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hello! my name is ewan and i run a music project called ewy! i make alternative/punk music that centres around politics, relationships and being seen as weird. FAQ Q: How do you pronounce your name? A: 'you-wee'. My name is pronounced 'you-un' (in a yorkshire accent at least lmao). Ewy was just a nickname that I originally hated but decided to turn into the project name because I was edgy. Q: What inspired you to start doing music? A: So I started playing guitar when I was 7 after begging for one after being obsessed with Jimi Hendrix. When I was around 16 I was listening to a lot of Nirvana and was super inspired by Nirvana and specifically the Kurt Cobain's demo tapes. I thought, wow they sound great and they're recorded on shitty tapes! I was also super inspired by Lincoln just because I thought he was really cool but also he opened up the world of midwest emo to me (along with Pinkerton by Weezer). I really wanted to play in a band but I lived in a little village so I decided just to overdub myself using audacity. Thats why Ewy was originally a solo project. Q: Who does the art for your album covers? A: Right now its done by Izzie Hinton Illustrations (@izzie.hinton.illustrations on instagram) but many of my previous covers were done by my friend Vincent (@vincemeat on here and instagram) Q: How do you write your songs? A: I mainly come up with chords or a riff first and then mumble gibberish over them until some words come out. Sometimes I'll take couplets that I've written before or something from my poetry and stick that in too but generally I write them on the spot. These days I try and think of something specific to write about to make things cohesive. Q: What are the chords/tabs for xyz song? A: If in doubt please check Ultimate Guitar!! If the song isn't written out there, feel free to send me a message and/or an ask. Q: Who are your inspirations? A: This changes all the time but I was mainly inspired by a lot of midwest emo and midwest adjacent bands along with (folk) punk and riot grrl. I also made this playlist that lists all of em! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46oRPdq1Mc4qL03pOHjJgE?si=415aa7e41a02422a Q: Will you play in xyz country/city? A: I would love to!! However, touring is very expensive so if you'd like me to come to wherever, help spread the ewy gospel! its only with the funds that i can play anywhere at all. tell ur friends! tell ur dad !! tell ur mum !!! buy my merch !! become a patron !!!! whatever !!!!
