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Confidently Speaking
Confidently Speaking

onfidence is important. Especially to anyone who doesn’t have it or wishes they could
Chave a little bit more, because while there is undeniably such a thing as overconfidence,
which can often border on arrogance, having just the right amount can be a big help. Whether
it’s trying to strike a conversation with someone you are attracted to, speaking to others or
crowds, going to a job interview, starting your first day at school, playing sports or perform-
ing, having confidence in yourself and your abilities can go a very long way. So it’s perhaps
no great shock to see that rising Australian pop punk stars With Confidence are booming with
it and, to be fair, it’s only right that they should because their talents have given them much
to be confident about.

aving started their journey to- going to cancel the show.”
Hgether back in 2012, they hit the Jayden adds, “It’s a delicate subject
scene with a pair of EPs, ‘Youth’ and ‘Dis- and it’s an emotional time and we under-
tance’, but things have really stepped up stand what a tragedy it was. We spoke
a level following the release of their debut about it in Manchester for a little bit but it’s
full-length album, ‘Better Weather’. As the so important for live music to continue in
first anniversary of its release ap- the face of what’s happening, to keep on
proaches, the band marked the occasion keeping on and keep doing what you
with their biggest UK tour to date, which want to do and if people want to see live
saw them stand shoulder to shoulder with music then they should be seeing live
fellow pop punk princes Set It Off, an im- music. We’re always going to provide that
pressive feat given their American coun- and we’re not going to stop because
terparts have been in existence for we’re not going to be scared and I don’t
around twice as long and have a far think others should be scared either. Just
larger back catalogue to call upon. So keep living and doing your thing and al-
clearly, With Confidence have much to though it is a tragedy what happened I
feel confident about and this is evident as think it would be an incredible injustice to
Black Velvet greet lead singer and bassist back down in the face of it.”
Jayden Seeley and guitarist and newest Jayden adds, “As long as we can, as
member to the outfit, joining in 2014, Luke long as there isn’t anyone telling us it is
Rockets. We are met with huge smiles 100 per cent impossible, we’re always
and firm handshakes from a duo who are going to do our best.” Luke again jumps
obviously very happy with their ‘Better in to tell us, “With that being said, I did
Weather’. have my mum messaging me saying,
Life has been going well for the band. ‘Cancel the show, don’t leave the house’,
Jayden tells Black Velvet, “We’re doing in- a comment Jayden tells us is ‘just mums
credible man, it’s been a very, very busy being mums’.”
year since ‘Better Weather’ came out but The lead vocalist continues to tell us
it has been incredible, the touring has about the concern their families had back
been crazy, the fans have been amazing, home, saying, “My family were asking a
we are just having a good time, enjoying lot. They were worried,” before Luke
life.” adds, “I explained it to my parents. I said
An enthusiastic Luke quickly tags on we’ve got to do this. The kids who are
this sentiment to say, “No signs of slowing coming out don’t deserve to have their
down either!” night ruined because of something else
These comments are especially that happened. I spoke to a few parents
pleasing to hear given that they are being at that show and they personally were
made little more than a week after the UK thanking us for still coming along and I
in particular was rocked by the terror at- just want to thank them for coming out to
tacks at a music concert in Manchester, the show really.”
an attack which resonated in particular Jayden comments, “I think we did
with fans of live music, who will often tell something good,” and surely there is no
how they go to shows to escape the doubting that statement.
stresses and issues of day-to-day life and
bask in the freedom and enjoyment which hroughout ‘Better Weather’, With
music can provide. Touring at this time TConfidence use mental health as
would be tricky for any band or performer a theme in many of the songs and cer-
but With Confidence found themselves tainly loneliness and being alone is a
very much at the heart of the issues when topic which comes up frequently, such as
they played at Sound Control in Man- in ‘Keeper’, where Jayden sings ‘I need
chester less than 48 hours after several your help and I’m on my own’ and in
were killed and many more injured by the ‘Keys’ with the line, ‘take a part of us so
shocking events at Manchester Arena you’ll never be alone’.
elsewhere in the city. Most appropriately, as these lyrics are
Luke says, “I personally want to say being detailed, we are joined by a third
it’s been a privilege for us to continue member of the band and their second gui-
playing these shows. We played Man- tarist, Inigo Del Carmen, who, like Jay-
chester two days after that tragedy and den, is another member of the band’s
we got asked if we would like to cancel original line-up and while he has only en-
the show and there was no way we were tered the room to pour himself a glass of

WITH CONFIDENCE