Novacrow take on the A-Z challenge

Our A-Z challenge is a fun way to get to know the many bands and artists out there. Here it’s the turn of Novacrow to tell us about themselves!

In today’s A-Z challenge, we find out more about Novacrow as Kitty takes on our 26 fun questions!

A song that made you want to make music?

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett. It blew my mind and I wanted to be a badass bitch like her.

Best rider you have had?

Aonia-fest 2024. I am allergic to loads of stuff, but there was SO MUCH DELICIOUS HOMEMADE FOOD THAT EVEN I COULD EAT.

Craziest moment as an artist?

Meeting Johnny Kelly of my favourite band ever, Type O Negative and him recognising me from my YouTube covers of their tracks before I’d even introduced myself.

Deepest lyric one of your songs features?

Probably Hollow Armour as a whole:

It corrodes, it corrodes- still determined to find its way in

And it grows and it grows- buried deep somewhere under the skin

Please let go, please let go- every fight it will easily win

And it knows, and it knows, it’s over now

Easiest song you wrote?

Why Are My Dreams Always Trying to Kill Me?– the music flowed so easily and once I’d decided on the lyrical theme, it was SO fun to put together.

Favourite song in your set?

To perform live, either Hush, Play My Game or Fight The Horde!!! They are all so much fun and give lots of opportunities to really go for it.

Guest you’d most like to feature on your record?

That is a tough one! Guest vocals- Danny Devito.

Hardest thing about being a solo artist?

I love being in a band and a solo artist misses all of those opportunities for ridiculous banter. I can imagine keeping motivated and encouraged through all of the usual difficulties as an artist would be difficult.

Interesting fact about you?

I have stuck to a goal of reading 50 books a year since 2015.

Joke you like to tell?

My life.

Key to writing a song?

Finding a hook or melody that grips you and makes people need to go back and listen to that track after the first time.

Longest distance you’ve travelled to play a show?

We drove from Liverpool UK to Ljubljana, Slovenia in one go (35 hours there, 25 back).

Most inspiring musician you’ve experienced?

Tash Sultana is a phenomenal artist. Incredible live shows where they are able to multitask so many different loops and instruments.

New band/artist you’d recommend?

Freddy’s new project Grinn!

Opening for this band/artist would be ideal?

TOO MANY TO CHOOSE! Rob Zombie, Poppy, Skindred jump to mind.

Place you’d most like to tour?

Japan!

Quote that you’d like to pass on to our readers?

YOU ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE, DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT WHAT OTHERS MIGHT THINK ABOUT YOU!

Reason for the title of your forthcoming release?

We have a fabulous “CHRISTMAS” single ‘The Krampus, The Krampus’ coming out this December 2025, which is going to be incredible. It’s a rework of one of our other tracks (Medusa Medusa). It’s about the Krampus- but really it’s inspired by the creepiness of Santa in other songs. “He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake….” That is pretty menacing when you think about it.

See me live at?

N/A

The old days of music were better than the current, do you agree?

Depends in what sense. I like that a lot of the barriers have been removed that stopped people from creating and releasing their own music in the past- so there’s so much more variety when you really dig in. The issue here is there’s so much music to choose from, you might be missing out on your perfect band or artist and never know about it.

Unusual merchandise?

We would like to stock a full range of Novacrow underwear and novelty kazoos. Underwear and kazoo industry folk, please reach out, we have a lucrative proposition for you.

Variations you’d like to do on one of your songs?

We’ve got our fabulous Christmas rework of Medusa Medusa coming out, but otherwise, a FULL brass band live version of the original would be fantastic.

What do your fans mean to you?

Absolutely tonnes. We’re so grateful for all of the support we’ve had over the years and every single person who has picked up a piece of merch or recommended us to a friend is a FULL SCALE LEGEND.

X-rays or any treatments needed for performance-related injuries?

Surprisingly no. Only our fans have suffered during our performances, due to having their minds blown.

You’re late for a show, whose fault is it?

To be honest, some sort of massive surprise event in Liverpool causing painful amounts of traffic. Or Jonyx has spent too long doing his hair (visual joke here because he is bald).

Zoo animal that best describes the personality of you?

A sarcastic flamingo.

Elizabeth Birt

December 5, 2024

Band management assistant. Goth princess and lover of all things music and sport.

@lbirt1993

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