Summer Sundae Guest Blog Takeover: Micachu & The Shapes

The Summer Sundae Weekend kicks off in almost 24 hours and the blog keeps rolling ,with today's entry from indie poppers - Micachu & The Shapes.

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Today I am sitting in my flat despairing about the feat of domestic responsibility I have to undertake. I thought when I got home from tour I would be an adult; I can't decide what to wear as I have none of my own clothes, and always wear my girlfriend's or my flat-mate's. I haven't been shopping in years, might go today - need a new guitar and a new amp and some pedals as my gear was free or cheap and hasn't lasted the test of time at all - this will cost hundreds of pounds.

Been listening to lots of Big L-what a sick rapper! And boring my friends rigid about bands that I like. Also DJ Premier and Grandmaster Flash beats. I made a music video yesterday, it's nice to be at home to get some actual shit done. I might write a song later. Writing lots of 4/4 and dubstep loops, really like Pinch at the moment, amazing production. Weather is moderate but blueish sky, not that usual ambiguous white/grey that's usually there. Got really into BBC Radio 4 recently, courtesy of the infamous tour manager Will Parish, I'm actually getting an education!

I reckon a year of intensive listening and you could make a living out of winning pub quizzes around the country. Read some Adbusters on the toilet (kindly donated by Matthew Herbert) which made me feel guilty and stupid... and now trying to work out how we are going to turn our relatively simple small sounding band into a headline show act...