On their debut album Lay Down the Law, the Britpop revivalists do, well, just that. Frontman Matt Bishop explains (en route to see Drillbit Taylor).
Cayte Grieve
March 31, 2008
Matt Bishop isn’t a control freak. Not exactly, anyway. From acquiring his first guitar at the age of three, and recording the band’s demo entirely on his own in his sister’s pink bedroom, to handpicking the members of the band via blind dates, the lead singer of the Britpop band Switches knows exactly what he wants, and seems to know exactly how to get it. With an American tour under their belt, an upcoming performance on Jimmy Kimmel (we gave him pointers), and solid album reviews, maybe he can relax a little. Sure, unless you’re double parked. Below, Matt Bishop speaks candidly about Switches’ debut album, Lay Down the Law, his love-hate relationship with mankind, and his list of musical heroes—all done while driving to the movie theater as his girlfriend holds the phone next to his ear.
Matt Bishop, the frontman for this sundry crew of post-Franz Britpop revivalists, switches effortlessly between Bolan, Bowie, and even the Bee-Gees. From its frenzied title track—in which a smug lothario juggles misogyny and minstrelsy—to elegiac nonpareils like “The Need to Be Needed” and “Stepkids in Love,” both blithe looks at lust lost, 
