Bath tubs, cheese and knickers – it can only be an after party with The Vibe. The five piece formed in October 2008, and have been hitting the Edinburgh music scene hard, gaining interest and popularity.
This is a band who are all about honesty, Bruce, lead guitarist said: “Myself and Chris were in a band together before this…and then we found these two lovely characters kicking around. It was a mixture of fate and magic.
Influenced by all kinds of music they described it as an “effective mixture” of heavy metal and 90s indie. They tell us that one song can sound like The Coral and the next can sound totally different. “Variety – that’s the word of the day” says Bruce.
Whistlebinkies is the band’s favourite place to play in the city, because there is always a good crowd: “It’s always a good atmosphere” says Chris, although if they could only play one more gig, then it would be in the sky, “because the sky’s the limit”, drummer Matt said.
On after-parties – “Let’s just say that the last one involved Chris, a pile of women’s knickers, a bath tub, and a block of cheese. But we can’t elaborate anymore on that”.
Words by Frances Allan and Gemma Haigh
