O Emperor are marching to their own drum

O Emperor relish the creative freedom of not having a record label, says Ed Power

O Emperor are marching to their own drum

O EMPEROR are not Mumford and Sons, but when the Waterford five-piece signed a major label deal several years ago, they had to constantly assert this.

O Emperor were not about to grow beards or wear waistcoats on stage, no matter how much their record label would have liked it. They were not just another nu-folk band, fresh from the Mumford and Sons production line.

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