INTERVIEW: Babyshambles’ Drew McConnell discusses his latest album with side project Helsinki

Best known for his bass playing in Babyshambles, Drew McConnell has today released a brand new album with his side project, Helsinki. Titled A Guide for the Perplexed, the album is full of beautiful acoustic-led tracks, two of which we filmed for a recent exclusive session that the band performed for us and which you can find here and here.

Find out what Drew had to say about the album, comparisons with Babyshambles and more in this exclusive interview below…

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Matt Tarr

Matt Tarr

Urban Music Editor
With grime and hip hop being major influences on him growing up in South East London, Matt's passion is urban music but over the years he has gathered a hugely diverse taste, ranging from Wiley to The Smiths by way of Machine Head, that has made him a very open minded individual.
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About Matt Tarr
With grime and hip hop being major influences on him growing up in South East London, Matt's passion is urban music but over the years he has gathered a hugely diverse taste, ranging from Wiley to The Smiths by way of Machine Head, that has made him a very open minded individual.