Jul 22, 2026 · 58 min · 12 segments
Dan and Nathan from the superbly named Catfishing the Bottlemen are with us to talk all things Catfish and the Bottlemen. Dan tells us about the drunken epiphany at a Scam Fender gig that lead to the…
know.
It is a funny name for a band, isn't it?
It is.
It's like a name that you... put into a band name generator and it spits out some random names.
Terrible.
Yeah.
I don't think it's a good band name.
No.
No.
I know they're from Fanduto.
And I know they had three albums out.
Weirdly, their last album was out seven years ago, which for the band that are current seems very strange.
Yeah, I remember, I think it was after the first album, the singer who is called Van, not named after a vehicle, but after Van Morrison, I believe.
I don't know if that's his proper name.
I
think it's a stage name, isn't it?
Yeah.
It's
definitely going to be called John or something, isn't it?
Yeah, well, I remember early on he bragged about having written like a zillion albums worth of material.
But they've only released three albums.
know.
It is a funny name for a band, isn't it?
It is.
It's like a name that you... put into a band name generator and it spits out some random names.
Terrible.
Yeah.
I don't think it's a good band name.
No.
No.
I know they're from Fanduto.
And I know they had three albums out.
Weirdly, their last album was out seven years ago, which for the band that are current seems very strange.
Yeah, I remember, I think it was after the first album, the singer who is called Van, not named after a vehicle, but after Van Morrison, I believe.
I don't know if that's his proper name.
I
think it's a stage name, isn't it?
Yeah.
It's
definitely going to be called John or something, isn't it?
Yeah, well, I remember early on he bragged about having written like a zillion albums worth of material.
But they've only released three albums.
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