WE’RE INTERESTED, a new single and video in support of the forthcoming THE SHEER ACTION OF FINI TRIBE: 1982-1987, is released today. The song was written around 1983-84 and this version was recorded as part of the band’s John Peel session.
Of the track, Chris says:
“We’re Interested” was a watershed moment for the Fini Tribe. Starting with John Vick‘s plaintive piano melody, it invited each member of the group to bring a melancholy laced with an (almost) pop sensibility to the song… inspired by endless walks, bike rides and other shenanigans on the banks of Edinburgh’s Union Canal, one of the many cryptic landmarks of the city that inspired the band. The song IS Edinburgh, more so than most: it is the green of the Braid Burn Valley, the dank history of the band’s Niddry Street rehearsal room, the secret lanes of the New Town.
The version you have here was recorded at BBC Maida Vale studios and produced by Mott the Hoople’s Dale Griffin, who was kind enough to lend his ears to the young Finis that amazing spring Sunday in 1985 when they recorded their first John Peel session. The song became a live favourite, and its haunting melody stretches far over the forty years since its conception.
Thanks to SPILL MAGAZINE for premiering the video.
The compilation, THE SHEER ACTION OF FINI TRIBE: 1982-1987 was a long time in the making: a labour of love for the band, showcasing our most productive years as a six piece. The compilation of tracks – from professional BBC recordings to live performance and rehearsal room demos – gives as broad a spectrum of the breadth of the band’s creativity during those five important years from 1982 to 1987. The compilation will be released as a 3-CD set with 24-page booklet, a single vinyl album with gatefold sleeve and insert, or digitally on Friday, October 10th, 2025 on Shipwrecked Industries (distributed by Virtual Label).