Video Of The Week: Spiders – Subtle Differences

Spiders are a 3 piece indie band hailing from the distinctively average climes of Sheffield. Through a mixture of emulation, plain old dreaming, and a desire to chronicle their environment through music, guit

ars were bought, drums sticks broken, and vocal chords strained until things were stable enough to announce a name, and ask for a rider.Taking inspiration from The Smiths, The Cure, and The Jam (surprising omission of The The) as well as taking a spoonful of sensibility from American Pop Punk artists at the turn of the millennium, their sound is a punchy mix of nostalgia, experiment, and contemporary rock ‘n’ roll that can’t be missed.

In march of last year, Spiders took their wares online, releasing their first promotional single “Where does this leave us now?” to modest success, netting 60,000 YouTube views, and over 1,000 iTunes downloads.

Working with filmmaker Andy Little (Skint & Demoralised, Converse) and artist Anjan Sarkar (Chris Morris, Warp Films) Spiders are taking previous successes, and a punk DIY sensibility and hitting it on their own.

Releasing promotional materials on the band’s own Subtonic Records label, rather than waiting for the powers-that-be to chance upon the Spiders’ sound, they are championing their own cause, standing out from the norm, and begging you desperately to take a listen.