CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE ISSUE 2: PLATFORM

FRESH
Fresh play an enthusiastic set of “scrappy,” “bubblegum-grunge,”
a diverse combination cobbled together to
execute their short and punchy songs about mental health
and sexual identity. In both lyrics and in action, they
advocate for equality in the industry and strive for the
strength of DIY within it.
They’re on tour for all of summer
and fall, supporting names
like The Beths and Camp Cope.
“We just feel like playing shows
is the best way to write and learn
songs,” says lead singer and guitarist
Kathryn Woods, “so it kind
of goes hand in hand; shows first,
and then the work comes out of
that, because that’s how Fresh
started.” Barring even Kathryn’s
impending move to Switzerland
to teach English there, they’re
still planning to tour, using
the opportunity to play around
mainland Europe as well, which
they’ll be doing for the first time
this summer at various festivals.
It’s a great goal of the band, as
they tell me, to travel and to continue
to learn more from the DIY
scene, more about people and
“identity politics,” that they never
would have done outside of it.
With all the touring coming
along, it’s inevitable we’ll be
hearing more from Fresh, because
they’re planning to record
new things as a follow-up from