Young
Mountain is a really good and young emo band (or
whatever you want to call it from Gothenburg.
Really interesting and does not sound like
everyone else ... so check it out. May 2021 Please
tell, whats the story of the group? -The story
of the band is quite simple. We thought many of
the bands that played hard music were boring and
kept to trends. That's why we started the band,
to do something new!
Tell us a
little about each member, age, job, family and
something terrible that no one knows about each
member? -Secret;) Band before
or band next to Young Mountain? -Before we
started YM, Joakim and Kami played together in
slightly different bands. Hannes started in the
punk band Olles fightclub and then together with
Jakob played in the band Varggrav. How did
your thoughts go when you got your band name? -We all
liked the album of This will destroy you with
the same name, much more than that it probably
was not! As I
understand it, you have played live abroad a
little , tell me? -Yes we
have toured around Europe several times,
including Spain, Italy, France, Poland. Most of
we have played in Germany! Are there
more people who understand your music abroad
than in Sweden? -Would not
say that more people "understand" the music, but
more people come to the gigs. Swedes are
unfortunately a bit boring when it comes to
going to gigs. Do you miss
playing live now during covid times? No
livestreams? -Extremely
much! We played
at a livestream festival in May 2020, and have
some plans to do something similar! What kind
of people come to your concerts? Are there any
that you are missing? -It is
quite mixed and quite well distributed between
the sexes, but still mostly guys who play in the
bands unfortunately. But it feels like more
girls and non-binaries are starting to come,
which is fun! At Discogs
you are described as a band that plays emo,
post-hardcore, shoegaze, I think that is a
pretty good description… what do you think of
it? -Yes that
description agrees quite well with what we
listen to anyway, always difficult to define
ourselves. Has anyone
been disappointed with you when they are not
allowed to hear fast hardcore without this type
of calmer hardcore-like music? -Sure it
is, but no one has dared to say anything. When you
play live, what kind of band do you play with
then? -Very mixed
depending on organizer and location. We played
in Odrizia with a roc band of dads who jammed
for two hours, but often it is bands we like and
that fit together at the same gig. Now you are
releasing a new record Infraröd, what are you
most happy with on it? Could you have done
something better, if so what? -We are
very satisfied, there are things you can tinker
with forever, but we are very satisfied with the
sound that Per (Welfare studios) made. Are lyrics
something which is important to you? What about?
No text sheet in the disc? -We had no
text sheets, to save money. All lyrics are
available at our bandcamp It is mixed
everything from political texts on current
societal issues and personal lives! Punk seems
to be a part of your music, what does punk mean
to you, music, lifestyle or all together? -To go
against the flow and do whatever you want as
long as it feels good. Kick up, never down! There are
not as many bands that sound like you do in
Sweden… ..are there any good bands in Sweden
today? Old Swedish favorite bands? -There are
many good Swedish bands in all genres, hence our
mix of influences. Favorites right now are
Terra, Beverly Kills and Bob Hund If you
could choose five bands to play at a small
mini-festival with you, any band(dead and alive)
which five bands had participated in that
festival with you? -Kami:
Katthem Daniel
Johnston 3 times If someone
were to pay for a four-song cover album, what
covers can you imagine having on that album? -We've
played some covers at a few gigs, and the ones
we know best are probably Song 2 - Blur and I'll
be gone - Brother Daniel Is it
important to get out physical records? Does it
feel more real than just releasing it digitally? -Yes it is
very fun with physical releases, it can make it
feel a little more real. You had put
a photo in the record… tell me are there
different cards in different records or what is
it about? -It is a
coincidence which picture you get. The pictures
are of things we think are simply nice. I think I
hear many influences and it is both Cure Joy
Division, My Bloody Valentine etc… other bands
you are compared to? -It's a
good combo of bands that we listened to a lot! What else
do you think about living in Sweden today?
Musically, politically, at all? -The world
is crap but we feel lucky to live in the country
further up in the pile of crap. If you go
on tour and can only bring five records in the
tour bus, which five records do you bring? -Kami:
Massive attacks whole discography Hannes: Bob
hund's records between 93-01 Joakim: One
record is enough for me, the Franska Trion-Rim
och ramsor Jakob:
Silence. Is there a
lot of interviews, is it boring? -There will
be some interviews, especially when we release
something new! But it's always fun. Strangest
question you got in an interview (besides this
one then)? -There
are no bad questions, only bad answers -
Hannes Nelander Teacher student The
question you miss and want? -Do you
salt your pasta water? Answer: Yes,
properly with salt in the water. There can not
be too much salt in the water as the pasta still
only absorbs a certain amount. Also save
the pasta water and mix in your sauce. Otherwise
we are happy with the questions! The future
plans for the band? -Headline
Wembley while Jimmie Åkesson is shot out of a
cannon into space to never come back. We are
working on the logistics right now. Words of
wisdom? -As Joe
Hill is believed to have said before the bullets
pierced him, "Do not grieve, organize." Anything to
add? -Do not
shop from Amazon. Listen to
our new album on Bandcamp, Spotify or something
else, which is not Amazon. Thanks for
a fun interview! :) |