Words: Tom Gensler The future of indie-rock is in safe and capable hands, if Florentenes are anything to go by. The young quartet are smashing stages all over the country, with a smooth rocky-pulpy sound. With a lot of promise and a lot of personality, they have a lot going for them at such young ages. We sat down with them, in Nottingham’s legendary Bodega, to chat about their influences, who they like to see and what’s next for them. WHAT INSPIRES YOUR SOUND? W: We really w

Words: Darci Jackson Photos: Izzi Glover It’s YAANG’s world and we’re just existing in it. Not even living, just existing, because they’re the ones who are really living it up. YAANG are Davey Moore (vocals, electronics), Oliver Duffy (guitar, vocals) and Ben White (bass). It’s pretty impossible to describe the Manchester trio, but if we’re giving it a go, then it’s a culmination of three creative brains resulting in a medley of punchy synths, scuzzy electronic hooks with

Words: Tom Gensler Sometimes, years worth of hard working and artistic craft and musicianship can pay off after one single moment that engulfs social media. It might seem random, it might seem weird, it might even seem alien; but sometimes the left-field really does create interesting media discourse. We’ve seen this sort of thing on smaller levels before, with acts like Black Midi gaining traction from the UK’s windmill scene, the home of the modern avant- garde located in