Parallel Sates are a brand new punk band to the Lincoln scene. They have managed to defy the odds and form a band in the midst of lockdowns, social distancing and 2020’s general vibe. We caught up with them while recording their first EP to find out more:
How did you guys manage to form during COVID-19?
Kieran Campbell - We started messaging through instagram to collab on my solo stuff, folk-americana. We were chatting throughout lockdown and decided to head to the studio and see what happens. I used to play in punk bands anyway so I thought lets just jam. As we were jamming it started to sound like early Greenday style sh*t and I thought, I like this, lets just go with this!
where did the name come from?
We were just chatting away and thought, we need to think of a name, So we had this list of names with all sorts on it. There was like midwest states, something else, something else then we thought, parallel states! Then Sam came along and was half an hour late (typical bass player) so there’s now a song on the EP called ‘Sam’s Late’.
So does the EP tell a story?
Not so much, the first song on the EP is called ‘Better Place’ which is sort of the stronest song and has the most structure, it’s quite mellow but gets alot heavier in the chorus. In the next song it gets mellower and goes into a ‘Dookie’ sort of sound. Then it gets heavy again, (which is great!) for ‘Sam’s Late’. Then the last track ‘Armchair Anarchist’, which is Ollie’s favourite; (basically his drumming is the best thing on it) has a Ska sound, so we’re bringing Ska back!
