May 2006 saw the micky-taking-emo-bashing quartet of When We Talk get together in Craig bedroom. Starting out as a guitar and sing two-piece with Nick & Craig, When We Talk diverged into a 4 piece with 3 members not even capable of playing an instrument. It was all fun and games at first, songs about moany neighbours and drum beats simpler than White Stripes galore, but upon the arrival of Ricky Gibson to make up the 5th member; WWT got serious and put their heads down to recording ‘catchy, more rocky songs’ like ‘Song For You’.
December 2006 WWT played alongside MeAndMyEgo (myspace.com/meandmyego1) and Down/Hill (myspace.com/downhill) for a charity gig with new boy Ricky on board only 5 weeks previous. They played to a crowd full of locals who already knew the music and the sing along to ‘Emo C*nt’ is immortalised on YouTube. In January 2007, WWT again went live at the Golden Lion Pub, Romford, this time to a crowd full of unfamiliar faces. All went well, but shortly afterwards the decision was made to drop Emo Cunt and the whole ‘micky take’ image that When We Talk had begun with was to be dropped too. Instead, WWT spend every Tuesday night at there make shift recording studio (Craig’s Bedroom!) rehearsing and writing new music every week with a Boss Digital 4-Track.
September 2007 saw WWT make a return to making noise on local radio show Curveballs (Phoenix FM). The night saw first plays of the professionally recorded 'Song for You' and 'Idiosyncratic' - which now feature on this myspace. There was also a live acoustic session of 'Rosemary', 'Infectious', and a cover of Justin Timberlakes 'Lovestoned'. Up the now WWT still hold the record for most emails ever sent into the show.
Comparison wise, WWT have always struggled to find the band most similar to their sound, but are most put alongside the pop-rock genre and likes of 'The Frattelis' & 'Fall Out Boy'
‘Any Questions Answers’ said "A band with a future. Mixing contemporary pop sounds with a soulful sound, When We Talk will be talked about this year"
If you've stummbled upon us then thank you for reading this far and look out for upcoming gigs
Love - as always
WWT gig videos can be found on you tube...
wtf all i did was enter my cell phone number at this site and they gave me free ringtones for life.. its gotta be a fluke better get in before they fix it
Lol, just checked my comments after a month ... I heard about you from Stacey C ! I work with her :D She told me about your radio thing for Phoenix FM and I went on their site and read about it. She said it was really funny. I listened to your songs too & they're really good !
Mike Bashem and Shaun Lee host ANOTHER night of unsigned bands. This is the first gig of this kind at The Coopers so come on down for a night of great original music.
Free entry 4 Bands playing till 12 DJ till 1 (T.B.C)
(Band line up T.B.C)
If this night goes well then 'Unsigned Band Night' will hold a regular slot at The Coopers So come down and bring all your mates....lets pack the place out!
This is the second gig that M.B.S.L have held and if anyone remembers the night at The Golden Lion then you know you'll be in for a great night out!
I'm friends with Ricky and he told me you were going to be on there so i tuned in lol. Was hilarious!! Why would you possibly need to cry for fans? FANS SHOULD CRY FOR YOU!!!!! xxx
havent commented in ages so fort id better! love lovestoned and idiosyncratic is fast becomign one of my fave songs. i wud like u 2 sing a song at my birthday party thanks x
o lol fair enuf... i lyk the cover its diff, is that a propa recordin tho? the band needs 2 b pushed up abit coz nicks takin ova lol the other songs r bloody well gd tho x
