SOCIAL DISORDER - When Nothing Works, Play Loud ! (France - Alternative Rock/Post-Hardcore - Interview with Silas).

Hi ! Can you introduce yourselves and tell us how it all began for you—how you discovered this musical world, what drew you in, what fascinated you, and what made you want to make music?
I’ve always been interested in music. I took early music education classes when I was very young, then studied viola for a few years at the conservatory. But pretty soon I couldn’t stand the structure, the theory, and the constraints, so I quit everything. A few years later, I taught myself to play guitar, and after two years I formed Social Disorder with the guys. Alternative music in all its forms has always been a part of my life—my dad is a drummer, and there are always records spinning around the house; my parents would take me to concerts, and so on—so I’ve been immersed in all of that since I was very young.
As for the band, it all started in August 2024, right before we started our senior year of high school. I’d been playing guitar in my garage with Melvil from time to time, and one day, Junior—who’s been my friend since middle school—called me to ask if I was up for starting a band with him. Over the next few days, he came over to my place and we recorded demos of "The Cure" and "Brûle". Melvil came back from vacation and joined the band, then we started looking for a drummer. I remember we’d gone to see Howlin’ Jaws and Stupid Giant play in Périgueux, at the Moulin du Rousseau, when we sent Elie a message asking if he wanted to play with us. At first, he was skeptical, but in the end we gave it a try and he stuck around. A few months later, we had a few songs written, so we played our first show: 200 people and a set that went over well with the crowd.
What made us want to start this project and take it as far as possible is, first of all, our shared love of music, but also because it’s a way to express what we feel and what we believe in. We also want to convey messages that are close to our hearts.

If I told you that you had to leave for a deserted island in 5 minutes—you have no choice… except to take three albums with you… which ones, and why? Would you say these were game-changers at some point in your life? 
If I have to take only three albums, I already feel like I’m setting myself up for failure, but if I really have to choose:
"Skinty Fia" by Fontaines D.C.: The biggest musical revelation, discovered live in Creuse (yeah, I know you weren’t expecting that from Creuse) in 2022 when I was just starting out on guitar.
"Sandinista" by The Clash: 36 tracks, almost 2 hours and 30 minutes of music, unbeatable musical diversity! Plus, it’s definitely my dad’s favorite album (aka the band’s spiritual dad), so I must’ve listened to "Sandinista" nonstop when I was little.
"Sprints" EP A Modern Job: An insane band (more Irish guys), insane energy, and the singer has an insane voice. Saw them live this summer—it was wild !

Tell me about the band… How did you guys meet—the current lineup—past experiences—and most importantly—WHY did you feel the need to form THIS band?
Junior and I met while skateboarding when I was in 8th grade. We hung out a bit at the same parties with the same people, but we really got closer in high school. Melvil and I met in 10th grade when we started high school, and we very quickly started working on artistic projects together—whether musical, audiovisual, or photographic. Melvil knew Hugo only by reputation, but they really got to know each other in September 2024 when the three of us ended up in the same class for our senior year. As for Elie, the three of us knew who he was, but we didn’t really know him that well—he’s the brother of a really good friend of ours. We knew he played the drums, so we sent him a message, and there you go—now he’s part of the band. For all of us, this is our first band, which formed at a pivotal moment in our lives—the end of high school and the beginning of a more independent life—the time when we started becoming politically aware, realizing that we’d always been told to do well in school so we could get a job we liked, only to end up in a society headed straight for disaster, etc., etc...

Describe your sound and explain why I should listen to YOUR band at all costs?
Our sound is raw, sometimes aggressive, sometimes melodic. The lyrics are often melancholic, even downright sad or full of rage. We have a pretty unique sound: no bass, so we use tricks to make it sound like there is one—which is why, when we play live, you can’t tell where the bass is coming from. We have a huge range of very different influences; the four of us don’t always listen to the same styles of music: punk, metal, garage, alternative rock, Britpop, electro, techno, reggae, dub, ska, rap, hyperpop… So we all have very different playing styles, each with our own unique sound. Put it all together, and well, that’s Social Disorder—raw, direct, and spontaneous tracks!

