Matt Bishop, singer with English quartet Switches, is heading towards Bath in the band’s tour bus, although as he tells Hot Press, he and the band recently visited Ireland on a trip that mixed business and pleasure.

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When not trying their hand at card games, Matt and the boys have been busy touring their debut album Heart Tuned To D.E.A.D., a rather beguiling mixture of catchy pop melodies and danceable rhythms. Switches recorded the album in LA with producer Rob Schnapf, whose previous credits include Beck, Elliot Smith and The Vines. Did the band press him for stories on what it’s like working with such renowned artists?

“All the time,” admits Matt. “I was asking him about what it was like to work with Craig Nicholls, 'cos obviously everyone knows that Craig Nicholls is an interesting young man. Rob said Craig was a really reclusive kind of guy who would never leave the studio. He’d stay in and order loads of fast food. Apparently, they also set up a ramp for him to skateboard inside the studio. He just didn’t like going out very much, he liked staying in and doing his own thing, which I suppose is why all the touring got on top of him in the end.”

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