Gypsy & The Cat Keen To Shed ‘Singles’ Fans

Indie duo Gypsy & The Cat have admitted they “don't care” if a lot of people aren't into their new music, as long as album-buying fans stick by them.

One half of the duo, Xavier Bacash told The Drum Media in a recent interview that they don't make music to please everyone, particularly fans who only know their singles. The mentality played a large part in the recording of new effort The Late Blue.

“Yeah well, initially I didn't [feel any pressure], I was like, 'This would be easy', but then as time started to go on it was like, 'We'll just do what we do', you know? We think people will like it, you know what I mean?” the singer and chief songwriter explained. “I mean, you sort of have that naïve feeling towards it, but during the process as time went on we started really experimenting more and more with sounds and our sound. We think it's progressed a hell of a lot, so things were getting a bit weird and then I started to feel maybe a bit of pressure in the sense of, if people can understand this.”

In the end, the guys decided they didn't need to carry every fan from their debut.

“I think we just hope we can keep the right portion of our fan base and build on that path,” he began, before stating, “You know, I don't care. This is our music, you know? It's not really great when people only like one of your songs 'cause it's been on the radio. You really want fans to buy your records, not singles, that's why we make music.”

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