The Subways are living the provincial kids dream. Already praised by the NME and Q and tipped by Zane Lowe to be the definitive new band of the year, the trio made phenomenal strides throughout 2004 towards fulfilling that destiny.
Not only did they support a veritable whos who of the alternative music scene - Graham Coxon, The Von Bondies, The Datsuns, Charlotte Hatherley, The (International) Noise Conspiracy and a phenomenally confident display at The Tears debut at Heaven - but they were also handpicked by Michael Eavis to perform on The Other Stage at Glastonbury and also played at the Reading and Leeds festivals.
Needless to say, Infectious were suitably impressed and snapped them up, giving them their own City Pavement imprint. Not bad going for any band, let alone one with an average age of eighteen emerging from the suburbia of Welwyn Garden City.
I Like Music caught up with The Subways from San Fransisco on their first tour of the United States.
"I like music because… Its what keeps me breathing." Billy, The Subways
ilm: Your new single No Goodbyes is out on December 12th. Can you give us your own personal description of the tracks whole vibe?
Billy: The track was written by Charlotte and I when we were sat round a piano with an acoustic guitar. It was the first step in the band writing the kind of songs that we never thought of doing before. Its a lot softer than any of our previous singles and its a song that I hold very close to my heart.
ilm: You have just finished a full on tour of the UK. How did that all go?
Billy: It was amazing! It was mind blowing for us to play a full 46 date UK tour having sold out all of the venues! The audience were mental and it was a really big step for us. We had a great time.
ilm: You guys are a great live band. What do you look forward to the most about playing live?
Billy: I think its seeing the audience go crazy. We really feed off their energy and I think they feed off our craziness to. Its an unspoken mutual acceptance that we have. I love that!
The Subways are living the provincial kids dream. Already praised by the NME and Q and tipped by Zane Lowe to be the definitive new band of the year, the trio made phenomenal strides throughout 2004 towards fulfilling that destiny. 
