Introducing: We Can’t Stay Safe

Big choruses and raw emo energy, from Leeds…

YOUR NAME: Jake.
BAND NAME: We Can’t Stay Safe.
WHAT DO YOU DO/PLAY? Guitars (Jake), Vocals/Guitar (Andrew), Drums (Joe), Bass (Adam).

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER AS A BAND/PLAYING MUSIC?
On and off for a year, seriously jamming and writing for about four months.

GIVE US 3 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD TRACK DOWN, LISTEN AND DISCOVER YOUR MUSIC?
1. We bring a nostalgic, gritty feel to the alt-rock/emo world that we hope resonates with everyone.
2. We love loud guitar-driven music.
3. Our emo anthems are great to cry to.

WHERE DO YOU SOUND BEST – FESTIVAL, CLUB, BEDROOM – OR SOMEWHERE ELSE?
Live, in a gritty club/bar with our amps turned up to ten and our singer sounding like a demon.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST…
RECORD? Aerosmith – Rocks.
CD? Guns ‘n’ Roses Greatest Hits.
DOWNLOAD? Neighbourhoods – Blink-182.

SO, WHEN IT ALL GOES RIGHT AND YOU’VE GOT A HUGE QUEUE OF HANGERS-ON AND A RIDICULOUS MANSION, WHAT WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST INDULGENCE, MUSICAL OR OTHERWISE?
A huge studio space to practice, write, and record our best material. Or just as somewhere to hang out, chat music and just enjoy making some tunes. We’re all fairly relaxed people who play in the band for the pure fun of it.

SO, WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG AND YOU’VE ACRIMONIOUSLY BROKEN UP CITING HUGE MUSICAL DIFFERENCES, WHAT DO YOU FALL BACK ON?
Well, I can’t speak for the other guys but I am a software engineer, so as long as the robot uprising doesn’t get me, I should be okay.

CITE SOME INTER-BAND MUSICAL DIFFERENCES…
Tigers Jaw, The Hotelier, Nirvana, Jimmy Eat World, Spanish Love Songs, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance.

WHO ARE YORKSHIRE’S FINEST IN CULTURE, SPORT AND MUSIC?
Culture: Leeds Museum/Royal Armouries – it’s fantastic to connect with history and learn about some weird and wonderful things. And the knights fighting at the armouries is always fun.
Sport: Leeds United.
Music: I want to say Skunk Anansie because Skin is a chancellor of Leeds Arts University so I think that counts, if not then I’d probably choose Static Dress.

NAME YOUR SUPERGROUP – WHO’S PLAYING WHAT, WHO’S ON VOCALS AND WHO’S YOUR BEZ?
Bass – Geezer Butler.
Vocals – Zach de la Rocha.
Drums – John Bonham.
Bez – Matt Berry.
Guitar – Phil Collen.

GO SEE THIS FILM: The Crow.
GO READ THIS BOOK: Between Two Fires.
GREAT LOST BAND/ARTIST: Mott the Hoople – not necessarily lost but they’re fantastic and always deserve more ears.
WOULDN’T BE CAUGHT DEAD SUPPORTING: Can we really turn down a gig?
LONDON, L.A OR LEEDS?: We’d love all three, but probably always end up coming back to Leeds.

AND FINALLY… AS YOU LEAVE THE STAGE, WHAT ARE YOUR PARTING WORDS?
“Thanks for coming out, merch is at the back, if you buy the bassist a pint he’ll give you a kiss.”

We Can’t Stay Safe are releasing their debut single ‘Death By Misadventure’ on April 23rd.
Pre-save and check out the socials here: linktr.ee/wecantstaysafe