Lyrical and musical inspirations/influences? How important are lyrics to you? Are there specific messages or ideas you try to convey and share through your lyrics?
The common musical influences we draw on in our songwriting would be Fontaines D.C., Dead Kennedys, and Black Flag. We’ve also been told several times that we sound like Fugazi. We talk a lot about mental health, issues affecting young people, the crisis, and the future as well. A future that, right now, we can’t seem to envision. I also think that’s why we play punk: 50 years later, the NO FUTURE era is back, so the cycle begins anew—much to the delight of punk fans and the misfortune of our generations. Our lyrics and what we say on stage are also very political—even more so with the elections just a year away, elections that will shape the years ahead for our generation, which will be entering the workforce by then. And when I say we talk about politics, that means we hate the fafs (“fafs” in French = the far-right pigs—Ed.) and make sure to vote wisely in 2027 (at least for the LFI—otherwise, you’re right-wing).

About your latest album?
Our first album, Nothing Works, was released on May 29, 2026. It was recorded at Studios in Brive-la-Gaillarde with the incredible Thomas Hymon (DGN Studio Toulouse), member of Krav Boca (Wow, an insane band ! Ed.) as sound engineer. It contains 11 tracks, and the cover art was created by Junior and me using photo montages. It’s a photo we took ourselves. The Doc Martens are a direct reference to punk culture, which has embraced these shoes from the very beginning as a symbol of its identity, but also of its working-class origins and social struggles.
We wanted to rework this iconic image of shoes hanging from an electrical wire, giving it a new meaning. On the back of the vinyl, you can see the owner of these Docs barefoot on the street. Symbolically, hanging up your Docs is a way of expressing a sense of disillusionment, a loss of hope in the face of the world around us. But it’s also a call to people—especially young people—to take down those Docs, to open their eyes to everything that’s wrong, and to those who control and exploit with impunity. It’s an invitation to mobilize, to revolt, and to take collective action.
There’s also a reference to the world of skateboarding, where you sometimes see worn-out shoes hanging from power lines to mark the end of a cycle. We really liked the idea that this photo could bring together multiple layers of symbolism while remaining open to interpretation.
The album is available on all platforms, as well as on vinyl—a format that’s incredibly important to us. You can find it at our merch booth when you come see us live, or online on our website. We’ve already written our second album, so there’s a good chance we’ll be playing lots of new songs at our live shows.

What are your plans?
Our future plans are to record our second album, go on tour this summer in northern France, and, overall, play as many shows as possible to share our music and our energy.

What would be your wildest dream with the band?
Our wildest dream as a band—and we’re all in agreement on this—would be to become full-time musicians so we can make a living from this project.

Upcoming live shows?
Our next live show is in Périgueux, at the Moulin du Rousseau, on November 13, 2026. We mentioned this venue earlier: it was in this venue that we decided to really start this band.

A few words about your local scene—which bands are you friends with and would like to mention?
In Brive, it’s hard to keep the local scene alive, but we can think of several people and bands who are managing to do so as best they can! We’d also like to thank the audience, who always show up. A huge thanks to Stupid Giant (Silas’s dad’s band) and our joint association, Pourriture Noble. We’d also like to thank Teenager of the Year, who gave us our first chance to perform on stage, as well as the Brive Cultural Center, which has hosted an alternative music night every year for the past three years !

What’s the question you’d love to answer but have never been asked? Heads up—I’m also waiting for the answer that goes with it...
Question-What do you think of generative AI in music and art in general?
Answer-(by Hugo, the singer, in agreement with the rest of the band) : Generative AI in art, as far as we’re concerned, has no place. Aside from the fact that it’s an ecological disaster, AI in this field is dangerous. It’s evolving so quickly and has become so widespread that it sometimes ends up replacing us.
Concert posters, flyers, music videos… AI is gradually creeping into the industry, and it’s catastrophic. It’s replacing the work of graphic designers, videographers, editors, and sometimes even musicians, given that more and more music is being generated by AI. We find this truly sad, and we’re convinced that it has no place in the arts. (Not only "sad" but scary as fuck ! Ed.)

Well, the interview is coming to an end… Is there anything else you’d like to add? Anything I didn’t think of? Something important, funny, silly… It doesn’t matter!
To wrap things up, I’d like to say that Social Disorder is, above all, a group of friends—a bit lost in a small town—who found in music a way to express themselves, to feel alive, and above all, to feel free.
It’s also a band that finally figured out what it wanted to do with its life: make music, party, and share moments with people—strangers from all over.
At its core, that’s what Social Disorder is all about: friends who’ve found their freedom in music and decided to share it with as many people as possible.