The enigmatic Somerset duo lay out their plan for expanding their little universe of sound.
Having come into being just before the pandemic effectively cancelled music,
Sad Night Dynamite have not had your typical genesis as a band.
“It’s all we know, so we’re just getting on with it,” explains Josh when asked how it feels to be releasing their first mixtape ‘SND’ without ever having performed live, “We’re building the live set now, just waiting for the world to open back up. We always wrote with live in mind, so hopefully going to be quite engaging. I can’t wait for that. I just can’t wait!”
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Growing up on the outskirts of Glastonbury in Somerset, Sad Night Dynamite were never going to fit neatly in one genre. With the decadent chaos of the biggest and best festival washing over them every year, it’s no surprise that their self-titled debut mixtape (out February 26th) is a nightmarish trip through hip-hop, dub, Britpop, punk, electronica and beyond. ‘Skully’ sounds like a dystopian version of Gorillaz’ opus ‘Plastic Beach’, and ‘Icy Violence’ sees The Streets meet Twenty One Pilots while ‘Killshot’ is a twisted garage anthem. A shadowy world to get lost in has emerged in every track.