The Vaccines are one of those staple indie rock bands that have been part of the soundtrack to every summer and every night out.
With their classic hits Do You Wanna, and Post Break Up Sex being played continuously at local pubs and clubs, its as if the boys have never been away.
However, after not putting out an album for almost three years, the much-loved British band are back, and they appear to be stronger than ever.
Not listening to the world around them, they have locked themselves away and broken back out with two new members and a strong, guitar heavy album, which completely contradicts what other bands (yes, were looking at you Arctic Monkeys) are doing at the moment.
Talking to Metro.co.uk frontman Justin Hayward-Young reflected on the release Combat Sports and spoke about how they came together as a band after their drummer Pete Robertson left.
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He said: When Pete told me he was leaving there was a five-minute window where I didnt think wed continue as a band, because he told me before the others showed up to the coffee shop.
But the second I saw the look on the others faces and we all went for a drink afterwards it was pretty clear wed carry on.
He added: I dont know like it kind of paradoxically put the wind in our sails like sometimes you need a kick in the right direction.
Since then theyve been working away on new tunes during what Justin called his period of survival.
He said: We were figuring out our place in the world and how to survive and why wanted to survive. We were figuring out what kind of band we were and what kind of record we wanted to make.
But it didnt come easy, and with two new members Tim and Yoann, the 31-year-old revealed there were some fall outs.
I think that falling out is a daily occurrence thats like part of the roller coaster ride of creating, living with, working with and travelling with your best friends, he said.
I think if you didnt then it would maybe be indicative of how much you cared.
While other bands such as the Arctic Monkeys were changing their direction, so were The Vaccines who appeared to not listen to their peers and put out a bold, guitar heavy set of songs.
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Justin revealed: Were a very different band (than the Arctic Monkeys) and were in a very different place and I think that that is a very valid point because I think on the last album English Graffiti we spent a lot of time looking out and looking at the world around us.
But with this one, we looked inwards and did a kind of ignore the world around us than react to it.
So it is a very personal thing we were ignoring what our peers were doing rather than reacting to them.
The band have just wrapped up supporting with The Rolling Stones and have now got a festival packed summer where theyll be kicking things off supporting another legend, Liam Gallagher, at Finsbury Park.
Justin said: The first gig I saw was in Finsbury Park in 2002 it was like an all-day pop punk festival.
It was a formative memory for me. I remember coming up on the train with my dad and then getting the tube to Finsbury Park and I never forgot that you know.
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It was a really important part of my musically journey and it now seems strange to be on that other side of the wall.
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He added: Im excited for the show. We love playing old songs, every time you play them to a new crowd you inject new energy into the and it feels like youre playing them for a first time.
The Vaccines will play Community Festival in Londons Finsbury Park on Sun 1 July. Tickets at communityfestival.london.
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