Supersub is a fresh-faced new band under the support of indie darling Tar from Paradox, who is their producer. The trio is guitarist Gull, vocalist Koln and bassist Ohm who belt out pop rock tunes on their debut album Start, released this month. It’s a dream come true for them after many years of performing free gigs and attending music contests. Their first single “Royyim” is rising on 104.5 Fat Radio’s chart. We catch up with two of the team, Gull and Koln, and talk about their album.

Why Supersub?
Gull: It’s a football term—a substitute player who got a chance to play and does an excellent job. It’s appropriate for us as we are new artists and not quite real players yet. This is our chance and we want to prove that we’re good enough. We will have to see whether audiences will accept us as players or not.

So you like football? Which team will you guys support in the coming World Cup?
Koln: I don’t really like it, but I’ll support China because they’re an Asian team.
Gull: Germany, for sure.

What do you expect from this album?
Gull: I don’t think it will be a hit like BodySlam or anything. We just want some people to recognize us. We don’t want to release songs that people like but soon forget. We just want to be a band that audiences remember.

So what style of music do you guys like?
Gull: I listen to mostly English songs. My favorite right now is The Killers, which in fact is an American band, but both British and American people listen to their music. I think they’re good and not superficial.

Why do you think British music is so popular with naew music fans?
Gull: Actually, very few people like this style, I think, and Brit-pop is dead. It’s just that those very few people who like British music have strong faith in it. American music, like Linkin Park, is very focused on appealing to the masses. However, there’re also some people who feel, “I’m so cool” by listening to British music but don’t understand or even like it.

How about you, Koln?
Koln: I’m collecting theme songs from video games I used to play, like Nintendo, Family, Phantom and others. Sometimes when I listen to songs with lyrics I feel annoyed because I always relate it to my own life. Now I choose to listen to instrumental music for an escape.

Why don’t you guys form a boy band? That would sell.
Koln: Once we talked about doing this album for the money, but when we starting doing it, we felt that it was not us. So we started making music for art sake.
Gull: It’s really hard to make a song that will be liked by the public. I respect people who make music for the masses. They are really good at what they’re doing.

What do you want to say to our readers?
Gull: I want you to listen to this album. It’s something atypical but not too hard to get. In fact, it’s easy to listen to but it’s just different.