Interview: Upcoming Band No Love Lost Offers Hope to a Dark World

The desk lamp in my office dims and flickers, causing me to feel anxious that the evening's thunderstorm will disrupt my late night interview with bassist and guitarist Adam Richardson of UK's darkest ambition, No Love Lost. The white flashes of light and crisp air spilling into my window offset the melancholy of No Love Lost themes -- an ideal background to our discussion. Yet Richardson manages to calm my nerves with his genuinely bright presence. It's apparent to me right away how the chemistry between Richardson and No Love Lost begot their released demo, In The Darkest Hour.

No Love Lost is a conglomeration of all dark elements of music, laced with real life themes of suicide and madness among others, yet highlighted by a shining light of hope -- dark but not at all depressing. But Adam Richardson's modesty overlooks where the "happy" feeling in No Love Lost music is born. "There has been another review which says a couple of tracks have a 'feel good factor' about them," says Adam, "Maybe [the themes of the tracks are] where some of the contrast is."

Adam is unsure of the root of the life and light heard beating in the heart of his band's dark music, and he admits that these trends may have been impacted by some of the group's personal influences. "[Our favorite bands] influence us subconsciously," he explains for himself and the other members of the group, who aren't present for the interview, "If someone likens any of our parts to a band like Type O Negative [or Paradise Lost], the I take it as a massive compliment!"

Stylistically, yes, No Love Lost may have subconsciously borrowed a few techniques from popular groups of many different areas of rock, yet birthed an overall sound conceived from an entirely different combination of their influences' musical DNA. It gives to reason why Adam tries to keep word of the band's biggest inspirations to a hush -- he simply doesn't want to give a fresh audience any preconceived notions regarding what No Love Lost sounds like before they listen for the first time.