Baxter Dury

Musician — Wingrave

01Profile

A Baxter Dury Photo

03Interview

Name
Baxter.

What do you do?
Melodic talking.

Describe your style in three words?
Unsupervised but exiting.

Which sub-cultures have had an enduring effect on you?
Early New York Hip Hop culture, but it’s pretty buried within my appearance.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
My Aunt Moll, she was a metaphysical philosopher.

Another you? Any other career that would have appealed?
A squire who’s nice.

Best Gig you have ever been to?
Madness sang me Happy Birthday under strict orders from my father when I was 10.

Of all the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
Trianon, in Paris.

04Playlist Notes

First track you played on repeat?
'Ode to Billy Joe' by Bobbie Gentry.

Song that defines the teenage you?
'Rockit' by Herbie Hankock.

What was the last piece of music you bought?
The Psycho soundtrack

One record you would keep forever?
'First Take' by Roberta Flack.

A song lyric that has inspired you?
"Who do you think you are, Lou fuckin' Reed”, from a song called 'Liveable Shit' by Sleaford Mods.

A song that people wouldn’t expect you to like?
I like Bonnie Tyler.

A song you wished you had written?
'It Must Be Love'.

Any new bands you are listening to right now?
Insecure Men, an offshoot from Saul of the Fat White Family.

03Interview

Name
Baxter.

What do you do?
Melodic talking.

Describe your style in three words?
Unsupervised but exiting.

Which sub-cultures have had an enduring effect on you?
Early New York Hip Hop culture, but it’s pretty buried within my appearance.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
My Aunt Moll, she was a metaphysical philosopher.

Another you? Any other career that would have appealed?
A squire who’s nice.

Best Gig you have ever been to?
Madness sang me Happy Birthday under strict orders from my father when I was 10.

Of all the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
Trianon, in Paris.

04Playlist Notes

First track you played on repeat?
'Ode to Billy Joe' by Bobbie Gentry.

Song that defines the teenage you?
'Rockit' by Herbie Hankock.

What was the last piece of music you bought?
The Psycho soundtrack

One record you would keep forever?
'First Take' by Roberta Flack.

A song lyric that has inspired you?
"Who do you think you are, Lou fuckin' Reed”, from a song called 'Liveable Shit' by Sleaford Mods.

A song that people wouldn’t expect you to like?
I like Bonnie Tyler.

A song you wished you had written?
'It Must Be Love'.

Any new bands you are listening to right now?
Insecure Men, an offshoot from Saul of the Fat White Family.

 

05Videos

Baxter Dury | Palm Trees (2014)

Baxter Dury | Isabel (2011)

Baxter Dury | Miami (2017)