OTLEY is perhaps best known for its rolling countryside, its agriculture and being the birthplace of world famous furniture maker Thomas Chippendale.

Now a group of Yorkshire lads are intent on making the small town near Leeds most famous for its music.

The Chevin, named after the popular woodland ridge to the south of Otley, have broken America and are heading back to their native land with a debut album and plans to win over their domestic audience.

The electronic fused indie four piece were propelled into the spotlight after a successful appearance at the SXSW festival in Texas last Spring.

Since then they have appeared on America’s two biggest TV chat shows, The Conan O’Brien Show and the Letterman Show – the latter alongside America’s First Lady, Michelle Obama.

Wow spoke to frontman Coyle Girelli ahead of their upcoming gig at Leeds.

Wow: You’ve been touring a lot in the US – how has the reception been over there?

Coyle: Pretty amazing to be honest...we’ve been all over. We’ve spent a lot of time in New York and LA as well as other cities and they seem to be really digging it. We’re really enjoying ourselves in the States. We’ve played a lot of shows, and TV shows, like Letterman and Conan O'Brien but it’s a massive country, so there’s a lot more of it to get round!

Wow: Your debut album, Borderland, is out next month – what was it like putting it together and describe what fans can expect when it hits the shelves?

Coyle: We’re proud of it. We recorded it before we had a label or a manager or anything really. We borrowed some money, found the producer Noah Shain, then he suggested Sonic Ranch, this crazy, beautiful, inspirational studio in the middle of the desert an hour outside El Paso, Texas. We had originally wanted to record in a forest but the desert won hands down. The desert and the landscape had a pretty big impact on the sound I think. I think it got bigger, it got sandier. We’ve still got sand in our pants. There’s not much out there but sand, sky and scorpions. No distractions just the studio and the sky. We did good, I think it’ll surprise people. There’s not 10 weaker versions of the single like you tend to get nowadays on albums. It goes to places you wouldn’t expect, takes you up then down, intimate then huge, light then dark. We put a lot in to it and it means a lot to us personally, on many levels.

Wow: What was it like being on Letterman with Michelle Obama?

Coyle: Surreal and amazing. It was secret service, helicopters, police lines, and huge black limos. It was all pretty crazy. And to play in the Ed Sullivan Theater (where they shoot the show) was special. Letterman’s reaction to us was nice as well. I only gave him a fiver for that one. We’re still waiting for an invite to The White House though.

Wow: Being a Yorkshire band, what home comforts do you miss on the road and what’s your favourite thing about the county?

Coyle: It’s definitely the most beautiful county. We do miss the green green grass of home when we’re away. And the food, you can’t beat a proper Yorkshire pudding or a cup of Yorkshire tea, and a good pint of Black Sheep. Otley has some prize winning pork pies as well. I don’t know why we ever leave!

Wow: What can the audience expect from your live show in Leeds?

Coyle: To hear us play the songs from our debut album Borderland. The Leeds show will be before the album is out and we’ll probably play most, if not all of it, with a few tracks from the Champion EP and maybe a few other other bits and pieces thrown in for good measure. It’ll be a special and memorable night – we can’t wait! It’s also, Tyler, our new American sound engineer’s first time to Leeds so we’ll have to make him feel at home by singing the American national anthem half way through the show.

Wow: What have you got planned in terms of new material and UK touring after these few October dates?

Coyle: There will be a lot more singles, more videos and more tour dates in the UK, in Europe and the US. We’re also looking a little further afield for the new year, maybe hitting up the southern hemisphere. As far as new material goes, writing is a constant process. There’s already quite a few new songs that would go on a second record, but there’s still more writing to do before we go in and record a new one.

The Chevin will play the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on Tuesday, October 9.