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00:00 Good morning, Jockstrap.
00:01 Good morning.
00:02 How are we feeling today?
00:03 Yeah, good.
00:04 Just got up a few hours ago.
00:06 Feeling great.
00:07 Nice to be out.
00:08 Yes, out in the sunlight.
00:10 It's good.
00:11 So when did you find out you were nominated?
00:13 We found out a week ago whilst we were on tour in America.
00:17 So we were in the tour van and our managers called us
00:20 and on FaceTime and we had a little yay.
00:24 Did you have champagne to hand?
00:26 What was the closest beverage?
00:28 No, we had water.
00:30 Fizzy water at least.
00:33 No, tap water actually probably.
00:35 We had a show that evening so we were sort of like in the thick of it.
00:38 Yeah.
00:39 Nice one.
00:40 Well, each shortlisted record tends to sort of capture something about the last year.
00:43 What would you say that...
00:44 How would you describe the character and the energy of I Love You, Jennifer Bee
00:47 and what it says about music in the last year?
00:49 It just...
00:50 It's...
00:50 Oh, it captured us for the past year, innit?
00:52 That's it really.
00:54 I don't think it's...
00:55 I don't know.
00:57 It's very...
00:58 It's just me and George are doing this so...
01:00 Yeah, I wouldn't say it's reflective of the times.
01:02 It's more reflective of our personalities and when we come together, what we do.
01:06 Yeah, I mean we're probably definitely...
01:08 We're making music that is...
01:09 Because of the times that we're in so we're a product of that, you know?
01:14 Yeah.
01:15 And for those who haven't heard it, how would you describe the energy of this record?
01:17 Quite hot, innit?
01:20 Yeah, hot, thumping.
01:23 Milky.
01:25 And what do you make of your competition?
01:27 It's good, yeah.
01:29 Yeah, it's a good lineup of albums.
01:31 You know, most people on there and some really great stuff that we're both fans of.
01:37 So, yes, awesome.
01:38 If you're betting people, who would your money be on other than yourselves?
01:42 Because you can't do that, can you?
01:44 You can't bet on yourself.
01:45 I think there's laws against that.
01:46 Yeah, there's laws against it.
01:48 Won't do that then.
01:48 Fred again.
01:50 He's gonna win.
01:51 Fred again.
01:51 Fred again's gonna win.
01:53 Into it.
01:54 I'd put my money on him or you guys as well.
01:57 And you recently got to support Blur at Wembley.
02:00 How was that?
02:00 Fun.
02:02 It was like a video game because the stadium looked like a weird colour.
02:07 Like, it's very white and it was empty but half full.
02:11 It was good.
02:12 It was really fun.
02:12 Yeah.
02:15 I've done that before, yeah.
02:16 Really good.
02:17 You guys hang out with Blur backstage?
02:18 No, but they watch from the side of the stage, which is nice.
02:23 I heard that there was like...
02:26 Did you guys get to use the football as jacuzzi?
02:27 I was reading that that was available.
02:28 Oh no, not us.
02:29 We were first support.
02:30 We were very...
02:31 Yeah, we were.
02:31 Next time.
02:33 And what can you tell us about the rest of your 2023?
02:36 What's the rest of the year had in store?
02:37 We're touring.
02:40 We've been touring a lot and there's more touring to do.
02:43 We've got some really exciting shows at the end of the year at the Barbican that we're really excited about.
02:48 Yeah, the Barbican is the main thing we're going to be working on now.
02:52 Because we're doing like a new show for that.
02:54 So, but going to America is good.
02:57 Yeah.
02:58 Sweet.
02:58 And this is a selfish question considering we're celebrating this record.
03:01 But have you started work on the next album?
03:03 No, because like the shows we're doing are like that basically.
03:09 So that's the reason to come.
03:11 Because they're going to be like album, new album vibe, but not new songs.
03:16 Just like that energy into the show sort of thing.
03:18 Yeah.
03:19 Sweet, we've heard.
03:19 Jockstrap, congratulations.
03:21 Thank you.
03:21 Thank you.