Issue Fifty-Three of So Young Magazine is out now. Buy your copy here.
2025 may already be close to guitar comeback breaking point, but one return that piqued our attention above others was that of The Maccabees. With the band ending just as we were getting started with So Young, The Maccabees live return for All Points East 10 years after their last album ‘Marks to Prove It’ has caused a mighty stir. With no promise beyond one show on one date in one city, the excitement was still enough for us to have them on the cover.
Issue Fifty-Three is our final magazine of 2024, and naturally we look ahead to next year with it. Well, not before we reflect quickly with London’s Moin and LA’s urika’s bedroom, both of whom have just released new albums. We discuss them inside.
No stranger to our pages, Jojo Orme AKA Heartworms has announced her debut album ‘Glutton For Punishment’, a feat shared by Dublin’s DIY hero, Skinner, and LA’s Faerybabyy, an artist who keeps her faith front and centre, and has no trouble finding commonality between her favoured country music, and her performed post-punk. We chat with all three.
Portals of Discovery is our dive into the alternative hotbed of Ireland. With no net thrown to falsify a scene, and with the respect that this isn’t a one off wave, we zoom in on the new artists from Ireland that we’re feeling particularly excited by right now.
A few more for you. We introduce you to The Paris Match, a London Rock n Roll group who care only for good songs and getting people moving. In Ireland, Search Results are a three piece who are charming everyone who comes into contact with them. They talk us through their new music and why living with each other isn’t always the best idea. In NYC via Philadelphia, Kassie Krut are preparing for their debut EP release via the ever reliable Fire Talk. Dizzee Rascal is a consistent theme in our chat. Glasshouse Red Spider Mite are rising beautifully in Brighton, with a new single out now, we caught up with them for advice on whether bands should live together and more.
And finally, London promoter-come-label-come-magazine, Far From have been curating some of the most authentic and exciting nights in London for guitar music. We dig into the project inside.
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