Ahead of their forthcoming gig at Bristol's Start The Bus, Whales In Cubicles Stef speaks to Andy Howells about the band.

London based Whales In Cubicles have announced the release of their highly anticipated debut album 'Death In The Evening', recorded at legendary Monnow Valley Studio with producer Nick Mailing and mixed by Simon ‘Barny’ Barnicott . Since releasing the debut single ‘We Never Win’ in 2012 they've carved out a distinctive niche within the UK music scene, creating complex but often minimalist soundscapes that owe more to 90s alternative rock than psychedelia. With strong support from The Fly, Q Magazine, The Independent, Artrocker, Clash and major attention from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music, XFM and Amazing Radio they're building up quite the momentum.

Who are you and how did you come together?

We all know each other from playing in other bands or being recommended to each other from friends.

Where are you from?

Loosely, Hackney. Stef was born in Italy.

How would you describe your music style?

Cinematic

What’s been your best live experience?

Playing a full house at Koko is still hard to beat.

You have a new album can you tell us more about that?

The album is out on the 10th of Feb and we are pretty stoked about that, we've been sitting on it for sometime while our sound and songwriting has been fast evolving.

It was recorded at Monnow Valley in Wales last summer, and it's a snapshot of where the band was at that particular moment in time.

You’re touring shortly are you looking forward to that?

Yes, life on tour suddenly makes sense to me.

What can people expect from your forthcoming Bristol gig?

We promise you our heart.

Will you be coming to Wales sometime in the future?

We played Cardiff in the summer so I'm sure we'll be back sometime soon.

Where can people hear your music?

On vinyl! They can buy it from our website www.whalesincubicles.com or at our gigs!

Catch Whales In Cubicles at Start The Bus, Bristol on February 11. Visit startthebus.tv for further information.