Freefall Felix accomplished much in the mere year-and-a-half they were around. But in autumn 2007 they decided to call it a day after several headlining tours as well as gigging with various big name bands. But the band got back together for one last tour for, as they put it, closure. I had a chat with the band before their show in Leeds on their final tour.

The whole gang met with me and Suzy (PTF photographer extraordinaire) backstage at The Cockpit. They’re a friendly unit of mates with their injokes and banter, each a character who is quick to chat and joke, but it’s important to note a sense of professionalism about their musicianship. With band experience already under members' belts, the newly formed FFF had the insight to start recording straight away. They released their EP shortly after forming and later their album ‘Meltdown’ came out just over a year later. They admit it was a quick build-up and a quick year, and also jokingly mention the problems they had with CDs, some tracks names being swapped.

The band chose to play the towns on their final tour because that's where they built up a fanbase and they wanted to say goodbye to their followers properly. They were more than happy with the reception in Leeds in the past, and are more than geared up for tonight’s show. During the interview, it becomes clear Freefall Felix aren’t too keen to discuss their genre and influences, but for good reason. I suppose one could argue their music is a fusion of ska and hardcore punk but the band admit they don’t like the tag of a ‘ska band’ and don’t really mention any bands they took sound from. Like a lot of bands tagged as being ‘ska-punk’, FFF don’t want to be pigeon-holed into having a specific style, sound and genre. This is fair enough, their style packs so much ska/hardcore/punk fusion and craftsmanship it seems inaccurate to label them. They discuss how they were attracted to the ‘pop’ aspect of the music, the two key song-writers ready to admit to being pop-musicians. They exemplify the "ska side of pop rather than the pop side of ska". Essentially, this means Freefall Felix were a pop band fusing genres but always aiming for that entertainment factor, high-energy songs and high-energy live sets. They’ll go down as a decent band with great tunes and a great live act.