Bad Touch - An interview with guitarist Daniel Seekings

Photo credit: Rob Blackham

Interview by Adrian Ball.

Bad Touch has been shaking many stages since they formed in 2010. They have made great progression with sensational live performances and a groove on their recorded material that many others aspire to achieve.

We caught up with Guitarist Daniel ‘Seeks’ Seekings just before they are set to unleash their third album Shake a Leg on Friday 5th October and embark on a country-wide UK tour.

How did the signing to Marshall records happen?

We've been looking for a label for quite some time and we wanted to see what more they could  do for us.  It came a little out of the blue that they wanted to sign us and we were really happy about it.  When we signed the deal we also got to look around the Marshall amp factory which was great too.

The new album captures your live energy so well was this a deliberate approach?

To an extent, yes.  A lot of people enjoy the band and we wanted to capture that energy.  It was probably more at the back of our thoughts.  We went into the studio at the beginning of the year with two songs with the intention to record an album!  So it gave us more pressure as we didn't want to waste time.  The songs we then wrote came onto the album.

Was recording in your home county pre-planned?

It was completely different this time as we were in and out of the studio over a longer period. We recorded a song, put them away and then moved on to the next one, so listening back then gave us a fresh view.

Your tour in autumn covers a great proportion of the country - was this your intention to get to see as many fans as possible?

We wanted to hit as much of the country as we can.  A big one for us was crowd reaction is Glasgow; it’s always been fantastic for us.  Norwich home-town gigs are great and London too.  The Midlands have always given us a warm welcome and on our last tour I managed to tick off Rock City as a venue I wanted to  play.

Do you still manage to get out and meet the fans after the shows?

We always try to when we can. We want people to enjoy the show and this is part of it for us.  It means a lot to us if you appreciate what we do.

What are your plans for 2019?

Hopefully bigger and better.  We hope to go out next as a support tour with a slightly bigger band, hit as many major festivals as possible, over to Europe and then finish the year off with another headline tour.