DAYTURA

“It felt like creation had manifested itself so clearly.”

“I was shaking with pure creative energy – like I’d been struck by lightning.”

“All the words, the melody – everything just came out.”

“We knew changing anything would destroy the magic.”

“If it’s right, it will come through.”

“When we finish ‘June’, I just have the biggest smile.”

“I found myself within this music – and that is life-changing.”

“You can’t force creativity. If you do, it feels hollow.”

“Momentum and energy are everything.”

“Our originality is what defines us.”

With momentum from the worldwide success of ‘Break On‘, Daytura now unveil their most instinctive work yet:
‘June‘ – a single that wasn’t written but emerged fully formed in a spontaneous burst of inspiration.
It’s classic rock at its most alive:
unfiltered, intuitive, and emotionally resonant.
We sat down with Sam Britton singer, front-woman of Daytura to talk about lightning-strike creativity, the magic of capturing a moment, and how their journey from festival stages to Salvation Studio continues to shape their identity as one of the UK’s most compelling new rock bands.
‘June’ arrived in one spontaneous moment.
What did that moment feel like from the inside – calm clarity, chaos, or something indescribable?
“I have the voice note!! I was working out some lyrics to something else and just recording the rest of the band jamming, they stop and I say ‘there’s some really good bits in there’ but that was a serious understatement! Whilst they were playing the riff came through at minute 2:43 and I wrote it in my notes because i knew there was something bigger then anything we had written before like a palpable energy coming through! I knew I had heard something very exciting and I wanted to do it justice because I felt like creation had manifested itself so clearly. The next morning I looped the Jam twice and set it up to play through my laptop and I would sing into my phone. I started to sing and it just came out – all the words, the melody everything! I laughed at the end because I have never found phrasing so easy and partly because I was in shock! I was supposed to be getting ready for work so I left literally after recording it once and played it back over and over on my drive. I was shaking with pure creative energy, it felt like I had been struck by lightning and sent it to the drummer to see what he thought! He loved it so the rest was worked out back in another rehearsal session and that was it!!”
You kept the melody and lyrics exactly as they emerged during the jam.
Was there any temptation to polish them afterward, or did you immediately sense the fragility of the moment?
“Yes! Completely, it was like we had been given this gift and to try and change it would destroy it. We rehearsed the song a few times with spralling 4 minute long instrumental prog sections, which was interesting but it felt right as the version that it is now! The only thing we did add in was a Hammond organ and Lesley speaker, we all felt it needed it and I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to play it when we recorded it!”
‘Break On‘ achieved global airplay.
How did that unexpected success shift the emotional atmosphere within the band before ‘June‘ was even conceived?
“‘Break On’ has always been our intro song, we recorded it at the same time as ‘June’ along with 2 others and we all felt that they were a part of an EP amd showcased our diversity. They were all recorded back in June (haha) and we have been working through them all to get them mastered and released. We were going to wait to release it with the others but it felt too special so we filmed a music video in a church and really pulled out all the stops (video to be released in the next couple of weeks) :)”
Some musicians chase inspiration;
others try to engineer it.
After capturing ‘June‘, how has your understanding of creativity changed?
“Since we recorded the songs we’ve all been doing shows and rehearsals for the shows which has been great to get out because that’s what we love the most – connecting with people in real life. But we had a writing session a couple of months ago where I came in with a couple of rough ideas and we kind of sketched them out. What I think we have realised is if it’s right it will come through and some really awesome things have done! I have a much more open mind to how songs form and really just letting them happen has seemed the most productive and enjoyable. A little tangent can change the whole feel of something and there’s definitely ones that don’t flow and I have learnt just to let them go because I’ll most likely borrow something from them later on!”
If you could isolate one second of the ‘June‘ recording that captures the band’s pure chemistry, which moment would it be – and why?
“I think it’s the end outro! We all get to shine in this song, be it the vocals, guitar solo, bass solo, percussion. The end just feels like we’ve all been to the end and back and reemerged triumphant and when we play it live I just have the biggest smile when we finish playing it!”
You’ve played major festivals and supported rising UK bands.
Which live experience directly influenced the emotional tone you brought into the session where ‘June‘ was born?
“Ironically this song was really beating to the sound of its own drum! The other songs on the EP definitely has some references in them but this one was its own thing. We all spoke at length about what would be commercial etc. and despite the current music climate I didn’t really want to do that. And I figured we love it so do it anyway, do it for us.”
