Julie "My Anti-aircraft Friend" 2026-06-26 beautifully-crafted storytelling

beautifully-crafted storytelling

the tone is firmly set by a song that addresses the brutality of the Met Police (“Tell me what’s the difference between right or wrong / When a copper gets to blast a lad who did nothing wrong”)

and the result is a collection of songs that sounds bolder and brighter

Everything I write is just trying to figure stuff out

Green Day's second full album was the perfect dry run for the band's later assault on the mainstream

Julie "My Anti-aircraft Friend" 2026-06-26 beautifully-crafted storytellingmy anti aircraft friend is a bold leap, both showcasing a louder, more assured band, while also attaining a core sound the band had been chasing all along. After all those years tinkering and refining their sound, julies forthcoming debut album is the work of people who have become steeped in alternative musics history, learned how it works within their own musical sensibilities, and now use it to warp conventions and turn tropes on their head.