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** Plus ** Meet Me @ The Altar As It Is Bob Vylan Static Dress American Teeth Press to MECO Kid Brunswick Strange Bones + loads more
Turnstile. iDKHOW. Loathe.
SEPTEMBER 2021 Issue 69
RIOT 4. MEET ME @ THE ALTAR 8. STRANGE BONES 10. THE DEAD DEADS 12. CASKETS 14. GLOO 16. PRESS TO MECO ABOUT TO BREAK 18. AMERICAN TEETH FEATURES 20. TRASH BOAT 30. TURNSTILE 38. BOB VYLAN 42. IDKHOW 44. LOATHE 46. STATIC DRESS 47. AS IT IS 50. KID BRUNSWICK
Upset Editor Stephen Ackroyd Deputy Editor Victoria Sinden Associate Editor Ali Shutler Scribblers Bridget Loc, Dan Harrison, Finlay Holden, Jamie MacMillan, Kaz Shaw, Sam Taylor, Steven Loftin Snappers Derek Bremner, Dieter Unrath, Jeremy Ryan, Jimmy Fontaine, Joeseth Carter, Mescalitas, Paige Sara, Sarah Louise Bennett P U B L I S H E D F RO M
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HELLO. Here we go then. Festivals are properly, properly back in business. In the few weeks that follow this issue hitting ‘the streets’, we’ve got Reading & Leeds, Slam Dunk and newcomer ALT+LDN all taking place. While we’ve missed some of our most beloved events from this year’s calendar, it’s great to see life at least starting to flicker back into one of the most vital parts of the UK music scene. Of course, it’s not without a few hitches. Many of our mates from across the pond who were scheduled to join us for this summer’s (responsible, cautious, COVID aware) blow outs can no longer make it,
as travel restrictions, logistics and a Delta variant unforgiving of the large volume of unvaccinated people in the US prevent them even getting through the gates. We’ll miss them, but with so much domestic talent able to step up, it’s a huge opportunity for some great bands to make a name for themselves. We can’t wait.
S tephen
Editor / @stephenackroyd
Riot.
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EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN ROCK
Strange Bones try to sort order from chaos with their new album, ‘England Screams’. p.8
MODEL CITIZENS Meet Me @ The Altar run us through their brand new EP, track by track. Photo: Jimmy Fontaine.
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Prepare to meet a new favourite - The Dead Deads are one of the most wellliked, and fun, bands around. p.10
Want to know the secret to being happy? So do Gloo, and they’re on a mission to figure it out. p.14
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pset faves Meet Me @ The Altar (they were on the cover the other month, you know) are making a statement with their debut EP, ‘Model Citizen’; a statement that says they’ve got this poppunk business down pat, and are definitely destined for Big Things. But you knew that already, right? “’Model Citizen’ is a six-track EP that tells the story of entering
adulthood and trying to figure out who you are and who you want to be,” they explain. “Everyone has an idea in their head of what the perfect version of themselves could be, and a lot of the time, they’re unrealistic standards. The tracks of ‘Model Citizen’ go through the different phases of our own journey in finding ourselves.” Here, the trio talk us through each of the record’s songs, track by track. FEEL A THING The opening track of the EP was originally going to be a standalone follow-up single to ‘Garden’, but upon signing to Fueled By
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Every band looks to level up with a new record, but with latest album ‘Don’t You Feel Amazing?’, Trash Boat’s Tobi Duncan is holding nothing back. Words: Steven Loftin. Photo: Sarah Louise Bennett.
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Get ready for one of the albums of the year, as Turnstile push themselves further than they ever have before. Words: Steven Loftin.
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This month, festivals come back with a bang. After the success of Download Pilot, we’ve got the likes of Reading & Leeds, Slam Dunk and ALT+LDN in our diaries. Here’s what you can expect if you’re heading back to the front. Upset 37