Did you know?-Amyl and the Sniffers’ breakout success began with their 2019 debut and has continued with their 2024 album, cartoon Darkness, leading to a global tour.
Pro tip:-Guitarist Declan Mehrtens identified 1980 as the best year in music, citing AC/DC’s “hells Bells,” Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart,” The Clash’s “Magnificent Seven,” and Bob Marley’s “Could you Be Loved” as standout tracks from that year.
Reader question:-What genres besides punk influence Amyl and the Sniffers? -The band enjoys “Crowded House soft rock,” Americana, and even experimented with elements of Daft Punk on their latest album.Did you know?-declan Mehrtens recommends Gene Clark’s No Other as the perfect album to listen to while cleaning.
Pro tip:-If Amyl and the Sniffers could write any song, it would be “Don’t Dream it’s Over” by crowded House.
Reader question:-what’s a karaoke staple for Declan Mehrtens? -He chooses “‘Khe Sanh’ by Cold Chisel when in Australia, and ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ by Oasis elsewhere.
