Micah, though, doesn't care much for such controversy and showboating: "If someone asks me about the band, I'll normally just start talking about the instrumentation like 'Oh, Annie plays guitar and sings, I play drums and keyboard'." From a musical family, he's been playing the keyboard since the age of four, and now his left hand does all the work of a bass player. He and Annie see their minimalist line-up as a good constraint though, with her commenting "Fucking bastard's already playing synthesiser and drums at the same time - imagine what would happen if there was more!"

It's no surprise that Giant Drag's record label wasn't keen on titles like "My Dick Sux" and the aforementioned father-love anthem. So, keen to maximise retail opportunities and profit margins, it censored them on the record sleeve in order to stock the US version of the album in über-chains like Walmart. "You've gotta choose your battles when dealing with the fucking record label" though, according to Annie. She's obviously not one for self-censorship, but while many would kick up a fuss at such label intervention, she says "I'm not gonna be like 'Fuck that! I want that U in the word fuck!' I don't think it's compromising our integrity to asterisk out a word on a piece of paper".

Looks like she knows how to play the industry game. She's not keen on it though, describing the band's recent night out at the NME Awards as "Just a bunch of industry jerk-offs being drunk". She later refers to the ceremony as "the Shit Awards", hastily adding "not that I think the NME is shit or anything". And this keenness not to make enemies doesn't just extend to the music press - when pushed to name a band he really hates at the moment, Micah remains stubbornly tight-lipped, pretty much summing up the band's keep-the-peace attitude in general. For all Annie's controversy-courting, Giant Drag are really just two friends who love their music, and don't want any trouble. While waiting for a soundcheck, they're content to amuse themselves with a laptop and an internet connection, and when they get home from touring Annie says she just wants to stay in and watch TV. And what's her ultimate career ambition? "I'd just like to be remembered as a kind, honest person...that had an awesome rack". You can't say fairer than that.