Below is an email interview with Nowhere Again. All interviews are published unedited.

I guess our music is kind of Space Rock, kind of Psych- Rock and definitely a little bit Alt- Rock (we grew up with Nirvana, after all)… we discovered the genre of shoegazing after we already were kind of doing the wall of sound thing, but I know some people have described us as that, so maybe. I guess our biggest influences were having Pink Floyd played in the car during long night drives as a child (sounds lame, but it’s true), and the bands we played in before this one. We come from a metal town, so one day I just bought a delay pedal and we started doing our own thing instead. I think the first Secret Machines album was the catalyst for that, but it was a while ago!

I don’t know, really. Either probably one of three ways: more progressive rock, more alternative rock or more electronic. As a band, we love to play fast and loud, but Alt rock has its limitations, and as we become better musicians we can play more progressive stuff. Also with modern progressive rock you have the option to do some quite electronic material, so you can face the future of music a bit more confidently.

The Manchester scene is key. We played a lot underage back home, but that scene, whilst vibrant always had us as the outsiders. After a show once, a guy from one of the other bands asked us if we’d heard of Amplifier or Oceansize (both Manchester bands), and to check them out. I think he was generous for the comparison, as they are a lot better than us, but I also think this is the only real scene in the UK you can get away with playing this kind of music and make a name for yourself.

We’re working on a second self-released single, as well as mixing some tracks we recorded over the summer. Some of the summer tracks are very trippy- they’ll make your head spin! Unfortunately, they are quite long so we’re probably going to wait to release them on an EP, whereas we have a more fast-paced song in mind for the next single and we have a B-side already recorded, so one step at a time.

Playing live is our biggest reason for getting into music. At the end of the day, records are great to listen to; they give a sense of personal connection with the music, but live it’s something completely different, something shared and more powerful. It’s also fun to defy people’s expectations- they assume we won’t be lively on stage, but since our background is alt-rock we throw ourselves around a lot; we certainly don’t take ourselves too seriously.

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