Yungblud - I Love You Will You Marry Me

1.   Who is he?

Yungblud is Dominic Harrison a successful punk/ska/rock/hiphop musician from Doncaster, England. I Love You Will You Marry Me (Sept’17) is from his debut self-titled E.P. Yungblud (Jan’18).

2. What's Yungblud got?

A ska tune that juxtaposes romance with commercial reality.

3. Who does Yungblud sound like?

Jamie T, RAT BOY, and Arctic Monkeys.

4. What is the word from the press? 

“It’s catchy as hell” – Beat.

“An astute lyrical ability that leaves a sting in the tail” – Clash.

“Brutal honesty” – Kill Your Stereo.

5. Who are his influences?

Arctic Monkeys, Eminem, The Clash, Kanye West, and The Beatles.

6. Why should I give I Love You Will You Marry Me a listen?

Because you like a good punk/ska tune. Because you like socially conscious music. Because you wanna know what's blowing up in Britain at the minute.

7. Any more cracking good tunes from Yungblud?

Check out King Charles or Polygraph Eyes. 

8. Any last words?

Nah.

“A version of Romeo & Juliet,

This time with Adidas sneakers and cigarettes”

Turnspit are a melodic punk/rock'n'roll band from Chicago, Illinois, who have been playing together since 2015. Their debut album Desire Paths was released Feb'18. Turnspit sound like The Distillers, 131's, Hot Water Music, and Gaslight Anthem. Human Music is from their debut E.P. I Wonder If They Are Happy (2015) and is heartfelt punk rock.

You Me At Six - Night People

1. Who are they?

You Me At Six are a popular pop punk band from Weybridge, England. Their last three albums charted at number 5, 3 and 1 in the UK album charts in that order. Night People (Aug’16) is the lead single from You Me At Six’s fifth album Night People (Jan’17).  


2. What have the lads got on the go?

Night People is as deep as a puddle but it swaggers out with a grimey riff and pounding drums, layers on some "whoahs," and slaps down a head nodding chorus. A "Hey diddle, diddle, straight up the middle" rock anthem. 


3. Who do You Me At Six sound like?

Sounds like Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Royal Blood (at a bloody stretch). 


4. What have those lazy bastards in the press said about Night People? 

“The chorus and drums fire you up” – Red Brick.

“A dirty, heavily distorted blues rock earworm” – Inspired By Reviews. 

“A much cooler swagger” – Loose Cardigan Of Ideas.

5. Which bands influenced You Me At Six?

The main You Me At Six influences are Blink-182, Incubus, Thrice, Rage Against The Machine and The Foo Fighters. 


6. Why should I give Night People a lash?

Night People has a banging riff and a slathering of strut. Mindless fun. 


7. Do You Me At Six have any other barn burners?

Well Fresh Start Fever is alright.


8. Any more words? 

Night People is produced by Jacquire King (Switchfoot, Kings Of Leon and The Airborne Toxic Event).

“Raise a glass to tomorrow’s blues”

The Airborne Toxic Event are a superb indie rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 2006 and have five long players in the bag. They have been compared to Cold War Kids, The Strokes and Arcade Fire and are influenced by bands like U2, David Bowie, The Clash and The Smiths. Does This Mean You're Moving On (2009) is the fourth single from their self-titled first album The Airborne Toxic Event (2008) and is a song that channels heartbreak into a whiskey drenched Irish gig and an indie rock anthem. 

“Oh Christ she’s not alone, alone, alone,

And my heart sinks like a stone, a stone, a stone,

And the tears won’t even come, I’m so numb”

The Best Indie Songs of 2014 - The Kooks

Don’t over think this one, just enjoy The Kooks Down (April '14). No, it’s not better than Naïve but is a little bit funky, a little bit gospel and a little bit rock’n’roll. Suspend disbelief and the cringe reflex and just get …down down diggy de down down.diggy de down down.

 

 

The Kooks are from Brighton, England and have been getting jiggy with it for ten years, yes really, a decade.

Self-described genre-hoppers, this month The Kooks released their fourth album Listen which includes the bangers It Was London, Forgive and Forget and Around Town.



The Kooks and The Kaiser Chiefs go together like S&M and whips so with no further ado here is The Kaiser Cheif’s best barn burner I Predict A Riot (2004).