WORST WISHES: WHAT WOULD BASEMENT DO?

BASSIST JOSH BARTON AND DRUMMER LEWIS GLENNIE ON EMO, FRIENDSHIP AND FESTIVAL DREAMS

Worst Wishes take their music seriously. Themselves? Not so much. Although they pour their hearts into their songs, the Witney-based emo-rock trio aren’t spending every rehearsal mournfully shoegazing.

Taking inspiration from the likes of Basement, Movements and Title Fight, the band combine emotionally candid lyrics with heavy guitars and hazy textures, with Lewis Glennie handling drums and vocals, alongside bassist Josh Barton and guitarist Alex Blencowe.

The band's debut EP, It Won’t Feel This Way Forever, arrived in November 2025: six impressive songs capturing a formative chapter in their lives, friendship and music.

2026 has been a busy year for Worst Wishes, with the highlight being their appearance at Torquay’s Burn It Down Festival. After years of attending as fans, finally taking the stage was an emotional moment, with the crowd’s response leaving them in happy tears.

Next comes The Bullingdon in Oxford on 29 November, alongside Arimea and Blank Atlas. Demand has seen the show upgraded to the main room, and we can’t wait to see what they bring to the stage.

Tia caught up with Josh and Lewis to talk about that festival breakthrough, the EP’s first anniversary and the new music taking shape.

Along the way, they discuss songwriting as an outlet for anxiety, the joy of hearing their lyrics sung back and their overriding creative question: what would Basement do?

For glitching intros, wedding-band credentials and unexpected two-stepping — hit play!