Interview with Winter Gloves

recognized as one of the best new groups

recognized as one of the best new groups of 2008 winter gloves continues to rule

of 2008 winter gloves continues to rule

of 2008 winter gloves continues to rule hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today

hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today

hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with this electro pop

we’re speaking with this electro pop

we’re speaking with this electro pop quartet

so guys before you begin can you guys

so guys before you begin can you guys introduce yourselves and tell us what

introduce yourselves and tell us what

introduce yourselves and tell us what you do in the van well this guy this guy

you do in the van well this guy this guy

you do in the van well this guy this guy here his name’s Charles yeah he’s a

here his name’s Charles yeah he’s a

here his name’s Charles yeah he’s a singer in the band I’m Patrick the

singer in the band I’m Patrick the

singer in the band I’m Patrick the drummer in the band I’m Vince I play

drummer in the band I’m Vince I play

drummer in the band I’m Vince I play bass synth I’m jean-michel I play guitar

bass synth I’m jean-michel I play guitar

bass synth I’m jean-michel I play guitar and so you guys have a distinct sound

and so you guys have a distinct sound

and so you guys have a distinct sound electro pop rock can tell us a little

electro pop rock can tell us a little

electro pop rock can tell us a little bit more about that it’s always so hard

bit more about that it’s always so hard

bit more about that it’s always so hard to to answer that question but I mean we

to to answer that question but I mean we

to to answer that question but I mean we love keyboards so it’s dance pop I don’t

love keyboards so it’s dance pop I don’t

love keyboards so it’s dance pop I don’t like indie rock because it’s it’s a lot

like indie rock because it’s it’s a lot

like indie rock because it’s it’s a lot around the synthesizers yeah we’ll have

around the synthesizers yeah we’ll have

around the synthesizers yeah we’ll have pop music we love dance music so it

pop music we love dance music so it

pop music we love dance music so it sounds like what do you would you think

sounds like what do you would you think

sounds like what do you would you think I call it Glock rocket because we like

I call it Glock rocket because we like

I call it Glock rocket because we like we like the glockenspiel a little too

we like the glockenspiel a little too

we like the glockenspiel a little too much I think

speaking of songwriting what is your

speaking of songwriting what is your inspiration we did like the first EP

inspiration we did like the first EP

inspiration we did like the first EP like right after I came back from

like right after I came back from

like right after I came back from England I had a band called lady grey

England I had a band called lady grey

England I had a band called lady grey and we played a lot of guitar songs when

and we played a lot of guitar songs when

and we played a lot of guitar songs when when I got back to Montreal I decided

when I got back to Montreal I decided

when I got back to Montreal I decided okay I’m gonna write on the keyboards to

okay I’m gonna write on the keyboards to

okay I’m gonna write on the keyboards to find like different sounds and this is

find like different sounds and this is

find like different sounds and this is how it started I just wrote a couple of

how it started I just wrote a couple of

how it started I just wrote a couple of songs call my friend Vince and we mix

songs call my friend Vince and we mix

songs call my friend Vince and we mix that all together it came to a better

that all together it came to a better

that all together it came to a better girl after a while and all those songs

girl after a while and all those songs

girl after a while and all those songs are about the city about the about the

are about the city about the about the

are about the city about the about the girl about like moving in the big city

girl about like moving in the big city

girl about like moving in the big city and like all this deduction and and the

and like all this deduction and and the

and like all this deduction and and the stuff that happens in big cities

you guys are named winter gloves does

you guys are named winter gloves does that have anything to do with being

that have anything to do with being

that have anything to do with being based out of Montreal I’m kind of nailed

based out of Montreal I’m kind of nailed

based out of Montreal I’m kind of nailed it winter feels like it’s eight months

it winter feels like it’s eight months

it winter feels like it’s eight months out of the year a lot of fans been

out of the year a lot of fans been

out of the year a lot of fans been saying it like they find our music warm

saying it like they find our music warm

saying it like they find our music warm and fuzzy and cozy and happy and when

and fuzzy and cozy and happy and when

and fuzzy and cozy and happy and when you put on your winter gloves it’s kind

you put on your winter gloves it’s kind

you put on your winter gloves it’s kind of how it feels you know so that’s the

of how it feels you know so that’s the

of how it feels you know so that’s the time’ll to call ourselves that

good less guys and thanks thanks thanks

good less guys and thanks thanks thanks a lot nice to meet you