Mark Vennis & Different Place - 'Goodbye To All That'

Mark Vennis & Different Place’s new album Goodbye to All That is out now, and wraps up the tale they began to tell towards the end of 2025 with punk rock-roots performances. Driven by the typically British sensibility to ignore the uncomfortable bits of our past, the band continue to take inspiration from WW1 poet Robert Graves (who lends the record its title), novelist George Orwell and musicians like The Jam and The Kinks. They face tensions head-on with punch and distortion, energetic guitars, thumping drums and half-spoken vocal lacerations.

Vennis explains, “It is an album about how we got here and what it means to be British, particularly pertinent given what is going on at the moment. The album’s title, ‘Goodbye to All That’, is a nod to Graves' autobiography, which paints a haunting, darkly humorous picture of an officer’s experience on the frontline of World War I. A lot of these songs are about the cost of the empire on ordinary people, people who had nothing to gain from the riches pillaged from other countries. Our history casts a long shadow. The empire, British nativism, white supremacy, have we really said goodbye to all that?”

The Petersfield four-piece first formed 17 years ago, and have performed across the UK and Europe, releasing four albums and one EP, each garnering acclaim. Mark Vennis and Different Place consists of Mark Vennis, Dave Sweetenham, Sean Quinn, and Brian Gee.