The band posted the cover, as seen below, saying about the EP: “It’s finally here, our debut EP is out now. We’re extremely proud to put this out into the world,. It’s our best work to date, but this is just the start.”

The first single “Screw Loose” was announced on Instagram in January. The band’s frontman and bassist, James Porter, describes the song as the “anthem for the wasted, drug induced youth of my hometown.” He talks about the lyric: “And it feels good, and I don’t know why”, saying how it “is a small insight into the dysfunctionality and delusions within the culture of drug use.”

“Screw Loose” was pushed by BBC introducing, John Kennedy of Radio x, and Alex Baker from Kerrang Radio, as well as being played on radio 1 by Alyx Holcombe. This song, as well as the second single “White Rabbit”, show clear inspiration from energetic 70s English punk bands, whilst also harnessing heavy-hitting elements of 90s grunge bands such as Nirvana and Soundgarden. It can be listened to below:

The trio are a growing favourite in the ever growing, South-East England, Hastings-to-Brighton scene, performing alongside other bands such as Kid Kapichi and Hot Wax. SNAYX recently announced that Monakis would be supporting them on their debut headline tour around the UK, playing at all fourteen of the scheduled shows, as publicised here.

Illustrating the immense support that this group of up-and-coming artists all show each other, Kid Kapichi’s own Ben Beetham produced the debut record. This support can also be found as all of the band’s comment on, like, and share each others posts, showing a refreshing display of enthusiam for their fellow creators.

To celebrate the release of the EP, the band are playing a sold-out show at Brighton’s famous Green Door Store tomorrow night, on the 2nd of June. The bands supporting are Mind Frame and Jar of Blind Flies. They promoted the show on Instagram, as shown above. It is the second time that the band have sold out this venue.

Listen to the EP below:

All announced dates for Monakis can be viewed below:

02/06/2023 – The Green Door Store – Brighton

15/07 – Off The Cuff – London (supporting Deadair)

27/08 – What’s Happening Weekender at Deadwax – Birmingham

07/10– Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff (Supporting Snayx)

08/10 – The Jericho – Oxford (Supporting Snayx)

10/10 – Horn – St Albans (Supporting Snayx)

11/10 – The Old Blue Last – London (Supporting Snayx)

12/10 – Yes Basement – Manchester (Supporting Snayx)

13/10 – Sidney & Matilda – Sheffield (Supporting Snayx)

16/10 – Bobiks – Newcastle (Supporting Snayx)

17/10 – The Poetry Club, Swg3 – Glasgow (Supporting Snayx)

18/10 – Bodega Social – Nottingham (Supporting Snayx)

19/10 – Patterns – Brighton (Supporting Snayx)

21/10 – The Piper – St Leonards (Supporting Snayx)

23/10 – The Joiners – Southampton (Supporting Snayx)

24/10 – Exchange – Bristol (Supporting Snayx)

Tickets for the individual shows, and more information on the band can be found here.

They announced the show on Instagram, saying “HERE WE GO THEN. Tickets for the biggest party of 2023 are on sale now!!!” The poster can be seen below:

They followed on, saying “Can’t wait to see all of our beautiful mates across the UK – we have so much in store for you. Joined by shelflives + monakis, it’s a show you do not want to miss.”

The band, pronounced ‘Snakes’, began in 2019 as a duo in Seaford- a small town near Brighton in the South East of England, best known for the beach. Their first single “False Friends” was met with acclaim and the band have since toured with big acts such as Nova Twins, Kid Kapichi, and more.

The duo, Ollie Horner (bassist/guitarist) and Charlie Herridge (the frontman/guitarist) recently welcomed a third member into the group: Lainey, who plays hard-hitting drums and hails from Sheffield. On Instagram, as shown below, they said regarding the change: “And then there were three. Officially welcoming the icon, force of nature and best mate lainey loops / Slainey / Laino as a full time member of SNAYX. In our final form and couldn’t be happier working on something we can’t tell you about yet xxx”

They described their sound here: “We’re a little bit of this and a little bit of that, we mostly take inspiration from punk and mod subculture but there’s elements of Grime, Dance and Rave culture in there too. We don’t like to pigeonhole ourselves to one sound or style – Spice of life baby!”

This will be the band’s first headline tour ever, bringing another band from the south-east with them: Brighton band Monakis. Monakis recently performed a sell-out headline show at Brighton’s Green Door Store and released grunge single “White Rabbit“, which is the second single from their forthcoming EP, due to be released in June. They will be performing alongside post-punk, Canadia-British outfit Shelf Lives.

Snayx’s latest single “Boys In Blue” was released last week, and the official music video can be watched below:

The tour dates are as follows:

07/10/2023 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff
08/10 – The Jericho – Oxford
10/10 – Horn – St Albans
11/10 – The Old Blue Last – London
12/10 – Yes Basement – Manchester
13/10 – Sidney & Matilda – Sheffield
14/10 – Venue to be announced
16/10 – Bobiks – Newcastle
17/10 – The Poetry Club, Swg3 – Glasgow
18/10 – Bodega Social – Nottingham
19/10 – Patterns – Brighton
21/10 – The Piper – St Leonards
23/10 – The Joiners – Southampton
24/10 – Exchange – Bristol

Other UK dates coming up:

25/05/2023 – Bearded Theory Festival – Derbyshire

08/06 – Download Festival – Donnington

10/06 – Bedford Esquires – Bedford

05/07 – 2000Trees Festival – Cheltenham

08/07 – Seaview Festival – Bexhill

21/07 – Leopallooza Festival – Cornwall

05/01/2024 – Rockaway Beach 2024 at Butlins – Bognor Regis

All tickets are available on their official website here.