Both ‘Break On‘ and ‘June‘ showcase huge vocal presence, but in completely different ways.
What emotional ‘gear‘ does each song activate for you as the singer?
“I’m really influenced by blues and soul, I love rock and metal but I have different ranges and tones I want to play with! For me ‘Break On’ is more desperate, it conveys a harsh reality which I feel in the lyrics. It is the first song on our set and I want it to kick off with a bang so I feel like that’s the energy it carries! ‘June’ is very much bravado, I revelled in the vocal runs and power of the chorus. I feel bold and confident, it’s definitely a different flex but within the context of all our music it makes it fun!”
Phill Brown has worked on legendary recordings.
What was the most surprising or unconventional piece of advice he gave you while shaping your new material?
“We did the whole EP as a live session which was such a joy. Phill was passionate about keeping the room feeling alive and not losing the energy of the songs and being true and authentic to our sound. He was very laid back and gave direction with mic’ing up everything and not complicating things and keeping it flowing! I wasn’t sure about getting the Hammond and Leslie out as we were coming to the end of our session – it’s huge and takes a little while to warm up but he encouraged me to do it and I’m so glad he did! Phill was really keen on keeping my voice exactly how it is and staying true and authentic to it, which surprisingly I don’t get that often. A lot of the time with other projects or sometimes external mixing people change my voice and it gets compressed, brightened, squeaky. I felt fully supported by his production – which when you are recoding your own music for your own project is the most important thing.”
If ‘Break On‘ represents the band’s momentum, what does ‘June‘ represent – vulnerability, trust, instinct, or something else entirely?
“‘June’ is its own beast entirely! 😅 it feels passionate, instinctual. It’s quite hard to put into words but it conveys the story of love and lust which I feel is a conventional topic for a rock song but from my perspective and voice it feels unique.”
Your sound carries echoes of Led Zeppelin and Heart, yet ‘June‘ feels uniquely yours.
What subtle detail in the track do you think most defines Daytura today?
“I think the cohesiveness of the track marries together all of our voices (instrumentally & vocally) it has all of our input, all of our ideas expressed together in a flow state and I think that it’s set the bar for what we can achieve. Sonically it’s defined as a blues rock song and yes it includes those themes but it’s unique to us and our originality is what defines us.”
Festival audiences can be unpredictable.
Did any specific crowd reaction from Teddy Rocks, VDub Fest, or other shows influence how fearlessly you approached recording ‘June‘?
“Actually all the crowds we perform influence how we feel about songs we perform or want to record. Quite often the crowd feels completely differently to how I might feel about a song. But it became more and more obvious as a new band that momentum and energy is everything. To a new audience that don’t know any of our songs all that matters is the vibe and that people are having fun. The show is one thing and ‘June’ is a another thing but both can exist in the same space! It was recorded because we love it not the other way around. It’s actually one of the slower songs we have in our set list but if we can’t keep the train rolling at least we have made something true to ourselves!”
‘June‘ is the sound of capturing lightning.
What’s the closest you’ve come to losing a great musical moment – and what did that teach you?
“Actually this happens all the time. I write most days and I might have a phase or melody that is great but it doesn’t fit, I can’t make it work with anything. When I first started writing I would spend hours on the ‘phrase’ and it would be soul destroying. But I have learnt to let it go. Be critical and acknowledge that yeah this is good but the rest isn’t. Leave it there. let it go and move on. Most of the time it comes back in a different form, sometimes years on and better then before. I’m not really sure what instigates creativity or inspiration but I know now that you can’t force it, if you do it feels hollow.”
If someone were to listen to ‘Break On‘ and ‘June‘ back-to-back for the first time, what story do you hope those two songs tell about who Daytura are becoming?
“I would love people to hear how passionate we all are about music and how joyous it is to be creative. I found myself within this music and that is a life changing shift – I want that for everyone. I hope it is the prelude to something greater then us, something authentic and meaningful that can inspire change and lift the soul.”
With ‘June‘, Daytura prove that great rock music doesn’t always come from planning – sometimes it comes from surrendering to the moment.
As the band continues to evolve, their instinctive creativity, onstage fire and growing international recognition signal a trajectory that’s only gaining height.
If ‘Break On‘ opened the door, ‘June‘ shows us what happens when Daytura step through it with pure, unfiltered inspiration.
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