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Issue 83 / 2016 INDIE / ROCK guestlist.net Of course... We have a few videos that will be released towards summertime this year, as well as one or two singles to keep our audience on their toes! We have a number of festival events lined up for summer as well as a bunch of pub gigs in our home town – the main thing we look forward to is the album! You recently posted a video of your new song "Just Alive." Lyrically, this song packs a pretty hard punch. What was the inspiration behind it? Well, you're asking the right guy! The subject of this song is a mixture of my personal life and a few existential issues that emerged from a difficult period in my childhood. I have always used music as a venting method for bad times and I wanted to encapsulate how important this music always was to me and my peace of mind, with the phrase "Just Alive" serving as a reminder that we have come this far, but it's a long road from here. What's the aim, or intended message, of your music? There is no enveloping ideal message of our music... just a combination of four separate, subjective experiences. Four guys that needed something to do with their lives, other than don a suit and tie and build someone else's dream! We want people to enjoy themselves most of all, and if they learn something from our music, then we have gone beyond what we could have ever dreamed of achieving. Congratulations on recently getting signed! How do you think this will impact your music career? It's a big step for us and a huge confidence boost in our music. Now that we have a responsibility to represent our producers as well as ourselves, we finally feel as if we are standing on solid ground as artists. Hopefully this will allow us to hit our local area hard once university finishes and serve as the ideal starting point for a career in music! As young musicians doing what you love and trying to relate or relay your experiences to others, what's your take on the current music industry and how hard is it for new artists to get involved with the current scene? The word that seems to inspire fear in the hearts of young artists these days is "The Market". Makes you shudder right? Our message to you is 'Do not give up' because music is not defined by someone sat behind a desk, ticking YOUR boxes when you have already done it for yourself. The industry (Yes, like a factory) is defined by the 'profit' that your music brings, so be mindful when people start talking money and start thinking more local, because the whole idea of rock and roll is doing it for yourself – don't let the bastards grind you down. What advice do you have for young musicians just starting out? Don't worry about the name too much – and practice!! How has your sound evolved since the formation of Wet Desert, and how do you see it evolving in the future? We've definitely matured as musicians as the current content and the complexity of our songs is a far cry from our older stuff, and as always, the only way is upwards from here. As we continue to make new music and learn from our experiences, we are starting to experiment with other processes of playing as well as introducing electronic instruments to improve our versatility as musicians. The future is as elusive as it is exciting! At this stage in your musical career, if you guys could open for anyone who would you choose? Personally I would open for the Cat Empire, but the other members would without a doubt disagree! We would love to open for great bands like Royal Blood or some of the older greats - bands that have a similar sound and attitude to their music. If you guys could play any festival in the world, which would it be? The ideal festival for us would be V fest or Glastonbury, since they are the largest festivals in Britain, but the smaller festivals are where it all begins. Lastly, could you sum up your music for us in three words. Funky organized noise. 47