{"id":69728,"date":"2018-09-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=69728"},"modified":"2018-09-18T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:30:02","slug":"swmrs-awakened-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/swmrs-awakened-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"SWMRS – Awakened Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SWMRS\"<\/h2>\n

“We want to catch people off guard”<\/em><\/h2>\n

Sat in the press garden at Reading, as the rain lightly starts to spit, it seems that nothing could cease the happiness of brothers <\/span>Cole<\/b> and <\/span>Max Becker<\/b> of <\/span>SWMRS<\/b>, as they laugh and embrace everyone they get the chance to. Having just finished their afternoon slot at the BBC Radio 1 Stage, it’s easy to see why the Californian punk outfit are huge hitters in the UK with their straight-talking, fun-packed bangers that encapsulate the minds of a generation.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That’s one side of our pendulum. We want to speak on behalf of our fans and how they feel about the media, politics, the environment changing,\u201d<\/span><\/i> Max ponders as the two discuss how the band has evolved through the years. <\/span>SWMRS<\/b> have been creating for over a decade (previously under Emily\u2019s Army), where they are now signed to Fueled By Ramen<\/strong>. With their rebirth, SWMRS<\/strong> released their debut album \u2018Drive North\u2019,<\/em> produced by FIDLAR\u2019s Zac Carper. The record allowed them to burst onto the scene with a traditional style of punk, where high applause followed and their fan base grew tenfold. Thematically, the tone of \u2018Drive North\u2019<\/em> was largely based around youthful musings, most notably their homage to \u2018punk rock queen\u2019 Miley Cyrus. But now, it would appear that the brothers are ready for a new direction. <\/span><\/p>\n

Their latest single <\/span>\u2018Berkeley\u2019s On Fire\u2019<\/span><\/i> sees a shift in writing, where they have progressed in addressing issues with authority. Inspired by a protest that the media spun into a scare-mongering event, it made Cole and Max stop and think about the industry\u2019s intentions, <\/span>“My Mum rang me and said you need to get out of there, it looks like Tiananmen Square. This made me think, man, the TV is lying to us”.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n