RIOT! 4.The Murder Capital 8.Dream State
Howdy. Yeah, we say howdy now, loyal reader. Things are changing in the world of Upset. You must have realised, given you’re holding our new-look mag in your hands. More an evolution than a revolution, our start of 2023 relaunch comes alongside a spanking new website. If you want to check that out, head to upsetmagazine.com now. Please? That’s not all that’s got that new vehicle smell this month. We’re starting the year off by previewing some of the more exciting moments we’re expecting from the 12 months ahead, from album previews to the best new bands you need to check out - do your homework now, and you’ll be thankful you did later. But some things stay the same too. Weirdly, this month marks You Me At Six’s first Upset cover. A wrinkle in the fabric of the rock press
landscape, we’re delighted to make up for lost time as they drop their reassuringly great new album ‘Truth Decay’. A comforting presence that never lets you get so safe and secure it becomes boring, there’s a reason why they’re basically a national treasure at this point. So grab a cuppa - or something stronger - sit back, and enjoy the brand new Upset. We’re only just getting started.
2023 ALBUMS 10.PVRIS 12.Meet Me @ The Altar 14.Nothing, Nowhere. 16.Hot Milk FEATURES 18.You Me At Six ABOUT TO BREAK 2023 34.Crawlers 38.Scene Queen 40.Loveless 42.Daisy Brain 44.Bleach Lab 46.Alissic 48.Panic Shack 50.Cassyette 52. Dead Pony REVIEWS 56.Måneskin TEENAGE KICKS 58.Kid Kapichi
Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd Editor
UPSET Editor Stephen Ackroyd Deputy Editor Victoria Sinden Associate Editor Ali Shutler
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COVER FEATURE
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YOU ME AT SIX
Confronting the truth can be difficult, but for You Me At Six’s Josh Franceschi, it was the spark that lit their brilliant new album, and a return to reclaim their roots. Words: Jack Press. Photos: Sarah Louise Bennett.
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ABOUT TO BREAK 2023
CRAW
With each new year comes the desire to refresh the ranks of music’s front line. We’ve gone through our notes, compiled our lists, and come up with some suggestions for the new bands you need to hear in 2023. 34 Upset
AWLERS CRAWLERS
Over the past year or so, Crawlers have already made a sizeable splash in rock’s deep end. Now, with a debut album to work towards, it’s less a question of if, and more a matter of when they take over the whole joint.
Words: Steven Loftin. Photos: Patrick Gunning. → If anyone deserves a bit of a break, it’s
Crawlers. The Liverpool four-piece have been busy all of 2022, and 2023 looks set to be just as mad. But, it’ll take something special to top their parents getting tattoos. “My mum said she’d get a tattoo if we ever got Number 1. So she has to get a tattoo now!” drummer Henry Breen smirks. After a rogue promise, the band achieved Number 1 on the rock charts with their debut mixtape, ‘Loud Without Noise’. “I think she thinks I’ve forgotten, but I haven’t!” It’s this kind of anecdote that sums up Crawlers. An affecting energy that carries any who’ll listen away, ‘Loud Without Noise’ brought everything the four-piece had been working on since 2018. Originally a trio consisting of vocalist Holly Minto, guitarist Amy Woodall, and bassist Liv Kettle, Henry eventually joined. After a viral hit with ‘Come Over (Again)’, the rest
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