Today for the 15th instalment of Set The Tone With… Allium! The 4 piece alt rock band from Bristol blend the energy from 90s rock with early 2000’s alt rock. All while giving it a fresh modern edge. We are joined by Tom the bands guitarist!
Set The Tone With
The premise behind this post type is to get an insight into the daily lives of the bands that we love! We have given them some situations to attribute a song to and let us know why that song in particular is perfect!
You can check out the answers the band gave below, as well as jam out to the tunes they picked. Want to listen to the complete collection from this segment? Click the Spotify link below!
What is the perfect song for the gym?
I’m not a gym nut by any means but if I were to go I feel like the massive energy The Offspring bring could keep you pumped throughout a workout.
(Honourable mentions courtesy of Noah, our Drummer: Bow Down by I Prevail, Gold Dust by Shy FX Remix, and Smack My Bitch Up by The Prodigy)
What is your go to happy song?
It used to be the first song on my morning playlist, served as a daily reminder to not bite off more than you can chew. Almost like an affirmation.
The song you put on while cooking?
Weezer is just such a feel-good band! They’re so easy to sing along to, I’m not much of a cook (or singer) myself but whenever I am helping out in the kitchen you can rest assured there’ll be some Weezer action going on.
The wind down song at the end of a long day to get you to sleep?
I love the dreaminess of the Pumpkin’s music and this song perfectly encapsulates that. Feels like drinking a nice, hot drink in autumn.
The song by Allium! that you are most proud of?
Being the guitar player in the band, I’m totally biased in this answer because I love the opening arpeggios and the different guitar layers throughout the song. I think I can safely speak for the rest of the guys in that we’re stoked to see people really enjoying this release!
Your all time favourite rock song?
Green Day will forever hold a special place in my heart as the band that got me into punk rock. Absolute masters of their craft and they’re incredible songwriters.
The perfect song to set the mood on a date?
This is a tricky one as I’m not a traditional ‘candle-lit dinner’ guy – I’d much rather go see a show together or something. Think this song fits the vibe pretty well though!
A song by an amazing local band we might not know about?
These guys are one of the staples of the local scene, I’m a sucker for big guitar sounds and they sound like if The White Stripes went gothic and I am more than here for it.
The perfect pre show song to amp you up?
This song just makes you wanna jump around and break shit man, that’s the vibes I wanna channel before getting on stage.
A great song you think we won’t have heard of before?
I discovered these guys for the first time opening for Dinosaur Pile-Up the other weekend and they’ve got a killer catalogue. Not to mention buckets of stage presence!
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