There were so many jam nights around Bridgend,” he recalls, “the Porthcawl area, Cardiff, Swansea, even in the valleys and towards Maesteg, Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, all over all those valleys, it was just thriving.”

That’s the harsh thing about grief, man,” Greenhall sighs, “the world don’t give a shit what happens to you. The world is carrying on. If you drop dead today, the grass will grow over you. The same with concrete buildings. You know what I mean? So life continues.” Maybe it is a Welsh thing. Either way, the story of Those Damn Crows begins in Bridgend – and continues there today. A small, former mining town in South Wales, its staggering natural beauty has been offset by social turbulence. It’s a place of extremes. Success stories and grim tragedy. Surrounding forests, valleys and dramatic coastline offer the sort of living situation that would cost a fortune almost anywhere else.With an alloying of Elastica and Iggy Pop ‘It’s Mutual’ couples together with the punked up kinetics of ‘Long Way Home’ sees the crowd engaging; responding well as the venue reaches roughly 75% capacity. “The whole set goes out to my nan who couldn’t be here.” Joseph announces. It’s been that sort of night thus far. This Time I’m Ready” is a change of pace and tone. Balladry from the very top draw. “I won’t give up on life” sings Greenhall, as if reminding himself. The self-help quote goes something along the lines of ‘Life is about the journey, not the destination.’ It’s been quite some trek for this evening’s headline act to this juncture. This quintet has damn near enough sold-out their first ever headline arena show just 24 hours of punching an oh-so solid, and very sizeable, dent in the official UK Album charts. Topped by just Pink, landing her fourth chart-topping album, and Irish band Inhaler what lies ahead for the Crows is beyond the band’s wildest ever dreams.

As dark as the fictional streets of Gotham City ‘Cheating On The Sun’ is a meaty powerhouse with fuzzy distortion to die for within its grunge sentiment wholly dunked in a vat rim-full of punk ethos. Like Valhalla Awaits, before, Joseph enthusiastically congratulates the headline act upon their achievement of the previous day, “Scream for Those Damn Crows! Number three album for a band from Bridgend! It helps us all out.” It certainly does, the Crows are seemingly keen and constant in keeping the doors they have opened for their peers from South Wales. Today many shop fronts are boarded up, but Bridgend remains a dynamic, close-knit community. It’s still home to all five Crows (Greenhall, Wood and Winchurch in the town itself, Huxford and Thomas in the valleys). People know each other’s business. Greenhall says it’s like “Eastenders with aWelsh accent”. The highs and lows can be heard in the bright and crushing contrasts of the Crows’ music; the radio-ready choruses and deep, metallic crunch. Breathe in… and out… notice a sense of calm wander into the subconscious? Moments like that let us gauge situations and responses. Without it, we react to something on emotional impulse rather than allow rationale to answer. It’s this notion which drives THOSE DAMN CROWS ’ latest album Inhale/Exhale . Releasing this Friday, this is the third record for the Welsh quintet and a (pardon the pun) breath of fresh air. While following on from the mood of Point Of No Return (2020), we’re finally given answers to the questions their sophomore effort left us with. On 7 February 2020 the band released their second album Point of No Return, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number 14. [10]

Catch their bombastic live show at the following headline dates, and be amongst the first to hear some of the new songs live!