Catfish and the Bottlemen are the next really big name in rock

Catfish and the Bottlemen’s rise has not been impeded by their clunky moniker. They are even being compared to Oasis, writes Ed Power

THERE was mild confusion when up-and-coming Brit rockers, Catfish and the Bottlemen, hit the festival circuit a few years ago.

“Everyone expected us to be a seven-piece bluegrass band,” laughs singer, Ryan McCann. “Did we ever regret the name? Definitely, at moments. You’d be on stage in Manchester and have to tell people what you were called, three times over, before it sticks. And, in America, you really have to over-pronounce the words. Otherwise, they end up calling you ‘Catfish and the Butthole Men’.”