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Peace have spoken out about Arctic Monkeys, claiming that Alex Turner and co shouldn't be classed as an indie band any more.
As the band gear up to release their second album, they spoke to Zero Magazine - where they said that Arctic Monkeys' sound wasn't in keeping with the label they've been given.
"People call all bands indie these days, but it’s not necessarily a relevant label," said frontman Harry Koisser. "All it means to me is ‘they’re a band’. Arctic Monkeys are still called an indie band, but the closest thing their new record sounds like somewhere between Black Sabbath and Dr Dre. Where’s the indie in that?
"It’s not the kind of ‘pointy shoe’ indie you think of when you hear the word. I guess that’s 2014 for you. It’s comfortable as well not having to know what you are."
Watch Peace's video for 'Money' below
Explainging the band's decision to perform on Made In Chelsea last month (one which upset some fans) Koisser said: "It’s really twisted – I really liked the idea of playing ‘Money’ to the people on that show. When I was there I realized that it’s a really weird show.
"Since going there, I now enjoy the show, there’s something real about it but it doesn’t make sense. It seems to be against everything I know about the way you deal with a situation with someone and they do it in front of millions of people. It’s fucked, seriously fucked. We didn’t get paid to go on it – we did it more because it was a cultural clash. It’s exactly the sort of thing we wouldn’t do."
Discussing their fans' reaction, he added: "Yeah, just the extremes of either people saying ‘you’ve completely sold out’, which is an old concept that doesn’t exist any more. All the new cool bands are sponsored by shoe brands anyway and you don’t make money any more. Or people have been really supportive of it. No one’s just said ‘yeah that’s alright’ except for the people who watch the show.
"I guess for fans it’s quite a dividing thing, but maybe only through the conflicting extremes of opinions people will actually understand what was going on. It’s healthy to feel something and say ‘I’m angry at that’ or ‘I loved this’– it’s good for people to feel something and have an opinion, even if it’s only about your favourite band going on Made In ChelseaIt’s good to ignite a little fire in peoples’ bellies, you know, make sure they’re still capable of thought."
Peace play Swansea Sin City tonight (Thursday 12 June), before heading to Worthing Pavillion tomorrow. Meanwhile, Arctic Monkeys are set to headline T In The Park as well as Reading and Leeds festival. For more information visit Gigwise tickets.
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