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This week, we were joined by Joe, Ben, Tyler and Brody from multi-award winning band Niil.

FRANCES: So how does it feel to be the biggest grunge band of the modern era?

JOE: Well to be honest, I don't really enjoy the fame.

FRANCES: Really?

JOE: Yeah, I mean I enjoyed being the typical guy from Seattle before this. Now I can't get a moments silence because you guys are always after me for interviews.

FRANCES: What do you think of interviews?

JOE: Didn't you hear me before we began? (laughs) They asked me if I wanted to do one. I said f*** no (laughs).

FRANCES: What's your favourite song on the new album?

BEN: I like 'social withdrawal'.

DANTE: 'Mute' is my favourite from the album because it's heavy as sh**.

MADICHI: 'Depressed respiration'.

JOE: 'Deyki's Insomnia' because it took me five minutes to write.

FRANCES: Did any bands influence you for this album?

DANTE: Yeah I'm a big fan of Bring me The Horizon.

JOE: Yeah they're cool, and theres always bands like Nirvana and The Pixies who set the tone for this sort of music, you know? Oh and The Meat Puppets is another one.

FRANCES: Would you say that you're a spokesperson for a generation?

JOE: I'm a spokesperson for myself. It's a coincidence that there's a bunch of people who relate and care about what I have to say. It's scary at times because I don't want to be a f**king spokesperson.

FRANCES: Before we go, is there any advice you'd like to give to the younger audience?

MADICHI: Keep doing drugs, but not hard ones, oh and keep buying our music so I can get rid of that piss stained mattress of mine.

DANTE: Yeah, go marijuana.

JOE: I just said I don't want to be a spokesperson.

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