The Brighton-based trio’s music is all about variety. With their Rock ‘N’ Roll, psychedelic sound, and amusing, sarcastic tone, they’ve created songs that discuss diverse topics, such as: the weird realm of social media and its consequences, in “You Are Not Fans,” and the struggle to get gigs, in “Throne of Your Grace.” And their single “Dog Ate My Homework,” which is the second song they’ve released from their upcoming second album that will be dropped this Fall, is a fun one with a hazy yet interesting topic and catchy riffs.

In my point of view, the song took me to a world where things are upside down and rules are reversed. It’s a place where people roll down the stairs, cats make sin, and dogs actually eat homework—the students’ big lie is finally true haha—and the lyrics, along with the humorous performance, urge your imagination to go further. What the band said about the song is what describes it best: “Sometimes songs emerge from a mystical ether where the song is already written, and the writer is simply a vessel for it to touch down. Johnstone genuinely seems to believe that the song was delivered to him in the garden by an unknowable, mysterious source.”

Maybe the band members weren’t sure what the song meant, but they surely knew how to compose the ideal rocky, psychedelic, funky-toned sound for it. The guitar riffs, bouncy drumming, and bass lines give you just the energy dose needed for the summer vibes.

If you’re a Rock person who’s a fan of Cardiacs, Black Midi, and Zappa, you’ll become The Qwarks’ fan. And if you’re an adventurer who likes venturing into alternate realities, you’ll enjoy your three and a half minutes of listening to “Dog Ate My Homework.”

The Qwarks are a band of 3 friends, Phil Johnstone on guitar and vocals, Simon Young on the bass and Nick Flowers on the drums and I say friends, because this is how I felt listening to their songs and watching their music videos. They are just so relatable.

Seeing and hearing the Qwarks is really something that we can all relate to, it’s that feeling that you can do anything, speaking your mind and soul freely….it’s that feeling of “this is who I am”.
I miss seeing artists true to themselves like the Qwarks….in the end, being true is what lives on forever, really.

Let’s see what is really going on with that single of the Qwarks – You Are Not Fans (You Are Our Friends)….

The vocals and the background fanfare-style music are the first thing that gets you, and it has this theatrical performance to it, as if you are watching a play, or something from a musical maybe, either way, it sets the tone and it looks like we are in for a ride!

This continues through the verse till you hit the chorus, which, it really does HIT you, you suddenly hear this huge choir-like vocal performance that introduces you to a melodic chorus.

The song is basically a 3 minutes satire/musical/theatrical performance with a very catchy chorus and a very catchy guitar melody line that plays in the background.

Lyrics go hand in hand with their unique vocal performance and points to many subjects that fill the air in this modern-social media-centric world we live in.

The Qwarks are busting some catchy tunes and are having fun doing it!
We all need the Qwarks in our lives, they propose the change that we might actually be missing.

Best of luck to you guys and thank you for making me feel like your friend through your music and performance.

Cheers!