Clementine: When did you find comfort in music?
Danny: Music was a hobby, but it was also the thing that spoke to me. I remember playing
my second ever gig in this uni band, and we weren’t that good, but I had a moment of clarity. It probably sounds really cliché, I’m fully aware, but for that half an hour I just felt at peace and like it all made sense. I realised this is what I want to do. Soon after, I got kicked out of that band.

Clementine: Has your style always been very raw and frenetic?
Danny: I never thought I had the capacity to be more ferocious live. Our first Heavy Lungs EP is heavier, but it’s also probably because I didn’t know how to sing properly. It sounded cool, but I was ripping my chords to shreds and couldn’t talk afterwards. You can hear a difference between our debut and our second EP because I got a vocal lesson. It’s still angry and visceral, but with slightly more technique.

Clementine: I know you’re a fan of Iceage and I can definitely hear nods to their earlier work within your music.
Danny: That band has been a huge personal influence. Lyrically, Elias’ [Bender Rønnenfelt]
words are absolutely beautiful, as is his vocal delivery. You’re Nothing is my favourite record of theirs and hearing Morals for the first time when I was working at The Golden Lion just blew my mind. I started hatching plans about how I could rip them off without ripping them off too much. I actually got to meet them too, which was really surreal for me.

Palace Rugby Shirt £100

Read Next