Higher Power: "It's spiralled out of control"

Bridging the gap between band and crowd, the shows they love most are organised chaos. "I just think the atmosphere at hardcore shows is so different; you're more in control of what's happening, there's no barrier, there's no bouncer, it's very much ‘Here's some music, do what you want to it'. As long as everyone's respecting each other, everyone's having a good time. Some people want to stand at the back and observe and watch the chaos; other people just want to jump off the stage… that kind of energy is what makes hardcore so special. There's no one stopping you from doing what you want to do." It's this sense of community that's helped build Higher Power. "That's the thing [with hardcore], the resources you've got available, as a band for two years we've already been on tour in America we've hit Europe twice and this is all through the community. It wasn't through a booking agent; no one did it for us, it's just friends helping people out because they like each others' bands, and that's what's the coolest thing about it. It doesn't matter if there's money to be made. In hardcore, you can just go and do things yourself, and you've got people who will always help you as long as you're not a dick." "You haven't got to have all these promoters and advertising," he adds. "Someone can put a show on in someone's house, they turn up, meet each other, and they keep doing it. I think that's why it works so well because it's the only thing that makes sense to them. People feel love, and that's why it sustains itself." Having surrounded himself in the scene for over ten years, the last three or so have seen a resurgence. "I've seen it explode into something that you'd never imagine." With his band having completed a successful live stint with Basement, including many sold-out shows, the world keeps on evolving, "It's crazy to think that a hardcore band can get added into that mix. Or Turnstile and Code Orange getting signed to Roadrunner - it's crazy how big it's become, and hopefully, it continues to grow." While many bands have goals of playing to packed stadiums, Top Ten hits and the rock'n'roll lifestyle, Jimmy has simpler, more modest plan. "Just to tour. We just want to go on tour and see how far we can take it. From when the second the demo was released to playing our first show, it's already exceeded any expectations we had of it. We've all talked about it, and we just want to play shows to as many different people as we can, see as many cool things as we can and just carry on doing what we're doing because it seems to be working real good for us right now."Higher Power's album 'Soul Structure.' is out 19th May. Taken from the June issue of Upset, out now.

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