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A/M/B/E/R are a new upcoming band from Cwmbran, South Wales broke into the Indie rock scene in mid-2015 and have continued to rise in stardom ever since.  Not only are they able to be true indie rockers but have also been able to infuse hard rock and grunge into their style.

With work beginning on their second EP and first tour across Britain coming up in a few months, the lads (Lewis, Tom, Joe and Sam) have given time from their busy schedule to give us an EXCLUSIVE interview in their studio wearing their iconic style of leather jackets and black jeans looking as laid back as ever.

So Lewis , what’s it like being the lead vocalist in the most promising band since the Arctic Monkeys?

Lewis: Comparing us to the Arctic Monkeys… well that’s a pretty high bar! It has been amazing; everyone’s been supportive of what we’re doing and quickly going from pub gigs in front of 20/30 people to a few hundred it’s kinda terrifying.

Sam: Most promising band, I’m sure there are others just as good. All we do is just play what we want to and people apparently like it. It’s fun doing the gigs now and we’re slowly getting used to it.

How did you guys all meet and decide to start a band?

Joe: Well me and Tom went to the same secondary school and we met Sam and Lewis through mutual friends and it just started from there really. Once at a party this guy had a room full of instruments and we just started jamming in there and we just clicked.

What made you guys want to play indie rock?

Tom: It’s just the music we’re into; we all like the same kinda stuff like Fleetwood Mac, the Arctic Monkeys and that sorta stuff. However, we want to give our own spin on our music and make sure we are doing our own thing not copying off anyone else

Did you ever expect you latest single ‘Mikala’ to do as well as it did?

Tom: We knew it would do okay and sell enough to decide whether we’d consider releasing another single. We never did expect it to blow up the way it did; I don’t think anyone expects their music to sell as much as they do because high expectations can be a bad thing y’know.

There have been rumours that before you start your own tour, that you would be supporting Catfish and Bottlemen in their tour. Is it a yay or nay?

Lewis: We can finally say that we are! We can’t be any happier to support the guys who gave us the inspiration to become a band. The guys in Catfish are great and we all can’t wait to tour with them.

With you beginning work on your second EP, can you give us any hints about what will be on it?

Sam: It’s still early days yet but we’ve been working on more original songs so there aren’t any covers unlike our first EP. It means a lot that the fans are so excited for it.  

Do you guys have any idols that have inspired you?

Joe: For me it’s definitely bands like Arctic Monkeys that you said about before. Kasabian since they’re rifts are some of the catchiest ever.

Tom: It has to be the greats like Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin.  Everything about them is just amazing and have some of the most well known songs of all time. I know it’s weird they’re not the same as Joe but you have to love the legends.

You guys seem to have gone through a few drummers now, have you eyed up a permanent member?

Lewis: We never planned to have so many drummers but they have had other things to do which they couldn’t stay with us. Like my brother was going to be our drummer from the start but had a record deal given to him a few weeks after we started so obviously it would’ve been a dick mood to not let take it.

Tom: We are looking for a new drummer to have permanently and we think we have found our guy but for that you’ll have to wait until the EP comes out won’t you.

Are you planning on maintaining a different feel to the first EP with future releases?

Joe: Nope! We never plan on making different styles of music. We are good at what we do and won’t change it but don’t worry, we’re not going to go and rehash what we’ve already done just to play it safe.

Lewis: Joe’s right. The idea of doing different things may arise in the future but right now the fans and us enjoy the feel and style we’re making now and that is what we will continue to do.