JOE meets Mercury-nominated punk band Slaves…

Slaves often get mistaken for being angry. They're primal, punky and not for the faint-hearted, but they're not angry.

They do make a sh*t load of noise for a duo. Singing drummer Isaac Holman and guitarist Laurie Vincent's music is mosh-pit inviting anarchy but predominantly they're here to have fun. And they're having a successful bash at it too. This year will have seen the pair from Tunbridge Wells, Kent pull out a top 10 debut album with 'Are You Satisfied', a UK and US tour - oh and a Mercury-nomination alongside Florence And The Machine, Jamie xx and Gaz Coombes. We had a quick catch-up with Isaac and Laurie ahead of the Friday's Mercury Music Prize bash.

You've had a triumphant year, is there anything that could have made it better?

LV: More sleep.

Huge congratulations on your Mercury Prize nomination, how do you fancy your chances?

LV: Fair to middling. https://twitter.com/Slaves/status/654988690956144641

Who do you think should win this year's Mercury?

LV: SOAK. IH: Wolf Alice https://twitter.com/Slaves/status/632166737912328192

Who are your biggest inspirations?

Our parents and pets.

I hear you really love grime, what are your top three grime records?

IH - Dizzy Rascal, 'Boy in da Corner', Wiley, 'Treddin' on Thin Ice', Kano, 'Home Sweet Home'. LV - Bonkaz, 'We Run The Block', Skepta, 'That's Not Me', Stormzy, 'Shut-Up'.

Describe one of the most surreal parties you've been to?

LV - Backstage with Bono and Noel G (U2 at the o2). IH - A party in a flat I lived in where I couldn't find the back garden. https://twitter.com/LemonbeatsCHNL/status/633966185571328000

Who would you most like to go on tour with? Dead, alive or disbanded?

LV: Eminem. IH: The Streets. https://twitter.com/Slaves/status/651462958690750465

Is being part of a famed band turning out to be everything you thought it would be?

We don't feel famous. https://twitter.com/Slaves/status/616675490875723777

What do you do to relax?

LV: Paint, cook and watch Modern Family. IH: Socials with animals... https://twitter.com/Slaves/status/665695939202555904

When was the last time you were drunk?

LV: Berlin 11/11/15. IH: Last Friday 13/11/15.

What’s been your biggest extravagance since landing your record deal?

LV: A juicer and a chain. IH: A mini motorbike. https://twitter.com/Slaves/status/607213154528075776

If there was a fire, what five items would you save first and why?

Paintings, guitar, chilli plants, cats, Mercury Award, oops...

Where was your worst job?

LV: Odeon, Maidstone (Kent), I didn't enjoy that. IH: Not had a bad one yet.

When was the last time you cried?

LV: On tour in Japan when I was informed of a bereavement. IH: Yesterday.

Tell us one of your regrets?

No regrets.

Are you getting back to Kent for Christmas, what are your plans?

IH: Yes I am, a family Christmas, perfect. LV: Going to visit family and it's my birthday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmtU-bLyReU