6 Reasons Why Not To Miss These Acts At Y Not.

With festival season fast approaching, the line ups of the country’s biggest festivals are already on the tongues of music fans nationwide. But just who can you expect to see at the cool little brother of the music festival family, Y Not festival? Here are my top six acts that are not be missed.

Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls:
On the Sunday night of the festival, Frank Turner brings his way-more-than-a-backing-band band to Derbyshire to headline. Having become something of a cult hero over the years, punk-rock enthusiast Turner has a reputation of loud, passionate live performances. With lyrics like “we’re definitely going to hell, but we’ll have all the best stories to tell”, Frank Turner writes songs for a field full of people to shout the words back at him.

Yuck:
I can’t help but feel Yuck are one of the most under-appreciated bands in the world. Having released two albums, the band have an established, somewhat cult, following – yet most festival goers probably wouldn’t have taken much notice of their name on the bill. It’s a shame, because the band write interesting, shoegaze-influenced, atmospheric music and entwine it with the youthfulness of bands such as Peace or Dumb. They seem to be abroad more often than not at the moment, so don’t miss them at Y Not!

Catfish and the Bottlemen:
If British music festivals were a youth football team, this lot would be getting a “most improved” award for sure. After releasing a handful of the songs that they’ve been playing for a while now under Communion, Van and friends return to Derbyshire (or ‘Derbados ‘ in Van’s words) ready to slay the main stage on the Saturday.

The Wytches:
Utter, utter game-changers. What can you even say about The Wytches? The band create a unique, dark-psych wall of noise with frontman Kristian Bell screeching his distinctive, haunting vocal melodies over the top of this. The band’s forthcoming debut album is going to challenge for album of the year, no doubt.

Swim Deep:
B-town’s most loveable popstars, Swim Deep are another band you definitely shouldn’t miss. No festival is complete without a drunken dance to their version on ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’, and then angrily reciting lyrics to ‘King City’ while jumping about. Perfect summer music – go see them, you won’t regret it. (It’s worth going just for Austin’s dancing.)

Spector:
Another one of my favourite modern bands. The band partly responsible for the success of the aforementioned Swim Deep, Spector are truly one of a kind. Pop-influenced melodies are matched with early 00’s guitar riffs as Fred McPherson recites lyrics of unrequited love in the most cheery of fashions. He might even take a selfie on your phone if you’re lucky.