds plus maybe a couple more still! We are also working on writing and recording new music and will have more to come in the New Year. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK IS THE HOT TOPIC IN MUSIC IS RIGHT NOW AND WHAT MEANS TO YOU? In our opinion, not enough attention gets given to bands in the north. Lots of bands from down south hit the big time who we think are average. We can name countless Yorkshire bands that are incredible and would most likely be twice as big if they were based in London. Suppose that’s what happens with it being the capital city, but things like the press etc could probably shine some more light on northern bands.
