You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi didn't think Blink-182 with Matt Skiba was the same band.
Josh Franceschi says emo fans finally feel like they have a 'purpose' again
The 'Stay With Me' rocker was speaking about the resurgence in emo music and how it's finally got "a bit more purpose" now groups like Blink - who have reunited with original co-frontman Tom DeLonge - Paramore and My Chemical Romance are back with new music in the same vein of the material they started out making.
He said: "Even Blink reforming with their original lineup, that’s a massive thing for a whole generation of kids. I’ve seen Blink with Matt Skiba. That ain’t Blink-182. Period. It doesn’t matter how you dress it up. I’m not saying he’s not a great guitar player or singer or songwriter, but that is not the Blink-182 that I fell in love with. Or having My Chemical Romance come back, having Paramore come back from a hiatus or whatever – it’s a way of making people feel a little less directionless and have a bit more purpose."
He added: "How many fans of alternative music walked away from it to just be like, 'F*** it, I’ll listen to Kendrick Lamar then because nobody’s even bothering making the music I really like that much anymore?' And if they are, they’re doing a really bad job of it."
You Me At Six went back to their roots for their latest LP 'Truth Decay', which Josh describes as a "homecoming".
He told MusicFeeds.com.au: "I think it was really important on this album that everybody felt like this was their album. I’m not sure if we were all honest with ourselves that the last two [2021's 'Suckapunch' and 2018's 'VI'] have felt that way. And so I think that’s what makes You Me At Six, You Me At Six – all five of us not only literally writing and playing together, but all in the same headspace, and that’s when things can happen really quickly.
"This was kind of a homecoming for You Me At Six and that’s been really great to see."
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