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new and unsigned HYMNS Drawing heavily from the post punk genre, HYMNS create epic and ethereal songs that enlighten and uplift. Baritone vocals combined with hooky guitar riffs provide the foundation for music with melody and honesty at its heart. Having only formed in 2016, the London based four-piece have recently recorded their debut release ‘The London EP’ which explore themes of isolation, desperation and hope in modern day city living. We’re looking forward to seeing much more from HYMNS in 2017! www.soundcloud.com/wearehymns www.facebook.com/wearehymns www.twitter.com/wearehymns www.instagram.com/hymnsmusic If you could play any festival in the world, where would you want to play and why? Coachella, in my head it seems like the US version of Glastonbury but without the rain! You’ve been told that from now on you can only play cover songs from another band, what band would you pick and why? The Smiths. They were such a consistently strong group and personally I’d spend the rest of my life striving to play the guitar as well as Johnny Marr did / does. Where do you see the band in 5 years? What’s the dream? Quitting the day job and touring the world in a jet plane. Earning a living in process! Simple. 192 Want to get your band featured in our ‘New & Unsigned’ section? Email [email protected] for more info! BURNING AT BOTH ENDS Boasting their own fusion of pop punk, rock and a touch of metal/hardcore, Guernsey based Burning At Both Ends released their debut album in October 2016 which is available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon and Bandcamp. With a few shows lined up locally this year, the band hoping to cross the water and hit the UK and beyond in the near future! www.facebook.com/burningatbothendsband www.twitter.com/BABEgsy www.instagram.com/burningatbothendsband www.burningatbothends.bandcamp.com Looking back at every track you’ve released so far as a band, what has been your absolute favourite? Our favourite track is definitely ‘Before You Go Away’. It was the last track we wrote for our debut album and it really fused the pop punk and metal elements we all love, it goes down well live too so it’s great fun to play again and again. If you could do or say something that would go viral, what would it be? It would awesome if we could have a music video go viral but it’s definitely more likely that a video of our drummer hiding things in his beard would go viral. What essential possession could you not live without on tour? We haven’t been on a full on tour yet but I think we can all agree that even for a weekend packed with gigs the essential item is deodorant. www.eliteonlinemag.com