Fighting Fiction’s Jacob Glew talks to Amaze Magazine. What style of music is your band? Loosely we would call it punk rock, I don't like it when bands think they are really hard to categorise, we wear our influences on our sleeves pretty proudly and there are elements of punk, rock, hardcore (a little) reggae, ska and folk. I think its important to take inspiration as much from your childhood heroes as your peers so we are always mixing different ideas and sounds into our music, from the bands we've looked up to since being kids to the bands we look up to we get to play with
regularly. What do you think of the current music scene?
signed?
Make a record ourselves that a great label were excited to put out. It was a long way to get to At an underground level its that point though, from writing vibrant but divided, bands fall our first songs to booking our to easily into their comfortable first tour; eventually getting to cliques and groups and seem the point of signing to Xtra Mile satisfied with playing to the same was something that took us crowds and keep their music years of hard work, discipline to their own little scene. It'd be and building relationships with more exciting to see a band's people; from bands to that bridge these gaps between promoters to DJs, our manager, audiences and build a scene and the guys at Xtra Mile. I firmly more inclusive and exciting for believe you can't really work everyone. seriously with anyone until you get the measure of them in what What did you have to do to get they care about and how hard
they work. That's something I think applies both sides of a label/artist relationship. Who are your favourite bands atm? As We Sink, our friends from Plymouth, a hard rocking melodic hardcore three piece with an emo'y tinge, for fans of Make do and Mend, A Wilhelm Scream and Rise Against. their new EP 'Ventures' is out on Moshtache Records now. Gnarwolves, our new friends in Brighton, another three piece, hardcore influenced hooky pop
punk for fans of Title Fight, Bangers, Latterman, and - I keep saying it though no one else seems to agree - Weezer. they're a more experimental and interesting than all of the above though, their songs hurtle then cruise then float then bounce! All the while held together seamlessly like a band plays as if they have been doing it for years when in reality they have been formed a mere six months maximum. Laden with hooks, attitude and references to Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' (one of my favourite books) they are pretty much the most exciting band in the UK right now. Listen