LONELY THE BRAVE
Cambridge band Lonely The Brave have been together for eight years, bringing their anthemic rock and emotional lyrics to the masses. They’ve supported massive acts like The Deftones and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Radio 1 are also big fans. Their brand new album Things Will Matter is out this month, and they’re headlining a show at Open. I spoke to Andrew, the bass player, about lyrics, metal and staying friends with your bandmates.
Your latest single Radar has just been released. It’s got a great video – can you tell me about it? Tanks! We are really pleased with the video, from the time we heard about the original concept it seemed like it was going to work well for that song. It's a really well shot piece, directed by Lewis Cater, and the alien abduction story ties in nicely with aspects of the lyrics. Te relationship between the father and son is a nice touch too, quite a few of our videos have themes of human relationships running
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through them. Tis wasn't an intentional decision but it has recurred, presumably because that's what our music inspires in the people working on the visual side of things. Your second album Tings Will Matter is out in May. What does the title mean to you and how do the songs reflect the title? Te title reflects on several things, the way past experiences shape what happens in the present and future, being one. It's also about family and the other things that matter to us
personally, hence the album cover being composed of photos from our lives. A lot has happened to us over the past couple of years since Te Day's War was released and these things have gone a long way towards shaping the new record. I think you have to take something from good and bad elements of life for inspiration, this was certainly the case when writing Tings Will Matter. Te songs are always about subjects that are important to us, especially in terms of Dave's lyrics which are inspired by these
experiences. How does it compare to Te Day’s War, your debut album? For me, it's a lot more varied and ambitious while still being very much a Lonely the Brave album. It has more dynamics in respect to the tracks, and we all made a real effort to step up when it came to writing and recording our parts. Ross Orton, the producer, really helped by pushing us to get the best out, we nearly lost our minds a few times trying to get things right! Our only real goal was to make the best record we
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