Flaws for Thought
Hotly tipped foursome The Flaws dish the dirt on Glastonbury, the Cub Scouts and cover bands in Carrickmacross.
Edwin McFee, 01 Jul 2008
If Carrickmacross-based Flaws frontman Paul Finn’s life story was made into a film, then chances are that it wouldn’t be all that dissimilar to Rocky. You see already in his band’s three year existence they’ve overcome crippling set-backs such as their record label going bust and their founding member Stephen Finnegan jumping ship and yet like the Italian Stallion he’s still fighting on, eager to make his mark on the musical map. At the moment their well-received debut album Achieving Vagueness (which was released last year) is nearing the end of its cycle, but that doesn’t mean Paul is taking it easy.
In fact nothing could be further from the truth as judging by The Flaws’ hectic summer schedule, which includes appearances at Glastonbury, Electric Picnic and Hot Presses’ particular favourite the Scouts Jamboree, their battle for greatness has only just begun. Ding-ding, seconds out, round two.
“Since our album came out nearly a year ago, everything has changed in the band,” says the affable singer. “Our work rate went up a notch and I think that that is exactly what you want when you’re in a band for three years that is still only really talked about by a select number of people. In the last year people we didn’t know or see before started coming to the shows, which was deadly. We were glad that happened as the album got great reviews and it made sense for more people to prick up their ears and pay more attention to us.”
The first time this writer met Paul, I was in a smoky bar in Belfast and the songsmith was laying out his plans for world domination for all to see.
“Ambition is a terrible thing” he said to me with a glint in his eye, and from then on it was obvious that Finn was hungry for success. Now that his band are starting to reap the rewards, how does he feel about his steady rise to the top?
“I’m happy with the way things are going right now,” he reflects. “We’ve some new stuff written but it is still early days. It’s been two years since we wrote the first album and we’ve all grown up a little bit, we’ve developed as songwriters and we’ve just been developing what’s there and making sure we’re not afraid to try out new ideas. We’ve demoed some of it and it’s a growth of sound when all is said and done.
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