Little Boots: in a state of Flux

Your Twitter says you’ve got a lot of surplus lumber at the moment, what’s up?

I’ve taken up my floor. It’s perfectly good maple. I thought there’d be a number you ring, a “woodman” or something. I guess I’ll be down Hackney tip tomorrow. You don’t need any wood do you?

I’d imagine shipping expenses to Ireland would be too much. So is being on Never Mind the Buzzcocks as nervewracking as it looks?

Yeah it was quite scary. I thought when I went on it I wouldn’t be the quiet boring musician, musicians never say anything because they’re too scared. I wanted to talk and say stuff but I fucking didn’t.

I did notice Jamelia talked quite a bit.

She wouldn’t shut up, she’s great and she’s done it loads of times so obviously she’s going to be better at it.

She’s an old hand, you don’t want to start a feud with her or anything for hogging the show?

Oh God no, she’s hilarious like.

But it’d be deadly if you started a feud…

Definitely not, she’s brilliant.

I bet you’re sick of people asking you about Pop Idol?

Yep… [chasm of silence]

I’d imagine so. Sorry.

No it’s ok, I have a good stock answer learned off for it if you want me to say it?

It’s fine, I can copy and paste it from another interview. I guess you also get asked about being grouped with La Roux and Florence and the Machine and that, is that really annoying too?

It’s not annoying, it’s more sexist than anything. For people to think Solo Female is a genre is a bit insulting and stupid. It makes things easier for newspapers I suppose, gives them a nicer feature when they can go “Oh look the new girl wave” or whatever. It doesn’t bother me that much because they’re all really good, it’s not like they’re saying we’re the new Steps and Five. It just seems a bit short sighted.

You’re associated with Hot Chip and Fake Blood remixed you, why do people seem to react against the perceived notion of the credibility you think you have?

I think people just project this stuff on to me. Some people associate me with Hot Chip then some people hear Remedy on T4 and think I’m Pixie Lott or something. I don’t really read about myself in the papers much, you’d go mad if you had to hear what everyone thought of you.

Your videos have quite a shiny futuristic Jetson aesthetic that is kind of at odds with your initial DIY vibe?

It’s just what I wanted to make. When you’re in your bedroom you don’t have access to all that so you have to play stuff on the piano. But, like in the studio, when you’re presented with all the facilities in the world it would be a waste to make a DIY sounding record. It just wouldn’t be exciting. You have to be as exciting as you possibly can be.

You didn’t worry about alienating the YouTube audience?

No because if someone went and saw me playing Stuck on Repeat in my pyjamas then they could go on Myspace and hear it as a fully produced banging tune. The two sides always existed, one didn’t come after the other.

Cool, here on your Wikipedia it says you’re fierce into Captain Beefheart, that can’t be true can it?

Does it still say that? Fucking hell. I had one of his records when I was like 17 and I listened to him once. Someone asked me about it and they put it in and now everyone is all “Oh do you like Captain Beefheart?” I was trying to get them to take it out. When did you read that?

Uhh… twenty minutes ago?

Really? There’s loads of made up stuff on my Wikipedia. Someone had beef and kept saying I wasn’t from Blackpool which I obviously am. Also someone said I did my dissertation on Jamie Cullum which I didn’t.

What an odd lie. Oh and who’s your favourite member of the Wu-Tang Clan?

I don’t know… is it bad I don’t know? My boyfriend is trying his best to get me into hip hop. He made me a mix and I learned all the songs on that but he left the Wu-Tang off it.

I could probably make you look like a racist but I won’t cause I’m nice. You’re playing in the Academy in Dublin on the November 27, can you pretend to be excited about that so we can mention it in the paper?

Yes, I really am excited. Plenty of alcohol, that seems to be the thing with Irish gigs.