Living The High Live

Ahead of the release of sophomore EP ‘Misguided Youth’ in December, Bristolians Highlives have unveiled their video for single ‘Better Days’.

Vocalist Liam Edwards gives context to the track and visuals: “The video follows a young homeless boy on a journey through his everyday routine, during which he encounters both good and bad people. The song is about how easy it is to get drawn into bad situations through your younger years, and the line ‘truth is, we’ve all seen better days’ plays as a reassurance that everyone experiences this at some point in their lives, and that no one is experiencing them alone.”

This theme is also linked to the forthcoming 5 track release “You’re always going to be surrounded by temptations throughout life, of both the good and bad kind,” opines Edwards.  “We’re often misguided through our younger years, and our lyrics reflect on that a lot. It’s easy to become lost amongst the various situations that are thrown at you in life, and the decisions that you’re forced to make.”

This contrast between both the hopefullness and challenges of youth greatly informHighlives’ music, their effervescent pop punk shot through with melancholy, most evident in Edwards’ sombre vocals. Despite the downbeat overtones of the lyrical content, Misguided Youth is the first release that Highlives (completed by guitarist Ben Lucas, bassist Mark Prouse and drummer Steve Parks) are, as Edwards says, “100% happy with everything”. Edwards declares, “We are inspired by old school and more modern pop punk, as well as some heavier artists, and bands such as Biffy Clyro as well, and we feel that opens us up to a range of audiences beyond the pop punk genre. This is a clear step up.”

 

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