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Brainlove Festival: Dad Rocks!

Luke Morgan Britton | Monday 7 May, 2012 13:36

Brainlove Festival is fast approaching, so we thought we’d have a bit of a natter with each artist on the fest’s jam-packed bill, to give a bit of background on everyone of them and to see what they’re looking forward to most about this year’s event. First up is Dad Rocks!, who will be playing their first UK show as a full live band at the festival, this May 26th.

Band leader Snævar Albertsson spoke to us on not giving a damn about music piracy and why his music should be endorsed by Burger King. Have a read below:

Could you introduce a little about yourself first and foremost?

My name is Snævar Njáll Albertsson. I have two kids. I love the internet. And of course, music. Some say I play folk-pop. I say I play guitar.

For people who haven’t seen you live before, what can they expect?

Almost all UK shows so far have been me performing solo, but this time I’m assembling a band based in London, so we can perform the music in full format. This includes trings, brass, piano, drums and more.

Have you played or even been to the Brainlove Festival prior to this year?

Never, ever, ever, ever.

What are you looking forward to most about it?

Probably the performing bit, if I’m to be honest.

Looking at the line-up, who are you excited about seeing live of all the other bands billed?

I’m a big fan of Napoleon IIIrd, Mat Riviere and Tall Stories. Some awesome bands.

How do you find festivals in general? Do you prefer smaller venue shows?

I do like the small venue show formats better for more intimate bands, but I love being able to learn about a lot of new bands during just one day.

Do you enjoy the prospect of people that necessarily aren’t that familiar with your music getting the chance to stumble upon you?

That’s what it’s all about. That’s also one of the many reasons why we encourage sharing. Music piracy doesn’t exist for Dad Rocks!. We have no lost sales, only gained fans.

Could you tell us a little bit about the track you chose to give away as a free download?

It’s about getting most of your time while unemployed, instead of hanging around in front of the TV hating the world. We’re not endorsed by Burger King. Yet.

Other than this fest coming up, what else do you have going on at the moment?

We’re playing a couple of festivals, including No Direction Home. Starting to write new material in May, and hopefully record in August. Mount Modern will be re-released in the UK soon, and we’re doing released in France, Spain and Germany too. In September I’ll head out on tour and will be visiting Germany, France, Spain and UK.

Awesome. Thanks for speaking to us.

Brainlove Festival 2012 takes place on May 26th at Brixton’s Windmill. You can find out the full line-up and more about the event here. and buy tickets for this year’s festivities here.

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