Asylums – Joy In A Small Wage
New Single Out June 1st
The Line Of Best Fit – ‘They are a DIY band, but not as you know it.
Somewhere between a forceful wave of 90’s pop punk and Britpop, they're
entirely eccentric and entertaining’
NME – ‘Like being caught between a hammer and an anvil’
Louder Than War – “Remember how exciting it was when we first caught a
glimpse of Supergrass or The Manics or even the Buzzcocks?”
Shortlist Magazine – “An irresistible cocktail of Lemonheads, Weezer & Sonic
Youth”
Clash Magazine - “Frenetic post-hardcore with a pop edge. Think Johnny
Foreigner, say, or McLusky let loose with a cowbell”
Q Magazine – “Costal Indie Fuzz Merchants”
Low budget. No budget. The small wage. The last tenner to last you another week till the next small wage.
Food or booze, food or booze, food or booze?
Asylums know intimately the tiny pleasures that can be found despite walking the poverty line. Joy In A Small
Wage may as well be the band’s manifesto – a fierce DIY ethic with homemade videos and self-released
records. And having more fun than anyone else.
Joy In A Small Wage comes on like Orange Juice gene-spliced with Mudhoney, all pop hooks wrapped in
barbed wire and wry social commentary – further confirmation (as if it’s needed) that Asylums are no onetrick ponies, they write fantastic songs. End of.
In the six months of blitzkrieg pop since they first appeared, support for the fresh punk blast of first three
outings “The Death Of Television”, “I’ve Seen Your Face In A Music Magazine” and “Wet Dream Fanzine” has
snowballed from all quarters: Steve Lamacq to Channel 4 to The Line Of Best Fit to Huw Stephens to the
NME... even lad bible Loaded sings their praises.
The band only (grudgingly) set up social media in January this year. And now comes a summer of high
profile supports and festivals (with the likes of Carl Barat, at The Scala and The Great Escape in May). With a
debut album nearing completion and Asylums are set to make the post-Summer comedown just that little bit
more bearable.
Live Dates
8th May Wide Eyes Club, The Victoria, Dalston.
15th May Great Escape Festival, Brighton (main support for Turbowolf)
16th May Great Escape Festival, Brighton (Republic Of Music stage)
26th May X-Posure Live (supporting The Bots)
30th May Camden Rocks Festival (The Enterprise)
19th June The Railway, Southend (Cool Thing Records Club Night?)
11th July Village Green Festival, Essex
Here’s to the small wage and the big plans.