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On his imminently released ‘Set In Stone’<\/i> EP, Steve Millar aka Arms and Hearts<\/b> delivers an earnest selection of acoustic folk-punk full of raw lyrical themes; lost and heartache.<\/p>\n
Since starting the project in 2012, Millar has travelled up and down the country playing shows wherever possible. Throughout that time he’s learned the advantages and disadvantages of being a solo DIY artist. From sleeping on floors after house shows to GPRS navigation issues to public transport woes, Steve has been through it all. Nevertheless for this edition of “Fives”<\/i>, he gave us five reasons why he likes touring. It shows despite all the troubles an artist like Steve has on the road, there is plenty of positives.<\/p>\n
1. Friends In Distant Places<\/b>
\nThe biggest thing I love about my life on tour is that it\u2019s a brilliant excuse to see all my friends. I\u2019m a very sentimental person and I miss my friends a lot more than other people would. It usually gives me a floor\/sofa\/bed to sleep on and saves me from the sterile hell of Ibis hotels. A downside of this is that your friend(s) usually see this as a one off and an excuse to get rather “trollied”, safe in the knowledge that they (probably) won\u2019t be repeating this the next night in another city. And that they don\u2019t have to travel on a hangover; this is okay until about three days in. But it is lovely seeing friends I normally wouldn\u2019t get to see, and friends I made for life (especially in Annan, I love that place!)<\/p>\n
2. My Really Comfy Sleeping Bag<\/b> 3. Megabus<\/b> Tip: always take a bottle of water on them. No matter how short the journey\/ hydrated you are, the air conditioning will dry your throat out quicker than the questionable character next to you will invade your personal space.<\/p>\n 4. That Drunk Heckler<\/b> 5. House Shows<\/b> Tour things I hate: Google maps, hangovers, shit brews, venues that are far away from the train station, Ibis, London underground barriers and did I say hangovers?<\/p>\n ‘Set In Stone’<\/i> EP by Arms and Hearts<\/b> is released on November 25th on What Ya Saying Alice<\/b>.<\/p>\n Arms and Hearts<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a>|Soundcloud<\/a>|<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On his imminently released ‘Set In Stone’ EP, Steve Millar aka Arms and Hearts delivers an earnest selection of acoustic folk-punk full of raw lyrical themes; lost and heartache. Since starting the project in 2012, Millar has travelled up and down the country playing shows wherever possible. Throughout that time he’s learned the advantages and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[652],"tags":[62,4195,122,4335,4197],"class_list":["post-6820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fives","tag-already-heard","tag-arms-and-hearts","tag-feature","tag-set-in-stone","tag-what-ya-saying-alice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSeriously, this thing is a beast and I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s older than me. It\u2019s not very compact, but it\u2019s worth it. Cold student accommodation floor mid-February? No problem. Toasty, even!<\/p>\n
\nReliable, comfortable and you will never go out of your mind with boredom on one. Not once have I spent over four hours waiting for one in Shudehill bus station\u2026 In all honesty though, they are cheap as chips and keep my tour costs down.<\/p>\n
\nI live for these people. I genuinely once had someone (beyond intoxicated, might I add) interrupt me to request I “play oasis, or I\u2019m gonna stab you!”<\/i> Unfortunately, my Sasis song knowledge stretches to the first 4 chords of ‘Wonderwall\u2019<\/i>. Fortunately, his friends saw the nonsense in this notion and escorted him away.<\/p>\n
\nThese, to me, are the best kind of shows. Partly because if ten people show up you consider it packed, partly because they are intimate but really relaxed. Every house show I\u2019ve ever played people have been really nice and attentive. Also, you don\u2019t have to travel whilst being wrecked after the show to finding where you\u2019re sleeping.<\/p>\n