Nick Tompkins...frontman of Brighton’s brainy and brilliantly bent Youth Sector...joins me for a conversation that’s more math rock than small talk. Known for their sharp hooks...social commentary...and new wave grooves that twitch with purpose....Youth Sector’s sound is just as deliberate as it is dizzying....

We unpacked stage energy....aesthetics....and the existential weight behind making art that moves people physically and mentally....We got into Brighton’s DIY scene...being neurotic in the best way....and how every offbeat guitar stab is just as intentional as the message behind the mic....

If you’ve ever danced to a song you wanted to endlessly quote...this one's for you...

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