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Next on the 2000 Trees rota was Hotel Lux, the group NME once referred to as South London’s next great band. The indie boys are part of a booming music scene south of the Thames which includes other Mutt favourites such as Goat Girl, Shame, and Fat White Family. We couldn’t help but think next time we make the trip to the big smoke, it might be worth popping on our bike and checking out what the South might have to offer. So who better to ask for recommendations than the very guys sat in front of us.

“The Olde Apple Tree, is the place we always go. It’s always dead there, just two rambling old Irish men in the corner and the pool table is always free. It’s the only nice building surrounded by these horrible new builds, I don’t know how it’s still standing to be honest”.

Maybe not the most glamorous suggestion, but then what did you expect from the band named after a hotel in Moscow which housed exiled Communists escaping from the Nazi regime. 

There was also a special mention for local football side Dulwich Hamlets after the band played a gig at their Champion Hill ground back in April.

“It was only the second gig they’ve put on there, but it was a real good laugh!”

“Obviously we went on the pitch and got a couple of stock football photos which had to be done.”

In fact there seems to be a bit of a football theme running through the band. Their single, ‘National Team’, was conceived whilst watching England play on tv and is about the bizarre feeling of witnessing people their age winning at life so early! It’s an absolute banger and well worth checking out if you haven’t already. 

This brings us nicely to what was up next for Hotel Lux once they were done with 2000 Trees in 2023.

“We have booked a big tour around the album release in January/February so we’re getting ready for that. We’re basically just gearing up for the album release”. That’s what we like to hear! With a new album coming out at the beginning of 2023 which will no doubt be packed with more hits, we can’t wait to see what South London’s next big band has in store for us.