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It’s Sunday, we’re dead on our feet, and there’s one last interview that Leeds festival can throw at us – California duo, Giant Drag. Comprising of vocalist/guitarist, Annie Hardy, and drummer/keyboardist Micah Calabrese, the pair have raised eyebrows and pricked up ears with their debut album, “Hearts and Unicorns”. Opening with an impression of a Streetfighter II dragon-punch and continuing with another 45 minutes of knockout punches, it’s a deceptively listenable piece of powerful tunes.

Music Towers caught up with the Annie and Micah as they contemplated food on the last day of Leeds festival.

Just come off stage at the NME – how’d you find it?
A: Definitely one of the best festival experiences we’ve had.

How did it compare to Reading?
M: It was a little bit louder, a little more vocal yesterday at Reading, but I think that’s due more to it being the final day here now, and everyone’s sort of tired.

As if to illustrate his point, Micah slumps back in his chair. Hiding behind over-sized sunglasses that cover the top half of her face, it’s tough to gauge whether Annie’s tired or just plain bored with press junkets.

You’ve played Coachella, which is obviously a whole different flavour to English festivals which are all about getting drunk and passing out in mud.
M: [laughs] People over here respond more to music in general. In the US [music] is almost on the side, but here it seems like it’s the focus of peoples’ lives sometimes. Just watching on TV the coverage of Reading last night…it felt like a sporting event.

A: They’d never even have something like that on TV.

M: There was commentary – “watch as he does this onstage!” – that would never happen.

A: No-one thinks about music that…much.

M: You wouldn’t see a special on Coachella the next night.

A: You wouldn’t see a special on Coachella period.

Hearts and Unicorns – pleased with the reception?
A: I…think so?

M: [laughs] It got good reviews.

A: I wish I could’ve been there when people opened it and listened to it, and go “well, this is alright; this is okay”