Issue Twenty-One
Squid Crack Cloud Amyl and The Sniffers Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Just Mustard Crows
Festival season is upon us and as we cling on to memories
Dundalk’s Just Mustard quietly released their debut album
of Brighton’s The Great Escape we look forward to a
last year and since then the noise around them is only
summer of our favourite bands, tents and warm beverages.
getting louder, we chat to the band about how it all began.
Our twenty-first magazine welcomes Canadian Mixed
Back to London and back to old friends, The Rhythm
Media Collective and most exciting live band around,
Method. It’s certainly strange to think they’re only just
Crack Cloud to the cover. We jumped on the phone with
about to release their debut album, and as they prepare
Mohammad of the group to dig into their ethos. If you’ve
to do just that, we give them a call about the album and
not heard about Squid yet then we’re not sure where you’ve
their evolution. Pregoblin are one of South London’s most
been. We caught up with the UK’s busiest new band in a
exciting new prospects. After the success of their debut
Cardiff Wetherspoons to talk influences, working with Dan
single ‘Combustion’ we ask them about song writing
Carey and enjoying what you play. We head to another
conditions, living with Fat White Family and what’s to
‘spoons to catch up with Crows. The London band have
come. Pottery round off this issue’s interview features and
recently released their debut album via Joe talbot’s (Idles)
we chat to Partisan Records’ latest signings about the scene
label, Balley Records.
in Montreal, Canada.
Amyl and the Sniffers have enjoyed an incredible 18 months
Review features include a look forward to Latitude Festival
and off the back of their double EP release, Rough Trade
and as Black midi prepare to release their debut album at
Records have picked up the Australian band to release their
the end of June, we discuss their rise, their approach and
debut album. Staying in OZ, Rolling Blackouts Coastal
what’s next for the band. Who Are You? returns and this
Fever are another band taking some time out following
time we chat to Body Type, Doobie Fontaine, Do Nothing,
the success of their debut album, we jumped on the phone
The Wants, Deliluh and more.
with Guitarist and Vocalist Fran Keaney. Emerson Snowe rounds off a trio of exciting sounds from Australia. He’s just released his debut EP and we caught up with him in Glasgow. 27 Who Are You? Get to Know 3 Amyl and The Sniffers Gacked on Anger
30 Just Mustard Frank
6 The Rhythm Method How Would You Know I Was Lonely?
34 Emerson Snowe That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll
9 black midi Telekinetic
35 Crack Cloud The Next Fix
16 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Hope Downs
40 Pregoblin Combustion
20 Squid Houseplants
41 Crows Silver Tongues
25 Pottery The Craft
44 Latitude Festival Henham Park, Suffolk
Opposite, So Young Illustration Competition Winner, Naso Sasaki (The Ramones)
Dry Cleaning We’re called Dry Cleaning and we’re from South London. The music we play is post-punk with a slight Americana edge to it. It’s quite rocking but minimal with a mostlyspoken vocal. Can you tell us something that you collectively really love? Chicken nuggets. What can we be excited for over the next 12 months? Our first EP, ‘Sweet Princess’ is coming out soon. Then we’re doing a mini tour throughout August. Come and say hi. Dry Cleaning play The Alcove Stage at Latitude Festival this year. Body Type Hi, Sophie here! Body Type is myself, Georgia, Cecil and Annabel. Four lonely hearts who decided to start a club
Deliluh
band. Our music is honest and raw and the sound of us having the most fun we have ever had in our lives.
We all basically met through the DIY music community. I (Kyle) met Jude through tending bar at one of his former
Can you tell us the story behind one of your songs?
band’s shows (HSY). Erika’s old band (Mazola) played shows in a garage behind Jude’s house years ago, and also
‘Insomnia’ -a new song on our recent EP - is the result of
played at my apartment a few times. Julius met the lot of us
me moving to a seaside town south of Sydney, walking
after moving in with me through a recommendation from
along the beach absolutely in awe of the beauty of the
our friend Ami, and joined Deliluh soon afterwards. Erika
horizon and how it was making me feel. It’s something you
and Jude joined not long after that... Kinda complicated
don’t see often when you live somewhere built up, with
on paper, but we were all exposed to each others’ music
smoke and skyscrapers obscuring your view - but it’s so
through shows around town before playing together as a
healthy for the mind and soul to get that space every now
unit.
and then. So this song is a reminder to go and take a breath and stare into the infinite and think about beautiful things in
Can you tell us something that you collectively hate?
your life whenever you get the chance. Corporate involvement in DIY culture.
