“I feel like I’m going to break genre this year. Mark my words.” On the surface level, Peter Xan is making one hell of a statement, calling Kerrang! from his east London home. However, a quick shuffle through his catalogue – which features liquid drum’n’bass (Glow In The Dark), sharp indie-punk (Pressure) and production from Dan Carey (Chubby And The Gang, Fontaines D.C.) – will tell you that he’s ready to smash through any glass ceiling, guitar firmly in hand. After experimenting with rap, pop and indie-rock, Peter’s landed on the fundamental tools to propel his sound forward. “Even when I used to [mainly] rap, I told people to only send me guitar beats,” he reveals. “Guitar plus the Peter Xan voice are the bread and butter of what I do. It’s the first inst...