We had the pleasure of sitting down to chat to the Welsh alt rock band The Now ahead of their run of shows this week. Check out the interview below!

How’s this year gone, at least after the album launch in March?

Yeah, we put the album out in March. We had a tour back then where we supported Feeder at Bristol 02 Academy and then in the hometown, in Cardiff. Well, they’re from Newport but we played in Cardiff then which is closest to that, in the Students Union. Yeah, it was incredible!

We’ve had loads of plays, across the globe really! Mainly America, which is mad for us. I think it’s the sound. The UK is falls more towards Oasis and the Stone Roses, whereas the US is a bit more of everything!

Yeah, my next question was actually going to be how would you describe your sound?

Energetic. That’s all I can think of, of how to put it into one word; energetic! Just a big arena sound!

And you guys were at Abbey Road Studios last weekend, right?

Yes, I literally just came back yesterday from there! Sunday we were recording; we recorded a cover and we did one of our own too, our most recent single release.

Anything you can tell me about what it is?

Oh yeah, we got plans! The cover is actually, I can tell you now, is ‘Pink Pony Club’ by Chapel Roan. The song was actually written about a bar in LA called The Abbey, so we decided to go for the cover but as Abbey Road! Hopefully then we can have a crossover between her fans and our fans.

Obviously the album’s not been out too long but I imagine there’s some ideas still floating around for new music?

Yeah, we’re already writing new music for a second album! We’re due to hop back into the studio to record around end of January.

Oh wow, quick turnover then!

Yep, very quick!

Are you guys wanting to focus more on the album format then? I know a few are shying away from it these days!

Yeah, I think definitely it’s coming back, vinyl has come back. It’s become a trend again so hopefully people start buying physicals again! Jump on the bandwagon!

And you guys are touring end of this week, right?

Yeah, end of this week we’ve got Newport, Liverpool, and then we’re back down Swansea. It’s only a little short spur of gigs. Then we’ve got Cardiff in December. And then Southampton in January.

Have you got quite a busy year planned for next year?

Yeah, we got a couple lined up for end of April. We’re looking forward to next year, we really are!

And what’s it like being in this Welsh scene currently? It’s packed full of amazing bands, it must be pretty cool!

Yeah it definitely is! We’ve played with Florence Black, haven’t come across Those Damn Crows yet but would be lovely to meet them. We’ve also got like BFMV and stuff like that like Buzzards Buzzard. It’s a great scene to be in right now, in Wales, for music.

Do you have a dream tour lineup you’d want to be a part of?

As a band I think we’d love to support Muse. We’ve got a similar sort of sound. Maybe have Nothing But Thieves as well also!