The rock tinged, ‘80s sounding ‘Supercool’, with its Stranglers overtones and staccato vocal, is the kind of intelligent, sample free pop that defines The Bullitts. A sure-fire smash, the track was recently used by Ozwald Boateng to close London Fashion Week.

We spoke to the brainchild behind The Bullitts, Jeymes Samuel, about the single and upcoming album - which features collaborations with Jay Electronica, Tori Amos, Idris Elba, Mos Def and Lucy Liu - as well as gay culture's impact on modern music.

Stop or confirm (or start) a rumour about yourself...
I only wear women's perfume. True! I call it Sex Panther. I never divulge my scents!

Tell us a bit about your new single 'Supercool' - what can we expect?
A dance floor banger guaranteed to get you on the floor.

What are you most proud of about the track?
The combination of live analogue instrumentation, juxtaposing an 808 kick/thud, and executing this sound amongst the digital soundscape that we all currently dwell in.

"There was no difficulty in getting any of the artists to collaborate. The more well known the name, the easier it became. Everyone wants to create and make a different kind of artistic statement."

Is the single representative of your upcoming album They Die Before Dawn & Other Short Stories as a whole?
Not really. I suppose no single song is, because they're all so different. But for sheer excitement, it represents The Bullitts all the way!

What has the album been like to record?
Like a dream. Enlisting all the talent from my dream pool of collaborators and working with them is like sleeping in silk. Amazing.

The album features collaborations with Jay Electronica, Idris Elba, Tori Amos, Mos Def, Roisin Murphy and Lucy Liu - how do collaborations with such big names usually come about? Did you have  difficulty getting any artist in particular to work with you?
There was no difficulty in getting any of the artists to collaborate. The more well known the name, the easier it became. Everyone wants to create and make a different kind of artistic statement. I believe in the saying from Field of Dreams - "If you build it, they will come".

Tell us a little about your creative process - do you mull over an imminent track for ages or do you just get cracking?
I never mull over ideas. As soon as I get them, I feel like I have to execute them. Like Eli Wallach in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly said, "When you want to shoot, shoot - don't talk".

"Modern music owes a great deal to Prince, and after Prince has paid back Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, he owes the rest of his bank account to gay culture."

So, when did you first realise you had musical talent?
I wouldn't say I realised I had any talent really, but I pretty much always wrote songs as soon as I acknowledged what a pencil did.

Who were your childhood musical heroes?
Prince, Prince, Prince, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Rakim and Prince.

Do you think that modern music owes a debt to gay culture?
Of course. Modern music owes a great deal to Prince, and after Prince has paid back Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, he owes the rest of his bank account to gay culture.

Finish the sentence: A good night out starts with...
Watching the Unofficial Official version of the 'Supercool' video starring King Tony Tagoe! That'll get you in the mood.

It ends with...
Confessing your debauchery to the Lord and doing it all over again the following day!

If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Invisibility. That means I'll never get caught. Make of it what you will! The sheistier your thought, the sheistier you are! [Laughs].

What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
When I was young I used to think I was rough, until a nerd from my school caught me buying a Kate Bush CD. After I lied and said it was for my sister, he said (and I quote), "Don't worry Jeymes. I know it's for you. Listen bruv, in life, you like what you like. Don't be ashamed of it".

The balls of this guy. He was so right!

Anything to add?
Yes. If a double decker bus, crashes into us, to die by your side, is such a heavenly way to die.