Getting To Know: Pentire

Hailing from the picturesque hills of Herefordshire, indie pop quartet Pentire is making waves with their infectious melodies and relatable lyrics. Their latest single, Love on TV, is a spirited anthem celebrating the exhilarating highs of young love, all while drawing inspiration from iconic cinematic moments. Frontman Jack Morgan describes the track as a vibrant tribute to the ‘honeymoon phase’—that magical time when everything feels like a scene from a movie. With a sound shaped by influences like The Killers and Paolo Nutini, Pentire has transitioned from raucous jam sessions in a shed to sold-out venues across the UK. As they gear up for their biggest headline tour yet, we caught up with the band to delve into their journey, creative process, and what fans can expect from their electrifying live shows.

1. "Love on TV" explores the excitement of the early stages of love and celebrates iconic on-screen moments. How did you choose which cinematic love scenes to recreate in the music video, and do any of those scenes hold personal significance for you or the band?

Those scenes were as fun to pick as they were to film. They basically came about from a conversation about what we could do to portray ‘love on TV’ and we wanted scenes which everyone would recognise instantly. We really wanted to give our fans something to laugh about with this music video, to contrast all the ‘moody’ press shot photos, and I think we succeeded with that!

2. Pentire's music is known for capturing the energy of the mosh pit with relatable, nostalgic lyrics. How does your songwriting process draw from your own experiences, and how do you balance storytelling with creating high-energy, anthemic tracks?

I think it varies. The songs come from all different places and embody all different periods in our lives. We do tend to write about our own lives and our situations rather than making up stories, but that’s not to say that some aspects aren’t exaggerated! We live for having the crowd singing back our lyrics or going crazy to our tunes, and so we always write with the audience in mind and imagine how they’d react to us playing the song - I guess that’s what helps us create high-energy and anthemic songs!

3. Growing up on influences like The Killers and Stereophonics, and now sharing your own music with a new generation of indie fans, how does it feel to go from playing in a shed to headlining sold-out venues across the UK?

It feels amazing. This is literally all we’ve wanted to do since we were merely 16 year olds playing in, as you say, a literal shed. To walk out on stage and hear people singing our songs back is just the best feeling in the world and to be doing it with your best mates just makes it even sweeter! 

4. Your new tour and the single 'Love on TV' are getting attention from major tastemakers like Jack Saunders and Steve Lamacq. What’s been the most surreal or rewarding moment for you so far in your journey as a band?

It’s probably a toss up between getting played on BBC Radio 1 for the first time and selling out our previous UK tour. Both were pretty special times for us all. We were actually on a tour in Manchester when we had our first spin on Radio 1 - it happened minutes before we went on stage and we shared the news with the people at the show before heading to the bar for Jager bombs on the band credit card. They are both big highlights in our careers so far.

5. Your music often reflects the innocence of youth and small-town life. As you gain more experience and exposure on the road, how do you see your sound and themes evolving, especially with the upcoming EP?

Our audience is growing with us which is really nice and so we do continue to write about life experiences and things that have happened to us as we’ve progressed in life. One thing we’ve found for this upcoming EP is that a lot of the songs are slightly ‘happier’ than we’ve written in the past… maybe that’s a good sign! But we’re definitely excited to see what happens and where our sound and themes evolve to.