July 2021
Longcoats formed January 2019 and is based in Bath/Bristol, UK.
Social Media accounts/website/contact info:
Website: www.longcoatssounds.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/longcoatssounds
Facebook: www.facebook.com/longcoatssounds
Twitter: www.twitter.com/longcoatssounds
Artist members/rolls/public professional profiles?
Ollie Sharp (lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
Arthur Foulstone (lead guitar, backing vocals)
Will Vickery (bass guitar, backing vocals)
Ollie Bull-Lifely (Drums)
Found in RTA Playlists:
RTA Favorites:
Pretty in Pink, Drag, Used to Being Used, October
Sub-genera(s) of your music?
Indie/pop rock
Favorite artists (not yourself)?
Longcoats: The Strokes, Foals, Mcfly, Maxïmo Park, Arctic Monkeys, The Amazons, The Charlatans, Paolo Nutini, The Police, Weezer, The Beach Boys
RTA: Nice mix of artists there! That list makes for a perfect, relaxing weekend!
What was the story in forming the band?
Longcoats: Ollie and Arthur have played in previous bands, when Ollie moved back to the south west they started Longcoats. It had a different rhythm section for the first year and has settled on the current line up.
RTA: Well, we couldn’t agree more that this lineup works great!
What is the inspiration in your music?
Longcoats: We like to make nostalgic feel good tunes with personal lyrics and lots of cultural references. To other bands that developed the genre and pop culture from the last 60 years.
RTA: We definitely pick that up in the lyrics and we hope there will be lots more to come!
Favorite movie(s)?
Longcoats: Sexy beast, Cat in the Hat, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Terminator 2, Breakfast Club, Life Aquatic, Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi), The Godfather, Drive
RTA: Epic lineup there! When we aren’t listening to rock at work, we usually are watching movies…it’s probably why no work actually gets done here!
Last album/EP/single release?
Get Dancing, single (Editors Note: Running Through My Mind, single, as of this posting)
Any upcoming music releases? When?
Another single, mid august
Upcoming shows/tours for the next year?
Longcoats: Lots, next two are Brighton – The Pipeline 22nd July and Bristol – Zed
Alley 29th July
RTA: Awesome! We’ll help spread the word on upcoming shows, next stop…London!
What is a venue you always wanted to perform in? Why?
Longcoats: The Hundred Club – London, it’s a legendary venue
RTA: The Hundred Club, you hear that? Have your people contact their people! Next time any of us are in London, we’ll check it out!
What artist would you want to open for you, big or small?
Longcoats: Padrat, the front man Ellis has acted as a stand in drummer and bassist for us and is a close friend
RTA: Nothing better than friends and family! We bet Bossman would like dependable people to fall back on when needed…but no one here matches that description!
Dogs or cats?
Longcoats: Both
RTA: We gotta stop hiring writers of the street!
One story you’d like to share about the band?
Longcoats: After a live set at the Bath Spa University TV Studios we were walking back to the cars and Arthur was admiring the field of sheep on the way. To the point that he walked head first into a lamppost!
RTA: Ha Ha! We wish we could say we’ve never done that before. Bossman says he walked into a sign post while at the zoo. Now that he thinks about it, he was looking at some Rocky Mountain Sheep. There must be something about sheep that makes people walk into things…we need to research this more.
What is the song of yours that means the most to you?
Longcoats: They all mean a lot for various reasons, but ‘Drag’ was the song that got people listening in the first place which is really important to us
RTA: Excellent song, and one of our favorites!
