Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🔥 Anna from Dead Pony joins the Mike James Rock Show to talk about the band’s dark and explosive new EP, viral growth, Slam Dunk Festival, and the next chapter for one of the UK’s fastest-rising alternative bands.

In this interview we cover:
⚡ The darker, heavier direction of the new EP
⚡ How bands like Linkin Park & Limp Bizkit inspired the bigger sound
⚡ Viral moments helping launch Dead Pony to a wider audience
⚡ The importance of authenticity in modern music & social media
⚡ Preparing for Slam Dunk Festival & the Eat My Dust UK Tour
⚡ Writing music for bigger stages and festival crowds
⚡ Future plans that are still “under wraps” 👀

Anna also talks about:
🎤 Fans recognising the band in everyday places
🎤 Keeping Dead Pony’s social media authentic and in-house
🎤 The emotional themes of rage, growth & acceptance across the EP
🎤 Why covers are such an important creative exercise for bands

With huge festival appearances coming up alongside All Points East with Twenty One Pilots, Dead Pony are clearly a band on the rise 🚀

🎸 Interviewed by Mike from the Mike James Rock Show
📍 Recorded ahead of Slam Dunk Festival & the Eat My Dust Tour

👇 Let us know in the comments:
What’s your favourite Dead Pony track so far?

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