Pete & the Pirates - Forum

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Pete & The Pirates returned in 2011 with second album ‘One Thousand Pictures’; a record which has seen Reading’s finest back in the bosom of indie-pop

As Pete & The Pirates pillage and plunder their way through DIY Towers, we glean a little information from them about their latest album, ‘One Thousand Pictures’. “It was exciting for us because it’s been quite a big wait since our first,??  Thom explains. “Reactions have been very positive so far, and it’s still early days. We think that it’s going to continue growing like a flower,??  he grins mischievously.

“Wikipedia says we’ve been working on solo projects, but they’re not really projects, just us making music,??  he continues, explaining their absence. “You should never trust Wikipedia because you don’t know who’s writing it.??

But the new album is slotting into their live set nicely. “When we play the new material live it seems much more natural, easier somehow, maybe due to the way we recorded it which was very live and spontaneous. It just has that energy.??

Speaking of live performances, the band are currently working to a rather interesting plan... “We’ve got a five-step plan that we conceived about seven or eight years ago,??  Jonny tells us. “Step one was do a gig, step two was do a gig in the pub down the road, step three was play in the town centre, then London, then it was play Reading Festival, and then it’s play Wembley Stadium! At the time we thought that Reading was as unlikely as Wembley, but we did Reading, so who knows???  And with that, they sail off in to the sunset (er, get a black cab home) with their pockets full of DIY’s treasure.