When my mind goes blank on what I should write my articles about, I think about things that I love. Therefore, this week I will be writing about one of my favorite bands; 5 Seconds of Summer.
Who are they?
Let me begin with an overview. 5 Seconds of Summer, better known as 5SOS is made up of four Aussies by the names of Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin and Michael Clifford.
What do they do?
Many people consider 5SOS to be a boy band but they are not a boy band! They have said it time and time again. And unlike other bands these days such as One Direction, they play all of their own instruments...just like a real band! Luke and Michael on the guitar, Ashton on the drums and Calum on the bass.
Where are they from?
5SOS hail from down under in Australia!
When did they get found?
5SOS were found by one of the members of One Direction, which lead to them being the opening act on both One Direction's Take Me Home and Where We Are tours. This is why a lot of people consider them to be a boy band, because they toured with one of the biggest boy bands out there.
How did they become a band?
Way back in the day, Luke had a YouTube channel called hemmo1996, where he would post covers. Somehow, Calum and Michael ended up joining in and forming a trio with Luke. When they needed a drummer, they reached out to Ashton and thus, 5 Seconds of Summer was born!
Tell me more!
Chances are, you have probably heard some 5SOS songs before. We have "She Looks So Perfect"...yes, that is the underwear song. There is the infamous "She's Kinda Hot" which is more recent, and no, it is not a song about how girls are super hot. Some of their underrated songs include "Invisible" and "Fly Away". These boys have two albums out. The first being a self-titled album called 5 Seconds of Summer including songs such as "Good Girls", "Amnesia", "End Up Here" and "Long Way Home". Their second album is more recent and is called Sounds Good Feels Good and includes songs such as "Jet Black Heart", "Hey Everybody", "Airplanes" and "The Girl Who Cried Wolf". The band is currently on summer tour called the Sounds Live Feels Live tour. Their music is great because more specifically, Sounds Good Feels Good has many songs about real life issues such as broken families, depression, anxiety, and much more. These four guys and their songs are definitely worth checking out!
