Brainlove Festival 2011: Special Guest Revealed

By John Rogers

Brainlove Festival’s special guest will be David Thomas Broughton, coming fresh from a UK tour, a sold out show at Kings Place, and an four star review in NME, who said his forthcoming album Outbreeding “bleeds excellence from every pore”. Get tickets here.

1. Hello! We’re really happy you’re playing Brainlove Festival. Could you introduce yourself?

Hi, I’m David Thomas Broughton. I make sounds and sing over them.

2. Tell us a bit about the song you’ve given us.

I gave you a song, I don’t remember agreeing to that. If it is my song then it must be about being awkward, annoying and a bad boyfriend. Unless it is Ain’t Got No Sole, which is about being awkward, annoying and a bad person in general… or perhaps losing a shoe in the river.

David Thomas Broughton – Ain’t Got No Sole by brainlove

3. Do you have a favourite festival performance? Both from a festival you’ve played, and a show by another artist…

I saw Geese recently at Homegame in cosy little Anstruther, and it was probably the best thing I saw at the festival. I also played that festival but I think the show I did at SXSW was better, had Josh T Pearson and the rest of the audience join in as my chorus.

4. How about a few words for curious readers wondering what to expect from your performance at BRNLV Festival this year?

Expect predictable indie rock like I’m doing a kind of Britpop circa 1997 and you’ll be blown away. Expect harsh noise like you just stepped into a basement in Tokyo and you’ll be disappointed. Expect fleeting joy and a tinge of sadness and the feeling that you’re being hit by an invisible fist then you are my kind of audience.