Taking their name from an Andrew Bird song, it’s immediately apparent that the boys in Whales in Cubicles are hip in a genuine and real way. They take their musical inspiration from American underground heroes like Guided by Voices and Sebadoh, through to genius songwriters such as Neil Young and Stephen Malkmus, with a hint of hard rock and a touch of Britpop thrown in for good measure.
Italian frontman Stef Bernardi is besotted by Anglo-American culture and, after taking a pilgrimage across the English-speaking world, he eventually settled in London. Playing in several British bands since arriving in the UK shores, Stef found musical kindred spirits in Leo, Alex and Jamie, and Whales in Cubicles was born.
Their first single, “We Never Win” is a beauty, and we are confident you’ll be hearing a lot more from these guys in 2012.
