Issue Fourteen
King Krule HMLTD The Horrors Baxter Dury Downtown Boys Insecure Men Girl Ray
Welcome to the third edition of So Young for 2017. Issue
Crossing back over the pond, we chat to Downtown Boys
Fourteen explores the most exciting crop of new sounds
following the release of their new record. They talk to
from the sticky floors of independent venues as well as the
us about becoming “more” punk. Instant Shit returns as
established and experienced noise from arenas around the
Georgie Jesson announces the arrival of Salford’s Starlight
country. Our cover is graced by HMLTD, the elusive 6 -
Magic Hour, stepping on a few heads along the way.
piece invited us over for dinner for this issue’s cover story.
Joining the above are London’s Hotel Lux and Yowl. Both
Not an evening we’ll be forgetting in a hurry... We also
dissatisfied with the world and both unafraid to tell it as it
speak to Faris Badwan of The Horrors who are arguably
is. We turn to Girl Ray for some teenage perspective, the
making their best and most important music for some time.
girls explain their pre show rituals which includes lavatory
We chat to him about losing the blurry photos, letting
visits and Korn. Sports Team round up the band features, a
outsiders in and working with new bands such as HMLTD.
group on the up who clearly feel the need for a feud. Who
Spoilt rotten, we stayed up late to speak to King Krule
Are You? is back too with our favourite new sounds. Expect
whilst he was in New York and he explains the roots of ‘The
introductions from Sweaty Palms, The Ninth Wave, Honey
Ooz’. Back to London, Saul Adamczewski lets us in on his
Hahs and more.
new band, Insecure Men and we chat to Baxter Dury at his rehearsal space to discuss his new record and getting Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods on board.
4 Hotel Lux
26 Yowl
5 What Next for London?
27 Who Are You?
The Last Hangman
There is no “So Young Scene”
Stray Dogs
Get to Know
7 Baxter Dury
29 King Krule
11 Instant Shit
33 Downtown Boys
14 Insecure Men
36 Superfood
15 HMLTD
40 Girl Ray
19 The Horrors
41 Sports Team
I’m the Sausage Man
The Starlight Magic Hour
Pebble-Dash Wonderland
Come Dine With Me
Uncanny Valley
The Ooz
A Wall
Bambino
Earl Grey
Camel Crew
Sweaty Palms We’re a bunch of grotty bams from Glasgow that sound like they’re ‘at the wind up.’ attempting to balance popular sensibilities with not as popular abrasiveness. Honey Hahs How did you find each other? We are the Honey Hahs! We are called Rowan, Robin and Emerging out of a former cult stability program it was
Sylvie and we are sisters from Nunhead. We write songs
advised to us from our mutual passion for music that we
about everything and nothing and we sing them with
should try making some together. Helping us to reintegrate
harmonies.
with the wider populous. What led you to form a band? A particular happening or mutual love for a record or sound? The Ninth Wave We have always sung in harmony and have been inspired by Haydn, Elina, Lewis, Louise. We’re all from Glasgow apart
so many amazing artists. We have been busking ever since
from Elina who moved over here from Finland 3 years ago.
we were small and so have always kind of been a band!
Our sound has been in a constant state of change since we
We can all agree when one of us loves a song so we have
started playing together about a year and a half ago. We take
similar taste.
a lot of influence from 80’s bands like The Cure, Depeche Mode and Fad Gadget
Can you tell us something that you collectively really love?
Can you tell us something that you collectively hate? We love Spain and learning Spanish and talking to strangers Minions
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and foreigners.
Fur
Mush
Can you tell us who you are, where you’re from and
We’re Mush and we’re from Leeds. Individually we are
about the music you make?
Dan, Nik, Ty and Phil. The music is good but essentially derivative guitar/artrock sort of stuff. We are like musical
Murray, Harry, Tav and Flynn from Brighton. Music for
dinosaurs, but we have long necks and can eat from the tall
heartbroken dads.
trees.
How did you find each other?
Can you tell us something that you collectively hate?
Somehow we found ourselves at this tacky club on the
‘Post-rock’
beach and Flynn didn’t remember joining the band the next day. Boy Azooga DAMA SCOUT
Hey my name is Davey Newington and I write the music of Boy Azooga. Myself and the rest of the band: Daf Davies,
We’re Eva, Lucci and Danny. I’m (Eva) from all over the
Dylan Morgan and Sam Barnes all live in Cardiff. We make
place, Lucci and Danny are from the Glasgow place. We’re
psychedelic pop music with some weirdo samples and heavy
all now nestled in the armpit of London Town. The music
bits thrown in.
we make hopefully walks the line of idiosyncratic and the kind of pastiche we like...
What led you to form a band? A particular happening or mutual love for a record or sound?
Can you tell us something that you collectively really love?
The record is inspired by so much music that I couldn’t list here. Everything from Black Sabbath to Kelis to The Beach
Karaoke, podcasts, cats and negronis.
Boys to Henry Mancini.
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