THE ALTERNATIVE WALES SOUNDTRACK #18

JACK PERRETT

All-time favourite album: 
It’s hard to pick my favourite album of all time as there are so many I love. I’ll say ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ by Arctic Monkeys. It was released when I was 12/13 and really got me turned on to guitar music.

Favourite Welsh language album: 
Regrettably I am not a Welsh speaker.  But I have seen Adwaith perform several times and really enjoyed their tunes of their album ‘Melyn’.

Favourite record by a Welsh band/artist: 
Goldie Lookin’ Chain – Greatest Hits. ‘Roller Disco’ being my favourite track off the album.

Favourite new Welsh band/artist: 
Finding Aurora. They’ve got a new tune out at the moment called ‘Last Call’. A band to look out for I think.

3 dream festival headliners: 
The Beatles, Nirvana and Notorious BIG

An underrated band/artist: 
The Twang

A song that reminds you of a particular memory: 
The Beatles – Hey Bulldog. I remember hearing this song for the first time when I was about 18. I’d been listening to The Beatles for as long as I can remember but never came across this tune. I had it on repeat for about a month after first hearing that opening riff.

Go to album when you’re down: 
Boy Azooga – 1, 2, Kung Fu

Go to record to get you worked up: 
Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks

A lyric that resonates with you: 
“You're fearless and brave - you can't be stopped when you're young. You swear you're never ever gonna work for someone, no corporations for the new age sons. Tears of rage roll down your face but still you say ‘it's fun’” The Jam – When You’re Young. The lyrics to this song are so relatable I think. It’s a song that I wish I’d written myself. 

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