Zutons' are complete

Bassist Russell Pritchard on how the third album 'flows'

16 July 2008 - Ahead of their show at London's Somerset House tonight (16 July), we caught up with Russell from The Zutons, who reckons their latest album, You Can Do Anything, is a triumph.

The band recorded in LA for the first time and Russell admits that did affect their sound:

"Bit more heavy and bit more rocky than some of the other albums. But it's definitely still a Zutons and it's not a massive leap away from anywhere we have been before.

"We're a little bit older, it's reflected in the album, it's still a Zutons, it's our most complete album so far."

Difference between their albums

The Zutons' bassist went on to describe just how album number three differs from the first two:

"The quality. It flows better than the other albums. The second album was a bit bitty, the first album has lots of different influences all over it, whereas this one is a bit more consistent throughout. A bit more of a straight line."

"They sort of know they are the best and that gets in the way" - Russell Pritchard, The Zutons

America vs. UK

Working in America for the first time definitely influenced the album, but are American producers better than British ones?

"From personal experience, we have done two over here and one over there. I think that they are good over there, but there is a certain element of being up themselves a little bit which can get in the way of themselves a little bit, of their own talent.

"They sort of know they are the best and that gets in the way, it's a bit of a barrier."

The Zutons play Somerset House tonight and Russell likes an interesting venue:

"It's always nice to do extraordinary gigs in funny places. This is quite, well I don't know what it is, a stately home or whatever, but it's weird being in the centre of London like this, it's great."


Ruth Barnes