If you're looking for another indie band, they are not it. The Vryll's take music making to an altogether higher, halcyon region. It is not until you see them before your eyes that you realise the intricacy of their work, they act on the intensity their sound encapsulates for a surreal listening experience, visually nothing short of orchestral. Having taken years to hone their craft they show signs of longevity amid a disposable industry.
How did the band start?
Michael: We were in different kind of projects and they kind of ran their course and we decided we wanted to start something new. We knew Lewis, from being round Liverpool and the local music scene, and yeah just started practicing. Stayed in the practice room for about a year, harnessed the sound that we wanted and started playing gigs. It just developed from there.
How long have you been as The Vryll Society?
Lloyd: Two years, when we came together we knew it would work, because we’ve been in other bits of bands and it hasn’t worked out.
Michael: With this we just knew.
Lloyd: Two years, when we came together we knew it would work, because we’ve been in other bits of bands and it hasn’t worked out.
Michael: With this we just knew.
Benjamin: This was our first job, probably our only one.
Lloyd: With this we were better, the songs, the parts, everything was better than anything else we had ever done.
Michael: Well, we thought it was good but you can never tell till you try it out and get reaction from the crowd.
Lloyd: We knew our sound was good before we took it out.
Lloyd: With this we were better, the songs, the parts, everything was better than anything else we had ever done.
Michael: Well, we thought it was good but you can never tell till you try it out and get reaction from the crowd.
Lloyd: We knew our sound was good before we took it out.
You’re halfway through your tour, how would you describe your set to first time listeners?
Lloyd: It’s like an adventure, it takes you places, if you get lost in it, you can kind of zone out in it but just let it take you.
Michael: I don’t want people going away just thinking: “Oh that was good” I want people to go away with no eyebrows because we blew them away so much their hair follicles all fell out. I want people to say “Yeah, I was there, we saw them, you know?
Lloyd: It’s like an adventure, it takes you places, if you get lost in it, you can kind of zone out in it but just let it take you.
Michael: I don’t want people going away just thinking: “Oh that was good” I want people to go away with no eyebrows because we blew them away so much their hair follicles all fell out. I want people to say “Yeah, I was there, we saw them, you know?
How would you describe your music?
Michael: Unforgiving.
Benjamin and Lewis in unison: Space rock sorcery
Michael: Unforgiving.
Benjamin and Lewis in unison: Space rock sorcery
Thoughts on comparisons to psychedelia?
Benjamin: We’re always going to get categorised, we obviously pull a lot of influence from psychedelia and that sometimes but we like to have our own thing as well
Lloyd: You can’t just label it one thing, because there are so many different styles, and we know all the different styles that we use so to just label it one thing, because there are so many different parts to it. It’s a bit degrading to the music.
Michael: If you go and see a band you’re always going to compare it to something: “What was it like, oh it was like that” you know.
Benjamin: We’re always going to get categorised, we obviously pull a lot of influence from psychedelia and that sometimes but we like to have our own thing as well
Lloyd: You can’t just label it one thing, because there are so many different styles, and we know all the different styles that we use so to just label it one thing, because there are so many different parts to it. It’s a bit degrading to the music.
Michael: If you go and see a band you’re always going to compare it to something: “What was it like, oh it was like that” you know.
How did the local scene in Liverpool help you starting out?
Michael: It’s really healthy at the moment.
Lloyd: When we started out it wasn’t that good but over the past few years, since we’ve been started there have been a few good bands coming out, a lot of our friends.
Michael: You could move the music industry from London to Liverpool and it would be far better, there’s much better things happening in Liverpool.
Lloyd: From what we know anyway, from what we see it’s coming back, when we started music there wasn’t much going on but it’s only recently started to pick up again. There are a lot of bands from Liverpool we like.
Lloyd: When we started out it wasn’t that good but over the past few years, since we’ve been started there have been a few good bands coming out, a lot of our friends.
Michael: You could move the music industry from London to Liverpool and it would be far better, there’s much better things happening in Liverpool.
Lloyd: From what we know anyway, from what we see it’s coming back, when we started music there wasn’t much going on but it’s only recently started to pick up again. There are a lot of bands from Liverpool we like.
Any recommendations?
FUSS, Ohmns, Strange Collective, The Floormen
FUSS, Ohmns, Strange Collective, The Floormen
How was the Blossoms tour?
Michael: I was ill so we missed a few days of that tour but our sound suits a big room you know, we aren’t a cellar band, we aren’t a punk band. it’s quite a panoramic, ambitious sound we have so if you put it in a big venue it shines. We’re under no illusions we were playing to their crowd, but I think we gained some fans and we just took the opportunity, we know it’s going to take us longer to get to that stage.
What’s the new song about?
Michael: These guys came up with the music and I heard it and though it sounded French, and I though I just had to put some French on there, and I had the thought of the film, so the song is essentially a dialogue of the film, from my perspective of seeing it. Straight away I knew what I wanted to do with it melody wise but I think it’s turned out well.
Michael: These guys came up with the music and I heard it and though it sounded French, and I though I just had to put some French on there, and I had the thought of the film, so the song is essentially a dialogue of the film, from my perspective of seeing it. Straight away I knew what I wanted to do with it melody wise but I think it’s turned out well.
Thoughts on social media and streaming?
Benjamin: We use social media everyday to post our stuff, it’s a good thing, if it wasn’t there how would you advertise your gigs and everything.
Lloyd: It’s the only way to do it, you can’t get anywhere without using it, so you might as well get on it early, it saves time in the long run if you’ve got a good base on it, it’s easier to build off it when things start to happen.
Benjamin: We use social media everyday to post our stuff, it’s a good thing, if it wasn’t there how would you advertise your gigs and everything.
Lloyd: It’s the only way to do it, you can’t get anywhere without using it, so you might as well get on it early, it saves time in the long run if you’ve got a good base on it, it’s easier to build off it when things start to happen.
Influences when songwriting?
Michael: Yogi’s and beat poets from the 50’s mostly.
If you weren’t in the band what would you be doing?
Michael: Mafia.
Benjamin: Drug smuggler. International.
Lloyd: Astronomer. Help Benjamin go to other planets, so intergalactic drug smuggling.
Ryan: Marine biologist, so I'll do the submarines.
Lewis: I’ll just do bevvy’s then wouldn’t I
Ryan: We’ll probably still end up doing what we’re doing.
Benjamin: Drug smuggler. International.
Lloyd: Astronomer. Help Benjamin go to other planets, so intergalactic drug smuggling.
Ryan: Marine biologist, so I'll do the submarines.
Lewis: I’ll just do bevvy’s then wouldn’t I
Ryan: We’ll probably still end up doing what we’re doing.
An indisputably headstrong group of musicians who, much like the cosmic sounds they produce have their minds set on interplanetary success.
You can catch the band on the remainder of their UK tour, with various festival appearances over the Summer. New single "La Jetee" is also available now.
Twitter: @TheVryllSociety
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