Hey there guys DJ Dizzy here & I had the pleasure of sitting down with a singer named David Eastman of the band Say Yes Do Nothing as he spoke on his musical beginnings.
SAY YES, DO NOTHING BIOGRAPHY AND REVIEWS
Say Yes, Do Nothing (www.sayyesdonothing.com)
are a north London band whose gritty and poetic street reports on homelessness,
abortion, abuse and alcoholism are a raw mix of the blues, alt/country and
Americana.
“Best band name, ever” - New Music Saturday
“Timeless and aggressively up-to-date London
grit with Nashville dirt underpinned by deeply rooted Americana song craft” –
Rock Box
American singer songwriter David Eastman
(vocals/guitar) formed SYDN in 2018 in Kentish Town where he found Simon
(bass/vocals), Michael (drums) and Dan (lead guitar/vocals) hiding in a dark
rehearsal space, ready to do justice to his songs of love gone awry and
families gone rogue.
“SYDN take a real-life situation and have the
intestinal fortitude to put it into lyrics and into a song, and it’s going to
reach a lot of people” - The Mind of Little Rage
Winners of the 2108 Future Music Showcase Award,
SYDN have headlined sell out shows across London and appeared on festival
bills, including the Marlow Rock Bottom Festival. Maximum Volume Music featured
SYDN as Band of the Day and the band have appeared in blogs like Zever
Blackbull’s Top 40 Indie Music Chart, Lonely Oak Radio, HOT VOX’s One To Watch,
FV Music Blog, John’s Indie Music Zone, The Retweeter’s Bands to Watch and
MerchTablePro Discovery list. Further support has come from radio shows and
podcasts including New Scotland Radio, Cowboy Joe Radio,Bigtime Radio, The
Colorado Phil Show, Angel’s Indie Lounge and Expand Your Playlist.
“When the band begins to play there is an
engulfing wave of nostalgia, coupled with an inescapable feeling that nostalgia
is what caused this mess in the first place” - By The Freaks
Frontman Dave grew up in the USA, where his
previous album Apron Strings won the Los Angeles DIY Album of the Year Award
and was featured on the TV show Dawson’s Creek. Dave developed his musical
vocabulary listening to Dylan, the Stones, Townes van Zandt, Merle Haggard and
Springsteen, as well as reading MAD Magazine, Henry Miller and Harper
Lee.
Raw and tight, his songtelling storywriting has
an infectious character that howls, shakes, rattles and rolls, just as if
Leonard Cohen was writing for the Yardbirds with a lairy Jimmy Page in tow.
When not writing, Dave spends his time managing
medical relief in the world’s worst war zones. Say Yes, Do Nothing are The US
of A meets north London way, way uptown.
“Say Yes, Do Nothing is a special band from across the seas in
London. They’re true to their name all the way down to every lyric. It’s
easy for all of us to say yes or agree with what we think it’s right but, it’s
a lot harder to help make that change with your own two hands” - The Lemon
Radio
How'd you get started in music?
I wrote my first song at age 13 on a guitar with busted strings. I played it for a girl and she was not impressed, but I keep on trying. Our band formed in 2018 after I moved to London to run a medical relief organization. Now I split my time between war zones, writing songs and walking my dog.
Who are your inspirations or influences?
Liz Phair, Bruce Springsteen, Merle Haggard, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young
What advice would offer aspiring performers?
Connect with your audience. Learn to eat canned food. Wear ear plugs. Read poetry on the train.
How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?
The lyrics are as important as the beat and the melody. Our songs all tell true experiences with homelessness, abortion, abuse and alcoholism.
Any new gigs or albums in the future
New single and video for ‘Hum of the Hidden Machine’ out on October 23!
Special thanks to them for doing this interview & much love & luck to them & their music. So until then I'll catch you on The Flipside! Stay awesome & rock n roll!