NewDad on their cover of The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’ and touring with Luke Hemmings

nme.com:

NewDad spoke to NME at Glastonbury 2024 about the major milestones they have reached this year, as well as looking towards their next steps as a band.Vocalist and guitarist Julie Dawson and bassist Cara Joshi caught up with us backstage, shortly after they performed at Woodsies on Sunday (June 30).

Their Glasto appearance followed a huge few months for the Galway band, who became NME Cover stars ahead of the January release of their acclaimed debut album ‘Madra’.In May, they embarked on an “unexpected” tour with Luke Hemmings.

The 5 Seconds Of Summer frontman recently released his second LP ‘Boy’, and NewDad opened for him across a slew of UK and European dates.

The experience, Joshi explained, was one that not only had a personal significance, but also led to the band being exposed to a new audience. “We are both 5SOS fans, so it was so much fun to tour with Luke,” Joshi said. “It was strange and so exciting.”Joshi also suggested that, for Hemmings’ largely teenage following, seeing NewDad live may have offered them a gateway into shoegaze music. “I feel like there were people who were like, ‘I don’t usually listen to this sort of music and I don’t know who you are [as a band] but I want to explore it now’.“Usually, when you’re a support band, people don’t pay too much attention to you,” Dawson added. “But these fans were showing up so early and seemed so excited by our music.