It's giveaway time again!
This time we're giving you the chance to win a signed copy of the amazing EP from Scot Rockers, Altered Sky!
We recently caught up with them at London's The Garage and you can read what happened when they faced the Grab Bag here!
As if all of that wasn't enough we're also throwing in a copy of All Time Low's latest album, Future Hearts. We're too good to you.
All you have to do is find us on Instagram (we'll give you a clue, out username is @loudernowx) and like our poster for this giveaway! Simple!
The winner will be picked at random by us on August 12th 2015 so make sure you're in with a change before then.
And once you've done that make sure you go and watch Altered Sky's latest video for new track Bury It All HERE.
Good luck everyone!
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Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Altered Sky - Shorts, Travelodge and David Cameron
We went and had a
blast with Altered Sky in London’s The Garage last week and, you guessed it,
forced the Louder Now Grab Bag on them! You can read what we thought about the
show here, and you can stalk Altered Sky on their Facebook, Twitter and
Website!
P.S Altered Sky Might be the nicest people in the world.
You’re feeling ill
and can only have one home comfort. What do you choose?
Ross: Erm. Vivaldi Spring.
Rich: You’ve never listened to Vivaldi Spring.
Ross: Probably not intentionally, no.
Ryan: Shorts.
Ross: Aye! Shorts!
Ana: In all colours as well.
Ross: Yes so I can pick and choose.
Is there one thing
you would like to become better at?
Ana: Probably answering questions. I find it so difficult to
keep my mind on the question I just end up rambling but I would probably say
reading.
Ross: That’s because you don’t read, ever!
Ana: I don’t! It’s hard, I have such a short attention span.
Piercings or Tattoos?
Ryan: Now I don’t have any piercings but I do have tattoos
so I will say tattoos. The pain is simple depending on the area (Ana giggles
here but we couldn’t tell you what on earth she could possible have found
funny) , down to my wrists it wasn’t sore it was just annoying because of the
vibration. I’ve basically planned out everything. I’ve got both arms planned
and my chest. I’m thinking about my neck but it depends on my chest but…no
definitely tattoos.
What do you prefer
recording or playing live?
Ana: Ooooh think of how many albums you could spit out! Or
would you rather play in front of your mum?
Amy: Just my mum? I would probably have to say playing live.
I love the response you get from the crowd playing live and just the sound you
get as well is completely different. So as much as I love recording.
What is your
favourite memory of being in this band?
Rich: Probably touring. Maybe not one single thing but being
out on the road and playing gigs every night is brilliant and I couldn’t ask
for anything more. The way things are going they’re getting bigger and bigger
and better and better so I’m very much hoping that the best is still to come.
That’s sort of a boring story. I could have told you about the time that Ryan
set a bin on fire and that would been a better story but…
Who is the last
person on earth you would want to be stuck in a lift with?
Ryan: The LAST person?
Ana: Can it be in the band? Haha!
Ryan: David Cameron to be honest.
Rich: Oooooh po-lit-i-cal!
Ryan: He would just have that posh accent and…just
everything about him… and I would be like oh shut the…
Describe yourself in
one sentence:
Ross: I really really love David Cameron. No but the singer
upstairs really really looks like Boris Johnson, it’s scary so I had to leave.
How would you like
your band to be remembered?
Ana: Well we’re not going anywhere! But if we were headed
for guillotine I would thank our manager who is French and probably put us
there. I would like us to be remembered for being real people still there isn’t
a space between us and the fans or anyone else who comes to see us play we’re
still human and we want to have fun all the time! We just want to chill out, e
don’t want to have to run away after gigs or anything. That’s not a choice of
ours and we do want to just chill out and be human.
Which decade would
you most like to have been born in and why?
Ana: We talked about this yesterday!
Amy: I would have liked to have been around in the 60s
because I love the music from the 60s and the clothes…and the furniture. I just
wish I was around in the 60s.
Where’s the worst
place you have ever woken up?
Rich: A Travelodge with Ryan’s tongue next to my ear. I
turned around, it was right there.
Ryan: Are you sure?!
Rich: You were fast asleep!
Altered Sky Paints London Multi-Coloured
Vocalist Ana takes a moment before the set |
Last week London’s The Garage played host to an astronomical
line up of talent headlined by Scotland’s Altered Sky who burst onto the stage
in a rainbow of colour and charmed their way into our hearts.
After facing the Louder Now Grab Bag (which you can read
here) Altered Sky introduced themselves to the crowd with I Know You Know from the 2011 EP In This World. It’s one of their grittier songs but has stood the
test of time and sets just one end of the tone that this band can convey
Tracks Decay, Where I
Belong and Traitor In Me blend
forceful drum work from Amy Blair with impeccable vocals from lyricist and
energetic entertainer Ana Nowosielska. Add in the backdrop of feisty guitar
riffs from Richard and Ryan and some intense bass work from Ross Archibald and
you have a post-punk band with appealing hints of pop brilliance running
through it.
Richard - Guitar |
A highlight of the night for us was Apple Tree the video for which you can see here. It’s another oldie
and they are much more developed offerings from Altered Sky but there’s a charm
to Apple Tree which is really
infectious and we really hope that they carry this song through even when
they’re playing the huge venues they deserve to be playing.
We were lucky enough to grab a copy of the 2014 EP Stop and Live (which you could get your
hands on here if you’re lucky enough) and the production value is really
impressive and for the most part, it conveys the sheer energy that they exert
on stage.
However, if you get a chance to see these guys live then you
must do it. Those clean vocals that exert passion and ferocity when it’s
necessary are so much more explosive when they’re on stage and the flash of
vigorous energy the band produce as unit is something you can’t record.
Ryan - Guitar |
Luckily Altered Sky have recently teamed up with Pulp
Clothing which is fantastic news because now they’re heading back out on an
acoustic tour up and down the country. Check out the dates here and make sure
you get yourself to a show and meet these guys.
Closing track on Stop
and Live and penultimate track of the night, Live For It, is an inspiring record which starts out on a rare
quiet character but escalates into an explosive example of those impeccable
vocals filled with passion and attitude when they need to be.
The night ended with new song Bury It All which the guys released a beautiful video for a few
weeks back. It will be on the band’s first full length album which is expected
to be released later this year and if it’s anything to go by then hold on to
your beanies because you’re all about to get blown away.
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