Up & Coming Pop Punk Bands | Lost Youth

For today's up and coming post, we have Lost Youth who hail from Scotland. The band have just released their new EP Thoughts On Last Year. We asked them a few questions to find out a bit more about them...

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Edinburgh, Scotland

HOW DID LOST YOUTH FORM?

Quite simply. We are four friends who were brought together by a love of playing and writing music. We were friends before this band began because we all played music together previously.

WHERE DID THE NAME LOST YOUTH COME FROM?

Our name came from the idea we, and all our friends, have had to grow up too fast, and now that we have hit 20 (minus Kieron) have had to leave behind adolescence and look to making a career and all that grown up stuff

TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR NEW EP THOUGHTS ON LAST YEAR...

The record is something powerful in that all the songs really moved us. Each track, as it was written, was a stepping stone in finding who we are as a band. There's a lot about fear, and heartache, resolution and a little bit of nostalgia for good measure. The mix of all these things we feel has created something moving for us and we hope it fills others with the same fire.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SONG FROM THOUGHTS ON LAST YEAR AND WHY?

We all have different favourites based on our music taste and what ones really get us pumped to play

Never Again is Liam's favourite, in his words it's, "A sweet strawberry jam that get's me psyched." Can't be put much better than that.

Distant is Cammy's favourite because it's 100mph non-stop and he likes fast music you can dance around to

TWF is Jonny's favourite as "it's nostalgic and gives me some really good vibes"

Breaking Point is Kieron's favourite as the lyrics hold so much meaning, and also the fact it's a real head-nodder to play and to listen to

IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE THOUGHTS ON LAST YEAR IN THREE WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? 
Describing Thoughts on Last Year in 3 words? Easy! "Sweet Strawberry Jams"

IF YOU COULD PLAY A SHOW WITH ANY BAND WHO WOULD IT BE?

A Day To Remember.. we want a shot in the hamster ball so bad

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE FAVOURITE POP PUNK ALBUMS?

All - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Blink 182

Liam - The Greatest Generation, The Wonder Years

Cammy - Dookie, Green Day

Kieron - Your Favourite Weapon, Brand New (does this count?)

Jonny - Common Courtesy, A Day To Remember (bit heavier but still v pop punk)

Check out Thoughts On Last Year below: 



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Up & Coming Pop Punk Bands | Unamused Dave

Unamused Dave are a band with the most impressive EP artwork we have seen in a while. Described on their bandcamp as your 'basic rock band that spends their time doing their homework two weeks in advance and wiping their feet before entering the house', Unamused Dave are a band you'd be silly to miss out on. They kindly answered some questions for us about their recent release Leroy, their magnificant artwork that accompanies it and how they came up with their unusual name...

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

We are from Germantown Hills, Illinois. It is a suburb right outside of Peoria, Illinois.

WHERE DID GET THE NAME UNAMUSED DAVE FROM?  

One of our frontmen, Bryson Maddock, has a dad name Dave. We found some old family pictures of him just staring at the camera, and that is how the name "Unamused Dave" originated.

IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE UNAMUSED DAVE'S MUSIC IN THREE WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

 Emo Pop Punk.

YOU RECENTLY RELEASED YOUR EP LEROY, TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT... 

Well 90% of our album was written by our other frontman Seth Wagers. Bryson sings on it too, and he wrote his own lyrics, while our drummer, Jack Dintelman, chipped in a little too. Seth gave our bass player, Brayden Lambiase, a simple bass line and Brayden branched off from there. The EP was started back in September of 2014 and ended up being released on May 29th, 2015. The drums were recorded in a church, while the rest of the EP was recorded in Seth's bedroom.

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE ARTWORK FOR LEROY? 

It is actually an old picture of Seth's uncle, Scott Wagers. Seth saw it at his grandparent's house and thought it would be perfect for a cover. 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SONG FROM LEROY AND WHY? 

It is hard to pick a favorite song. It would be like choosing your favorite kid. We love every song equally. 

TELL US ONE THING ABOUT UNAMUSED DAVE WE MIGHT BE SUPRISED TO KNOW?

Most bands buy a big van and a trailer to tour in. We fit all our equipment, clothes, food, and ourselves all into a mini van and just recently toured the Midwest. It was all in a mini van.

IF YOU COULD PLAY A SHOW WITH ANY BAND WHO WOULD IT BE?

The Story So Far or Title Fight. 

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Light You Up Release New Video

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Coast To Coast | Empty

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Check out the new video below:



Find out more about Coast To Coast in our recent up & coming post here.

toyGuitar | Punks In Vegas

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Check out the playlist below:

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Bad Religion are heading across the pond to play a handful of shows in the UK this week (get your tickets here). 

Check out Brian Baker's video about the upcoming tour below: