So Young #51
175 x 250 mm, 60 pages
London
Bi-monthly
Published since 2013
Editors: Sam Ford and Josh Whettingsteel
Cover photo: Theo Cottle
Inspired by the punk zines of previous generations, So Young is a tribute to all that remains positive in the world of guitar music: ‘going to gigs, buying records, looking at the sleeve artwork as you listen.’ Visuals are enhanced with illustrations of the featured bands.
Fresh off their 50th issue celebrations (marking the milestone with Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. on the cover no less), it's Wunderhorse on the front this edition. Featured inside: Pem, Orlando Weeks, Gut Health, DEADLETTER, Sex Week, julie, Most Things, LICE, Tooth and MJ Lenderman.
On the Journal:
It’s this one thing: So Young #37: ‘Recently one specifically guitar-led, indie music mag has been repeatedly catching my eye ...ear? It seems every issue has, on its cover, my and everyone around me’s, post-punk band du jour. In recent months, Parquet Courts, Yard Act, Dry Cleaning, Wet Leg, Black Country, New Road, Goat Girl and, most recently, Porridge Radio, have all adorned the bold, cut-and-paste illustrated covers of So Young while, simultaneously, the very same bands sit on my app-based ‘watch list’ for gig tickets...’
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