“I think we probably reacted to the criticism of our first album brattishly, and made a brattish second record,” says Fox. They both have their theories about what happened next. Their debut album, recorded in Seattle with producer John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater-Kinney), set them on the path to stardom.
Still, despite their burgeoning success on the UK scene and their ability to fill venues in Ireland, there was always a feeling of unfulfilled potential surrounding Fight Like Apes. They have fond memories of their time in Fight Like Apes, including being personally invited to join The Prodigy on their UK tour by Liam Howlett, or walking out on stage at the Reading Festival and realising that there was a packed tent waiting to see them. We never said ‘leave me alone’ but we definitely needed to be able to live our own lives and meet other pals.” “But we definitely took a break from each other for a while.
So the last show was kind of like, this is either going to be the end of us, or the start of a different type of ‘us’.” She grins. “So when we wrapped things up, it sorted out so many things we both had problems and we were able to figure them out. “When the band started to decay, our friendship started to decay,” she says. We never said ‘leave me alone’ but we definitely needed to be able to live our own lives and meet other pals MayKay admits that the pressures of the band – their parting salvo acknowledged the financial pressures to stay afloat as artists – had begun to affect their personal relationship. The pair first met as teenagers on a foreign holiday before deciding to start making music together, and had spent their “whole adult lives” in Fight Like Apes up to that point. It was more or less like our relationship in the band had ended, and we just had to formalise it, really.” “It wasn’t like we were at the peak of anything and then said ‘let’s leave it’. “We’d kind of shelved ourselves anyway, because by the time we finished, we were exhausted,” says MayKay, who admits the transition was made easier by joining electropop band Le Galaxie the following year.
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We meet in the bar of a Dublin hotel on a sunny, blustery afternoon that seems to sum up the pair’s disposition and their musical output: a combination of happy-go-lucky optimism and a jittery, unpredictable unease that they practised over the course of three considerable albums and a series of memorably named EPs (including Whigfield Sextape.) It seems like no time has passed since their split – the pair still bounce animatedly off each other – but they have moved on both professionally and personally. Now they’re reuniting for two one-off gigs – one in London, one in Dublin – that were announced last year to mark the 15th anniversary of their debut album. The Dublin band fronted by Mary-Kate “MayKay” Geraghty, who co-wrote their songs with Jamie “Pockets” Fox, reached dizzy heights during their decade-long tenure on the Irish and UK indie scene. “There was probably a little bit of relief that the gig went well, but there was definitely a sadness. “There was definitely something metaphorical going on.” He pauses, weighing up the trauma of being accidentally set on fire against the knowledge that his band were finished. “I was like, ‘What is that smell?’” he recalls with a gruff chuckle. If it was a message from a higher power, he still can’t quite decide whether it was a good or a bad omen. Sofi Tukker, Novak & YAX.The day after Fight Like Apes’s final gig in December 2016, Jamie Fox’s electric blanket went on fire.The show used songs from artists new and old. It seems You is also championing smaller artists as a few tracks were used from up-and-comers, giving their careers a huge platform! Producers also utilised some older tracks from some legendary stars, with the likes of 'Heart of Glass' by Blondie, 'L-O-V-E' by Nat King Cole, and 'Bodysnatchers' by Radiohead – what an eclectic mix!
Other notable inclusions were FINNEAS with 'The Kids Are All Dying', Cardi B with ' I Like It', and Grimes with 'You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around'. Taylor Swift's 'Anti-Hero' featured in You season 4. In the final episode of season three, 'exile' was used during a very emotional and dramatic scene between Joe and Love – they've certainly opted for a much more upbeat track this time around!Īnother pop star that featured in the middle of a pivotal scene was none other than Halsey, a twist came in episode eight which showed Marriane in an extended (and heartbreaking) sequence, 'Bells in Santa Fe' was used and we had chills!
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