Nineties alt-rock inspired musician Riley Marsh has been steadily climbing the ranks of success. His latest single, 'Castle Made of Sand', was only released a little under a month ago, and it's helped to push him further down the grunge-inspired route he's looking to explore. 

Riley sat down with us during Y Not Festival to discuss everything from Foo Fighters, being a Derby local, and his shift from acoustic to electric guitar.

First up, can you introduce yourself and where you're from?

I'm Riley Marsh. I'm from ten minutes down the road from Y Not in Wirksworth, Derby and around that area.

What or who would you say is to blame for your music career?

Well, early in my music career, I really liked Foo Fighters. Then I've got into Jeff Buckley and some nineties sort of stuff. Jeff Buckley, at the moment, is my main influence.

What do you think is the biggest difference between your sound now and when you began making music?

Moving from acoustic to electric guitar. I used to use an acoustic guitar all the time, and now it's mostly electric. I think it's a really cool sound. 

How do you find festivals compare to gigs throughout the rest of the year?

Festivals are great. Just the 'is anyone going to show up?' thing. And then they do. And you get to see all the other bands as well at the same time.

Are you watching any other artists at Y Not this year, and if so, who do you enjoy the most? 

I am... I'm most excited for hard life. Willie J Healey, I also really like. Probably The Prodigy too. Then I like to watch some smaller bands and see what I can find!