Big wheels keep on turning for Bombay Bicycle Club

JAMIE MacColl doesn’t care what critics think. “Our band has a slightly silly name, we’re middle-class boys from north London,” says the Bombay Bicycle Club guitarist. “It’s ripe for attack really.”

His logic is hard to fault. Bombay Bicycle Club are highly successful, with a string of top ten hits and an international fanbase. They’d rather be loved by the public than by an insignificant coterie of music writers. Kudos can’t compete with bums on seats.

“I don’t want to be in one of those really cool groups that loads of journalists love but don’t sell any records or attract tiny crowds. We would rather reach a lot of people.”