News: Better Than Never Reveal ‘Dreamland Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be’

Oxford Pop Punk Sextet Better Than Never have today released their latest single, ‘Dreamland Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be’. Taken from sophomore EP, ‘Head Under Water’, released via Fox Records in December, vocalist James Harris says of the video: “We wanted to have something that showed how difficult it is when you live in a land of disbelief: trying to convince yourself you’re happy and have friends, when the truth is you feel so alone. The first part of trying to fix a problem is realising you have it.” Watch the official video here.

 

Completed by vocalist/guitarist Will Keating, guitarists Max Peniket and Jim Allsop, bassist Jake Aitman and drummer Alex Hinton-Smith, the 6 strong crew that are Better Than Never, decided to take maximum advantage of their girthy line-up during the EP’s writing process. The members sat down as a group and worked together on every track for several months, trying to perfect every aspect. As James recalls, “We didn’t hesitate to pull something we’d written apart, even if we were happy with it, just so we could find tiny ways of making it more unique and stand out.” The same was true for lyrical content, with these having to obtain every member’s seal of approval, in order to achieve “a more mature and meaningful step-forward”.

 

Recorded with Ian Sadler at Emeline Studios, following extensive research and approval of his work with fellow pop punk comrades ROAM, Coast To Coast and Homebound, they knew he was the right call for the project: “He was hugely passionate about our genre and he really took time and care in crafting our EP.” The resultant EP is jam-packed with hard-hitting layers: the dual vocalists are used to maximal effect, triple stacked guitars cleverly interplay and the lyrical content delivers a punch to the feels. HUW also sees the band voyaging into new waters, with unexpected moments of aggression, meaning they appeal equally to fans of Blink 182 and Sum 41, as they do to the likes of Stick To Your Guns and A Day To Remember. Now with 2017 in full swing, Better Than Never are looking ahead and at the road: “With this EP we really want to push it as hard as we can, giving back to those who have supported us and trying to share what we’ve created with new people along the way. We want to try and spread the music as far and wide as we can”. 

Catch them on the newly announced Fox Records April co-headline dates with Coast To Coast: 

15th April - Leeds,TBA 

16th April - Liverpool, Maguires 

17th April - Manchester, Sound Control 

18th April - Birmingham, Asylum 

19th April - Bristol, Stag & Hounds 

20th April - London, Fiddlers Elbow 

21^st April - Oxford, Academy