Otherkin - Bad Advice

1. Who are Otherkin? 

Otherkin are a punk band from Dublin, Ireland. They have been the life and soul of the party since 2013 and have two E.P's to their name. Bad Advice (March'17) is a standalone single. 


2. What kind of noise are they touting? 

Bad Advice channel old school punk influences like The Clash, marry it with new century indie like The Strokes, to create a sprightly little foot-tapper. 


3. Who do Otherkin sound like? 

The Strokes, The Vaccines,  and Jamie T.  


4. What have the sycophantic press said about Bad Advice?

“Ferociously energetic” – With Guitars.

“Furious, old-fashioned, punk rock” – Old Mackerel.  

“A ferocious two minute twenty second assault” – Even The Stars.

5. Which bands have inspired Otherkin?

Some of their main influences are The Clash, The Ramones, The Strokes, Weezer and Thee Oh Sees.

6. Why should Iisten to Bad Advice? 

Because it mangles punk, garage and new century indie rock rather well.

7. What are Otherkin's best songs? 

Ay Ay is anthemic; and I Was Born and I Feel It aren't too shabby. 

8. Any more words?

Doc Martens sponsor the group. 

“It was about 20 to 10,

When you took a pinch of my bad advice”

Jamie T is a popular English indie rock/alternative hip hop musician from London, England. He has been hammering out tunes since 2005 and has three albums in the vaults. Jamie T sounds similar to The Clash, RAT BOY and The Kooks. He is influenced by Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and The Clash. Robin Hood is an album track from Jamie T's third album Trick (2016).  NME called Robin Hood “insanely fun” and said it is “essentially a full-on tribute to his idols Mick Jones and Joe Strummer c. 1980.”

“Brought up in the backstreets,

Wouldn’t change if he could”