Interview with Ed Dutton
“They keep getting bigger and bigger every day but they’re still so young, Rolo Tomassi are indeed set for World domination!” Ed Dutton- Drums, Joseph Nicholson- Guitar, Eva Spence- Vocals, James Spence- Keys and vocals, Joseph Thorpe- Bass
How did you get the name? It's from the film LA Confidential, starring Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce. The meaning behind it in the film doesn't really have much to do with it for us. We just thought it sounded cool.
To our readers who may be unfamiliar with Rolo Tomassi, can you tell us what you sound like? We're a heavy band. We like to mess about with time signatures, tempos and dynamics, a lot of screaming vocals, some sweeter singing vocals. You might say we're a hardcore band, a metal band, a prog band or even a punk band. I couldn't really put my finger on one word to describe how we sound.
What bands inspire your music? The Mars Volta, Mew, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge. There have been too many to mention over the last 5 years.
What was it like to be on the front cover of the massive Rock Sound magazine? It was cool! Weird! We had friends texting us for a month saying "Hey i saw Eva in WH Smiths today."