Let's start with your name. Are people getting used to it yet?
| Working For A Nuclear Free City | - WFANFC's eponymous debut album is out on Melodic on Mon 18 Sept
- The bandÌý play the Witchwood on Sat 16 Sept
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"Some people have said they really like it. Some people say ‘what?’ All band names are accepted in the end. People stop analysing the name itself and start associating it with the music. "There have only ever been a handful of good band names - The Clash, Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails - and lots of names which are terrible but are accepted because of association with good music - The Beatles, Oasis, Nirvana. I like the pretentiousness of ours." Your debut album is out shortly, are you happy with it? | "It has the guitars, samples and electronica and it changes from song to noise quite abruptly. It's short, to the point and a bit up its own bum!" | | Gary on why Fallout sums up Working For A Nuclear Free City so well |
"Yes, it feels like a 'Best of' because it is the sum of 80 tracks produced over six years, and it still sounds very 'together'." What do you think people will make of it? "I have no idea. We really have lost all track of people and music at the moment. We really isolated ourselves making this album, and we are finding it hard to re-adjust." If you had to pick one tune, which one sums up WFANFC best? "Fallout, maybe. It has the guitars, samples and electronica in there and it changes from song to noise quite abruptly. It's short and to the point and a little bit up its own bum!" You've been compared to the Chemical Brothers, Spriritulized and Sigur Ros amongst others. How do you feel about that?
 | | Working For A Nuclear Free City |
"Really flattered. I can hear the Chemical Brothers in there but not the others very much. We have drawn from such a wide circle of influences, which is why people find it hard to classify us." You've done a fair few remixes. Who would you like to get hold of one of your tunes? "Sonic Youth or Don Van Vliet. Someone who would destroy it until it took on a new beauty." You're one of several bands coming out of Manchester to take on the world at the moment. Why do you think it's such a good time for new music in the city? "Is it? I can't remember the last time I saw a decent new band in Manchester. There have only been a few recently who I've enjoyed - Fear Of Music, Behind Green Lights and some of The Longcut's stuff. "The best unsigned band in Manchester right now are Sam and the Plants." | 
