Interview: Earth

Mention the band Earth and most fans' mind will jump to gruff-looking frontman Dylan Carson, who sits at the core of the doom-drone band he formed more than 20 years ago. But look at little deeper and you will see a series of talented musicians have orbited around Carson over the years. One of the longest-standing members is drummer Adrienne Davies who joined Earth around 2001, and for a time, was romantically involved with Carson. Despite no longer being a couple, the pair have maintained a fruitful musical relationship that now has them in New Zealand for a series of gigs which kicked off last night.

We caught up with Davies (while the group were en route to Dunedin) to have a chat about being in a band with your ex-boyfriend, the trance-like state she enters to be able to drum at Earth's almost glacial pace, and the upcoming album Primitive and Deadly, which sees the band take a change of tact and employ the vocals of Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) and Rabia Qazi (Rose Windows)...

Click here to read the full interview with Adrienne Davies.