Come Out Swinging: How You Me At Six found their fight again
You Me At Six thought it was over, and it still might be. But with new album SUCKAPUNCH created entirely on their own terms, it’s rekindled a raging inferno that’s remained dormant for too long…
Words: James Hickie
Photos: Gobinder Jhitta
Josh Franceschi is frayed around the edges. No, really. You Me At Six’s frontman is sat in a darkened room of his London flat, a lamp on the windowsill providing spectral illumination in the background while his laptop casts an eerie glow upon his face, giving him the appearance of a man caught midway between worlds.
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You Me At Sixâs first three records saw the Surrey five-piece establish themselves as the reliable face of British rock. 2008’s âTake Off Your Coloursâ was a bratty emo-pop debut, whileâHold Me Downâ found them at home at the Main Stage of Reading & Leeds with their peers Paramore, Blink-182 and Weezer. 2011âs ambitious âSinners Never Sleepâ, meanwhile, saw them step away from their pop-punk beginnings and embrace the world of gritty alt-rock.
However, after two uninspiring records that repeated the formula, 2014âs âCavalier Youthâ and 2017âs âNight Peopleâ, it felt like You Me At Six had run their course (even if 2018’s ‘VIâ represented a marginal return to form). It was a worry the band shared, with vocalist Josh Franceschi going into the recording of ‘SUCKAPUNCH’ with the belief that it would be their last album. With nothing to lose, then, they’ve turned in a seven
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