“We’ve proved that we have the resilience to keep going”
Single By Sunday
They have been around a while, and the journey hasn’t always been easy, but Scottish pop-punk outfit Single By Sunday feels as creative as ever. Surviving a malicious rumour about a band member, the group is back in full force, showcasing the reason why they were able to scale the chart and acquire a vast following: the sheer quality and talent of their artistry.
Debuting in 2015, Single By Sunday channelled Blink 182, The 1975, and My Chemical Romance into an energetic and relatable style, often exploring the highs and lows of millennials.
‘Reputation’ is the band’s latest single, a powerful reminder that they are as motivated as ever to keep creating and empowering listeners all around the world while singing their hearts out about the traumatic and delicate experience they had to face.
Intrigued by the project, we caught up with Single By Sunday to find out more about their artistry and future goals. Interview below!
Hey guys, how is it going? some of our readers might not be familiar with your project, how would you describe yourself, in a few words?
We’re a melodic Pop Punk band, which means that we are not genre specific. We like to introduce other styles of music into our tracks, like dance, metal, disco etc.
Your artistic journey started back in 2016 – do you feel the need for pop-punk has increased, since then? What’s the reaction from fans?
Ok, so we actually started back in 2015 and at the time a lot of people were saying that Pop Punk was a thing of the 90s but we believe that Pop Punk is still evolving. There are plenty of new bands who are adding their own little twists to the genre and we think that it has a growing fan base. It’s kind of nostalgic with a modern twist.
It’s clear you have been played all around the world during the past few years. Is there a special venue or city you particularly remember?
A favourite venue for us will always be the O2 in Glasgow. Unfortunately, it’s not there any more. There was a fire and it burned down. A favourite city/place would probably be LA (California) where we played at the iconic Whisky A Go Go venue.
You recently released ‘Reputation’, your latest single. A fierce and energetic gem, it also carries a delicate lyrical theme, recalling some troubling events in the band’s history. Is the song celebrating a new beginning for Single By Sunday?
No, it’s not celebrating a new beginning for Single By Sunday. This is us doing what we have always done; wearing our hearts on our sleeves. We believe in writing about our personal experiences and telling people what it’s like being us. ‘Reputation’ marked a particularly horrible time for the band but we’ve proved that even when people have tried to push or keep us down (whether that’s the public or the industry), we have the resilience to keep going.
What’s your typical writing process? all together or each to its own?
Jonny (blue hair, lead guitarist) and Josh (red hair, lead singer) are the main songwriters but I (Jonny) am probably the principle writer. “I just tend to go by how I’m feeling in the spur of the moment. I might have or come up with a melody or maybe the skeleton of a song and then if Josh isn’t too busy we’ll collaborate, otherwise we just write on our own. Melody is always king though.
We appreciate bands coming from Scotland, there should be more, in fact. Can you describe your first steps in the industry? Did someone help you orientate?
We have all been in a few little bands, which were never really going anywhere but the Single By Sunday unit was always different. I (Jonny) recruited Josh before Joshua and Ben came onboard. Our management entered us into a competition called ‘Capital’s One To Watch’, which we won and basically we’ve been building ever since.
Artistically speaking, what challenges have the last two years presented you with?
Artistically, the hardest part was not being able to tour. We know that this was the same for everyone which was the only reason that made it acceptable. The biggest challenge was working out how to stay connected to the fans. We made sure that we kept writing and recording. Fortunately, we have a home studio, so it’s not like we suffered because we had to remotely record etc, though that worked well for a lot of bands.
What are the next steps for your project? Anything exciting on the horizon?
At the moment we’re preparing for our next headline show (in Glasgow), on 17th February and then we head off to the US for a couple of shows before playing some UK dates. We’ll also be touring Germany later in the year.
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