Away Days took us by surprise with ‘Messiah‘, taking the pop-rock of their former outfit Blitz Kids and making it a hundred times better. ‘Through The Night’ continues to showcase the band as a real contender for the pop-rock crown, presenting a catchy emo-tinged melodic not-quite-ballad. Good stuff.
Both ‘Through The Night’ and ‘Messiah’ will appear on the forthcoming Away Days EP, available to pre-order via Speaking Tongues. They will also be appearing at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival.
Frontman Jono Yates explains why Away Days needed to replace Blitz Kids: “It feels amazing to be making music that we all love again. These upcoming shows are going to be amazing. I’m pretty nervous about singing a whole set and might not be able to get as sh**faced as usual but we’ll see how it goes.”
“We just wanted to play music that we felt comfortable playing again. We were all brought up on punk rock and on our last album, we abandoned all of our principles and lost our way. Now we’re firmly grounded, focused and just making songs we’d actually want to listen to. Over the last 4 years, we’ve been moulded and marketed by an industry that we grew to hate. That was why it had to end.”
“Now we’re doing everything on our own with the help of some close friends we met during our time as Blitz Kids who we trust. I took out an overdraft to pay for this recording and even drew the artwork myself. It’s DIY through and through. It reminds me of the old days and why we started making music together in the first place, and it’s an exciting time for us! We’re currently writing the album that we’ll be recording later in the year. More shows will be in the pipeline including some headliners for sure.”