Hey Carmen is an amazing four piece band with a unique sound. Some might compare them to a band like ‘Two Door Cinema Club’ but I do not believe that this band can be compared to anything and that is what makes them amazing. Their band consists of four members Joe Wellfair, Rachel Wellfair, Anthony Dodwell and Greg Cavanagh, who all enjoy having fun and it comes across through their music. You can not listen to any of their songs without getting up and dancing, any band that can change a listener’s emotion are examples of great artistic musicians. We have chosen this unsigned band as the band of the week because we believe that they have the talent and the passion to become something great in the future.  We were lucky enough to be able to interview the band.

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What’s your favorite song that you’ve written?
Joe: At the moment my favourite would be ‘Delicate Thing’ for loads of reasons but mostly because we had so much fun shouting the last chorus in the studio.
Anthony: I like ‘Dance the Plank’ because it’s so catchy and it’s not quite like anything we’ve written before.
Greg: My favourite is one that we haven’t recorded yet, it doesn’t have a name yet but we put it on the set list as ‘Pixie’, a cheeky nod to one of our favourite bands.


What bands/artists are you influenced by?


Joe: We love Los Campesinos (possibly where we got the whole boy/girl/ please feel sorry for me thing from) and Arcade Fire. We're also big fans of the Beach Boys. Me and Rachel have spent many late nights in the kitchen of our parents house in Winchcombe singing those gorgeous harmonies to 'Sloop John B' from pet sounds.
What’s the story behind the band’s name? 


Joe: One evening we were drinking tea after a band practice and I was rather childishly doodling. I drew a picture of a zebra on an envelope that I found on Greg’s mum’s piano and was so proud of it that I decided to show the rest of the group. Rachel picked up a pen and randomly added a speech bubble with the words ‘Hey Carmen’ and the rest is history.


What are your plans for the future? 


Rachel: The immediate future is looking very exciting. We have our very first official EP coming out in the summer and we have our first tour coming up. We just want to carry on making music and play as many gigs as possible. We want to "get ourselves out there!", whatever that may mean! I currently live in Madrid, so we’d like to establish ourselves in some way there too because there’s a great scene for alternative pop music there.


And Lastly, If you could be any animal, What would you be?


Rachel: I’d be a goat because They’re kind of an underdogs in the animal world. I think they’re cool! They eat anything and stomp around and head-butt people. Kind of like myself.


Greg: Penguin or killer whale depending on my mood. 
Joe: Something that looks cool and can fly. Maybe a Loon or a Goose. 


Anthony: I’d be a flamingo because they have a pretty good sense of balance.


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THE BAND ALSO HAVE A GIG AT THE DUBLIN CASTLE ON THE 24TH OF JUNE SO IF YOU ARE AROUND MAKE SURE YOU GO AND WATCH THEM PLAY