![\"Sam](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/London_B12A6994-1024x683.jpg\"\/)
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by: Liz Ramanand<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by: Liz Ramanand<\/p>\n
The Brighton<\/a> boys from English metal band Architects had a massive tour in North America and are slated to play all over Europe to end the year. On October 12<\/strong>, they headline The O2<\/a> in London in support of their latest record The Sky, The Earth & All Between.<\/p>\n We caught up with singer Sam Carter and drummer Dan Searle to talk about their roots and all things Brighton! They talk about touring the UK, favourite spots at home, and much more!<\/p>\n Check out our interview with Carter and Searle below:<\/p>\n On the music scene<\/a> in Brighton when they were kids\u2026<\/strong> <\/p>\n Dan Searle: <\/strong>When we were young, it felt so different from how it is now. I don\u2019t know whether that\u2019s just because we\u2019re in a different situation or we\u2019re detached from it. It definitely seemed like there were a lot more jam bands, and we would play church halls sometimes. There was a lot of genre crossing as well.<\/p>\n Sam Carter: <\/strong>It\u2019s still pretty good, the new upcoming hardcore music scene, I\u2019ve seen friends posting about it. But we are so detached from it.<\/p>\n DS:<\/strong> The scene that we and Bring Me The Horizon came from was like a scene of 15 to 20 hardcore metal bands that all played together and that all knew each other. We all played the same small bars around the UK and went on tour with each other \u2013 tours booked through Myspace. We would play those sorts of shows in Brighton all the time. I\u2019m pretty confident saying it\u2019s not like that anymore.<\/p>\n SC:<\/strong> It was a real DIY, and we were lucky in Brighton; there were some great venues. Some smaller great venues like The Pressure Point and Concorde, where we played, it was like a dream at the time.<\/p>\n On touring in the UK\u2026<\/strong> <\/p>\n DS:<\/strong> We\u2019ve always had serious insecurity surrounding touring in the UK, because we barely ever play there. We\u2019ve been putting it off and putting it off and thinking, no one likes us, and then we put on these shows, and it\u2019s like 12,000 tickets sold.<\/p>\n SC:<\/strong> You always feel more pressure at home. There are always more people who want to come and support you and hang out. And you\u2019re just like, I just want to get on with the show. There\u2019s something about being away and being in a bubble in another country.<\/p>\n DS: <\/strong>In a way, we trade to spend so much time everywhere else, like it doesn\u2019t feel like going home when we play there. It feels foreign almost. It probably feels similar to when Americans come to the UK. We\u2019re there so infrequently that it feels really strange when we play there. But we\u2019re massive there, so we should do it more. [Laughs]<\/p>\n SC:<\/strong> In Brighton, the best food spots are The Salt Room, Burnt Orange has small plates, and you\u2019re right by the sea. Moshimo for sushi, and they have a good vegan menu as well. In the morning, you go around the bend, and there\u2019s the Flynt House, which is pretty good. Coffee at 33\u2019s is great, and Bond Street Coffee.<\/p>\n The best chip shops<\/a> in Brighton are\u2026 <\/strong> <\/p>\n SC:<\/strong> The small little villages on the outskirts of everywhere have the best chippies.<\/p>\n DS:<\/strong> Bankers Fish & Chops is the big one in Brighton. My first job was working in a chippie, stinking of oil. I did chips, and then I worked a sales job for 10 weeks. I worked at Domino\u2019s<\/a> [Pizza] for 4 hours.<\/p>\n Sam on more odd jobs\u2026<\/strong> <\/p>\n SC:<\/strong> I did a night shift at a supermarket for a month. I worked in a health food store for a couple of months, and I did some Christmas temp jobs. I basically went from college straight to being in bands because I was like 17 when I joined Architects and spent my 19th birthday on tour. We were fortunate to have parents who let us stay at home in between tours.<\/p>\n SC:<\/strong> The family, my dogs. I like the slow starts of the morning. The family is the main thing; everything else I can do without. Other than that, I love touring and being away; I just wish my family could be with us. I think that\u2019s it, when you get to this point in your life, really, it\u2019s about your family, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n DS: <\/strong>The difficult thing about touring is that the sleep is bad. It\u2019s one of the things we miss: sleeping in the same bed, without being woken up constantly. You have some sense of routine on tour, but just like when you\u2019re home, you get into a simple routine. It\u2019s also nice to know how your day is going.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/London_B12A7268-666x435.jpg\"\/)
Photo by: Liz Ramanand, Secret Media Network On top spots in Brighton\u2026<\/strong> <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NYC-666x455.jpg\"\/)
Photo by: Liz Ramanand, Secret Media Network On missing family and home life while on tour\u2026<\/strong> <\/p>\n