Artist of the Day | THE ISLAS
ARTIST OF THE DAY
28.08.2021
THE ISLAS
LOCATION
Norwich, England
GENRE
Indie Rock
CURRENT MEMBERS
Nathan Baverstock
Granger Wittering
Ed Chalu
Ross Allen
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
I was actually starting a new job! It was really difficult because we were having such great year in 2019, we'd just played shows across the UK and also performed in France alongside the release of our first two singles so it was pretty tough to see everything stop. In the end we then just wrote as much as we could and got back into the studio as soon as possible.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
It's actually sped up the writing, we've released two singles in the pandemic and have a 6 song EP coming out in August, all written and recorded in these covid times!
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
We're very fortunate to live very close the the seaside and I spend a lot of time there, especially in the peak of Covid restrictions. Just taking the 20 minutes out of my day to get out of the house and sit by the sea was great for me. Everyone had time and sometimes being alone with your thoughts can be good, but also very bad too depending on your current mindset. I stayed productive with home workouts and ensuring I was making the most of all my opportunities with the band.
As things are reopening & restrictions are lifting have you booked any new gigs? Tours? Etc? If your region is still under restriction, how are dealing with the Covid third wave?
Lots of gigs underway in our home city of Norwich and London, Birmingham and Brighton are all on the cards too!
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Stay positive, it's getting better. There's a tonne of music, literature, TV and more that we can all use to get through these final stages of the pandemic and well done for getting here and doing all you did to do so!
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