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NOVEMBER 2019 Issue 49
HELLO. If rock music is even slightly about a refusal to conform, then Poppy is quite possibly the most worthy of all. Initially arriving as a hyperrealised pop project, recent times have seen her swerve left, cross-pollinating across the genre boundaries with heavier influence. From working with Fever 333s Jason Aalon Butler to ripping up Reading & Leeds earlier this year, it’s far from just a casual nod; it’s something way more exciting than that. That’s why we’re delighted to welcome her to the cover of this month’s mag. In a world where so much can feel like the same parade of faces going round in ever-decreasing similar circles, Poppy is something altogether different; a giant boulder thrown into the calm waters of the status quo. The waves made are half the fun.
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Upset Editor Stephen Ackroyd Deputy Editor Victoria Sinden Associate Editor Ali Shutler Scribblers Dan Harrison, Jack Press, Jamie MacMillan, Jasleen Dhindsa, Linsey Teggert, Paris Fawcett, Rob Mair, Sam Taylor, Steven Loftin, Tyler Kelly Snappers Gabe Becerra, Gingerdope, Jawn Rocha, Lindsey Byrnes, Oliver Halfin, Phoenix Johnson, Sarah Louise Bennett, West Smith P U B L I S H E D F RO M
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RIOT 6. HALFNOISE 10. FALSE ADVERTISING 12. REFUSED 16. LANDE HEKT 18. COUNTERFEIT. 19. ISSUES ABOUT TO BREAK 20. ANAVAE FEATURES 22. POPPY 32. WATERPARKS 36. DREAM STATE 42. JIMMY EAT WORLD 46. GREAT GRANDPA REVIEWS 50. WATERPARKS 52. PVRIS TEENAGE KICKS 54. STRAY FROM THE PATH
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Riot_ EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN ROCK
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From scrappy garage recordings to a debut album False Advertising have come a long way. p.10
Refused are back, and they’re ready for war... p.12
Lande Hekt from Muncie Girls is ‘going solo’ with a brand new EP. p. 26
Following his departure from Paramore, Zac Farro began working on his own project; HalfNoise. What started off ten years ago as an exploration into dreamy indie music, has since evolved into sleek synth-pop. Now as he releases his third album ‘Natural Disguise’, HalfNoise has blossomed into something more.
Words: Tyler Kelly. Photos: Phoenix Johnson.
After the 2016 release of his full-length ‘Sudden Feeling’, Farro reconnected with his old friends Taylor York and Hayley Williams; subsequently spending two years on the road touring their album ‘After Laughter’. In between these tours, Farro was carving out a new path for HalfNoise by going into the studio and recording what would be ‘The
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Nothing says punk quite like getting told to leave a hotel bar due to one of you eating a vegan burger from another restaurant. But this is all just another day in the life of Refused. Over a decade since they first emotionally departed, it’s as if Refused knew that 2019 was going to be a year that would need them. The day Upset meets frontman Dennis Lyxzén and drummer David Sandström in London, it’s uncharacteristically sunny, which marks a significant elephant in the room, as all across the globe climate change protesters take their stand. A perfect enough coincidence given Refused have always been the wicker fuse for change; only ready to ignite when necessary. As plainly proven by the massive gap between their hiatus to 2015’s ‘Freedom’, and
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Bored of the same old same old? Need something new to rip up the big rock rule book? Looking for someone who really stands out from the crowd. Here’s...
Words: Ali Shutler. Photos: Sarah Louise Bennett.
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CLUB Words: Steven Loftin. Photos: Jawn Rocha.
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Words: Jack Press. Photos: Sarah Louise Bennett.
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In a world where social media governs the young generation and mental health issues continue to spread like wildfire, it’s more important than ever before for the arts to offer more than just an hour’s escape from reality. While governments go to war over borders, the younger population are being left by the wayside. The masses need a voice to champion their own. Enter Dream State, Wales’ newest purveyors of post-hardcore ready and raring to take the world by storm as the people’s band. Melding pummelling post-hardcore with slabs of stadium-sized choruses and swirling synths, Dream State share their stories of struggling with addiction and mental health in the modern age. With the backing of big-boy label UNFD – home to the likes of Beartooth and Frank Iero – and a slew of critically acclaimed EPs, best British breakthrough awards and high-profile support slots, they’re finally taking the next step with their debut album, ‘Primrose Path’. ‘Primrose Path’ is the result of a year of blood, sweat and tears. Born out of a band broken before they’d already begun, their desire to be both defiant and honest kept their heads above water, their
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Words: Steven Loftin. Photos: Oliver Halfin.
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Blink, and you’ll miss it. The strides into realising you’re getting older, and life is outpacing you, can seem humongous and confusing. But it’s not until you’re distilling this notion, let’s say, to someone over the phone that it all kind of begins to make sense. “A younger me would’ve listened to me now and thought I was just reading inspirational posters,” Jimmy Eat World frontman Jim Adkins chuckles. “With pictures of kittens on them with captions saying ‘Hold On’ or ‘Take it Easy’.” This revelation has taken place at quite the milestone for the Jim and the band. Their tenth album, ‘Surviving’, is not just a monument to growth, understanding and reflection, but it’s also proof that Jimmy Eat World are unstoppable. “When you’re younger, you just act. You don’t quite understand it. You feel like it’s something you absolutely have to do, so you just do it,” he muses. “And [then] it’s out there. You don’t spend a whole lot of time on reflection because you’re onto the next thing that you just have to do.” Having spent the best part of two decades crafting an arsenal of emo bangers that have soundtracked countless formative years, the Jimmy Eat World of 2019 are certainly showing no signs of slowing down. If anything there’s a newfound purpose to the moves they make, no moment wasted since nothing truly lasts forever. “As you get older, you feel like ‘Why am I doing this?’” Jim posits. “’Do you have an answer for that?’ I feel like that’s important because you’ve made albums before. What, personally, do I get from making another album? How many albums are there? Am I doing this to fuck around, or do I have
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SOME G In 2017, Great Grandpa wowed us with their slacker-infused grunge-pop, but just two years later they’ve reset the clock and delivered a genuine album of the year contender. 46 Upset
ONE R E A T Words: Rob Mair. Photos: West Smith.
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