Dont Be A Stranger

The Rills have certainly shed a skin or two to reach this point, on the eve of their effervescent debut album Don’t Be A Stranger. Produced by Dave McCracken (the indie mastermind behind many Ian Brown solo records and key works by dEUS and The Rifles as well as lending a hand to albums by the likes of Depeche Mode, Sports Team, The Snuts, and Beyonc|), Don’t Be A Stranger sees these three young friends take that untapped energy that made them viral sensations and darlings of the grassroots scene and direct it towards something more considered, complete, and heartfelt. Warner-Webb and frontman Mitch Spencer met in their native Lincoln as young teens, losing their spare time in a skate park. A few years later, that same urge to kill smalltown boredom saw them pick up guitars and start jamming together. A brief stint living in Sheffield chasing some of that Arctic Monkeys magic saw them soon return home to university where Essex lad Mason Cassar joined as drummer and their line-up was complete. Often referenced in their music, there’s a Lincoln Imp spirit baked into The Rills’ DNA – notably in their ability to always see over the horizon and carve something out for themselves when no one else will.