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Dumb
The Wants
Hello we are called Dumb, we live in Vancouver BC Canada
We are The Wants from New York City, specifically
and we make a variety of rock music.
Bushwick, Brooklyn. Our music is a blend of danceable grooves, anxious energy, and emotional yet enigmatic
Can you tell us the story behind one of your songs?
lyrics. We use deceptively simple components that interlock like techno percussion and pop forms.
Ryan from Mint (our label) told us that if one of our songs got picked up by CBC it could pay for our entire album
What’s special about where you’re from? Has it inspired
in royalties, or something like that, so we wrote a song
your music?
called ‘CBC Radio 3’. It’s all about wholesome shit like acknowledging and confronting your reservations and
There is no city with more energy than New York. That
limitations, like not being able to get your song played on
energy can be intoxicating or excruciating; we do our best
CBC radio for example.
to channel it, but it’s always volatile. Our work is inspired by these extremes and the intensity and focus with which one must live every day here.
Do Nothing What’s special about where you’re from? Has it inspired your music? Nottingham has a super diverse scene where everyone gets along really well and supports each other a bunch. Because of that it doesn’t feel like a competition, which definitely helped us grow and improve. Can you tell us something that you collectively really love?
Doobie Fontaine
Breaking even on gigs is rare but enjoyable.
Doobie Fontaine is an alter ego; although as we know life imitates art. So Doobie Fontaine has found a sort of rebirth
Can you tell us something that you collectively hate?
as a revolving cast of musicians, centred around core four members. We’re from England, Australia and New Zealand.
Overpriced service station sandwiches.
We’re all currently based in London. The music we make is road music for a surf trip, or a fly fishing excursion, or a Stetson convention. But it’s also city music. It all exists within a wider slacker ambience. Can you tell us something that you collectively hate? Spending more on taxis getting to the gig than the gig pays us.
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Latitude Festival As heat waves threaten and springtime showers keep our
As we scroll down the line up, that’s where our true
feet on the ground, it’s the perfect time to look forward to
highlights arrive, bands such as Crows, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
festival season and more specifically, Latitude. Henham
Pigs Pigs Pigs and The Murder Capital play the Sunrise
Park, Suffolk is where you’ll find the festival from the 18th-
arena and inject some healthy noise to the weekend. BBC
21st July, it boasts an eclectic line-up of radio darling pop
tastemaker, Huw Stephens takes over The Lake Stage once
and comedy. If you dig deeper, you’ll also find some of the
again to bring some of his favourite new artists to Latitude.
most exciting new bands around, many of which you’ll have
We can’t say we disagree with his choices as he invites
seen in our pages.
Black Country, New Road, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Squid and Working Mens Club along to play. London’s primary
Main stage treatment has been given to godfather of the
independent promoters for new sounds, Bad Vibrations
London scene, Baxter Dury and he’ll be sure to use his
look after the lower realms of the line up but small print
early slot to bring the hits from recent album ‘Prince of
is rectified by big sounds. Be sure to catch Viagra Boys,
Tears’. The BBC Sounds App plays host to the second
Gently Tender and Dry Cleaning at The Alcove stage.
stage at Latitude this year and it’s here that you’ll find an influx of guitar bands. Over the three days the stage ranges
Latitude Festival tickets are available via their shop. Full
from indie legends, Primal Scream to Kent noise makers,
details upon their big poster on the left.
Slaves and London’s The Big Moon who begin their return to stages after some time away to write. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have had one hell of a year and turned up the excitement for their upcoming festival performances with the release of 7” single ‘In The Capital’. You’ll find the Australian five piece on the BBC Sounds stage too.
Words by Sam Ford, illustration by Josh Whettingsteel
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