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2:25pm Paul says: wahey! Look at us and our technology!

2:30pm Paul says: You alive man

2:31pm Rigsy says: yes! sorry didn't see ya there ;-)

2:31pm Paul says: haha, no worries dude

2:31pm Rigsy says: right. lets do this. where are ya and what can you see around you?

2:32pm Paul says: Im in a basement in london. I see midgets, dead souls of pirates past and 3 guitars with not enough strings

2:32pm Rigsy says: thats good usually it's just 'i'm in work, i can see this guy i don't like and a half eaten muffin'

2:32pm Paul says: haha

2:32pm Rigsy says: are you based in london? are the band all over there?

2:33pm Paul says: We sure are, based near camden because we thought they were cool. but we dont do the poses right

2:33pm Rigsy says: are youz not willing to work on yuor poses?

2:34pm Paul says: not to the degree of whats expected from us. we dont even have hair straighteners, which is something Ive found seems to be a necessity

2:34pm Rigsy says: do youz want to make it or not!?

2:35pm Paul says: Were tryin! I mean, all proceeds from this album are going on new outfits, skinny jeans. We have big plans

2:35pm Rigsy says: are HP a professional band then - are youz all pretty much doing this as your job at the moment?

2:36pm Paul says: Half and half I guess. We are.. but in order to do that we have jobs aswell. To keep us alive and fed.

2:37pm Rigsy says: of course. whats it like being a band in london? finding practice spaces, gigs etc - is it fun or a total melt?

2:38pm Paul says: Its hard t steal a boat on the thames and get away with it

2:37pm Paul says: Its incredible, there are so many options and you have so many opportunities. Its quite easy to get lost in it but its till great fun!

2:38pm Rigsy says: where's home in northern ireland?

2:38pm Paul says: Portstewart bboooii!

2:39pm Rigsy says: ha ha, the musical capital of the north. so the 2nd album is out now, tell us why people need it in there lives :-)

2:41pm Paul says: I can some that up quite easy. Heavy drop D songs with trumpet? Alice Cooper? 12 string pirate jigs? People who havent heard it simply wont understand

2:42pm Paul says: Weve broken the moulds of everything in the past with it. Even with Patrick Trolans producing, we ripped everything to pieces on this album and it needs to be heard. simple!

2:42pm Rigsy says: nicely put :-) what about the summer then, what you bois got planned?

2:45pm Paul says: We just recorded our video for Shut the Hell Up in a green room so thats goin to be hittin tvs mid July and its going to be an epic journey for peoples eyes. As soon as that hits were on a uk tour and were tryin to make it back there for our first home gig in more than 9 months!

2:46pm Rigsy says: wow!

2:46pm Paul says: Of course we have a million other things planned, something were cooking up with our sponsors

2:46pm Rigsy says: wheres the tour going to take you?

2:47pm Paul says: Were going to to do England scotland and wales in a big circle hitting pretty much everywhere.. then shoot over there for a couple and concentrate on dates further away so that we can get this sun tan to go with our poses and nice new shirts!

2:47pm Rigsy says: any festivals?

2:49pm Paul says: none as of yet, weve had some talks but I think its too late to make it over there for any because we havent had time to nail it down around what were doing here and you have to be months ahead :(

2:49pm Rigsy says: well it all sounds amazing regardless. i'll let you get back to whatever it was you were diongf in your basement :-o thansk for chatting!

2:50pm Paul says: cheers man

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When Our Wake Hits Your Shore, the second album from The Hovercraft Pirates, is out now. Check out for more info.