Up & Coming Pop Punk Bands | Wonderland Trip

For today's up and coming post we have Wonderland Trip who hail from Manchester. Last year the band released their EP Presence of Absence and are now in the process of recording the follow up. We asked bassist Adam and vocalist/ guitarist Ste a few questions...


WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Manchester

HOW DID WONDERLAND TRIP FORM?
Ste: Originally we started with the line up of me on guitar and vocals, Adam on bass, my mate Dale Calderbank on 2nd guitar and vocals and Andrew J. Sant on drums. Dale and I started the band playing around with song ideas we had. We'd been playing in bands with each other on and off since we were kids so it was easy to write new stuff. Then we decided we would need a drummer and a bassist. I put an ad in every guitar shop I knew of in Manchester and soon received a reply from Adam. I met Andy through a friend of a friend. The first rehearsal we just jammed through a few of the songs Dale and I had. We all seemed to click from there on.

Adam: After spending a couple of years playing gigs all over, we decided we wanted to take the band in a different direction and started spending some serious time in the studio. At this point we also changed drummers and decided to become a three piece

DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC IN 3 WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD IT BEFORE...

Adam: Melodic, catchy punk

Ste: Simply the best!

LAST YEAR YOU RELEASED YOUR EP PRESENCE OF ABSENCE, TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT....
Adam: If you're into pop punk and like catchy melodies you’ll love it.

Ste: The EP took two years to finish, there are 4 tracks, track one, Bring Back The Sunshine ,was one of the first tunes we started jamming together. Track two Shattered Visage was our newest song at the time and took the longest to record. Track three, The Girl That Was You, was the first track we recorded with producer Neil Treppas (Iron Maiden, Kasabian) and the easiest and quickest to record. Track four Now You're Gone is my favourite on the EP, it shows off some of Neil's skills with weird sounds and awesome intro and outro ideas but mainly making the song sound cool from start to finish!

YOU'VE RECENTLY BEEN IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON THE FOLLOW UP TO PRESENCE OF ABSENCE, CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO?
Ste: The drum tracks, bass and some guitars are done for two of the tracks. We also received a mix from the producer of one of the completed tracks for the new EP. It's sounding epic! The three of us have also been chatting about the general vibe of the EP and how it should sound, the songs are a lot more upbeat and rocky, so this EP will have a bigger, louder, American rock/pop/punk sound with heavy drums and noisier guitars!

DO YOU PREFER RECORDING OR PLAYING LIVE?
Ste: The two are a lot different but we enjoy both sides to it. The recording process can be a bit slow at times but we enjoy throwing different ideas around and hearing the songs develop. Then when you get out there and get to play them live it’s the best part.

Adam: It’s great when you finished recording and know you’ve made a song as good as it can be, but it's got to be perfect before we let anyone hear it. Playing live is what its all about though.

IF YOU COULD PLAY A SHOW WITH ANY BAND WHO WOULD IT BE?
Ste: Foo fighters, if not them, then the biggest band in the world at that time.

Adam: I’d love to play at one of the big festivals, but I reckon we’d make a good warm up act for Blink 182.

WHAT ARE YOU TOP FIVE FAVOURITE POP PUNK ALBUMS?
Ste: Self titled Blink 182 album, Foo Fighters- one by one, Inme- white butterfly, Blink 182- Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and Green Day- International Super Hits.

Adam: Ataris- So Long, Astoria, Blink 182- Dude Ranch, Screeching Weasel- Thank You Very Little, Fall Out Boy- From Under the Cork Tree, Ash- 1977.

Check out Wonderland Trip's video for Bring Back The Sunshine below:

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