“I’m just happy to be part of it. For me, it was a bit of reassurance that Im doing alright. I feel like I can actually call myself a musician now, which is cool. I needed that.” “Everyone aware of FC growing up so to be on it, it’s massive,” says Yard Act’s vocalist James Smith. ”It also one of the things you can tell your mum about and she understands that youre doing alright. That, and you can brag to all your mates from school about it as well.” When they signed to Island Records, Yard Act were asked about their ambitions. They said about FC and Tony Hawk but were told “don’t get your hopes up” since FC 24 was out in six weeks. However it was confirmed later that week that ‘’The Overload’ would be included, the band just had to edit out all the swear words. “We still didn’t think it would happen, even though we were explicitly told it would. That’s how we approach everything though. That way, we’re always pleasantly surprised.” Once they got over their worries about their not being enough space on the cloud, “all I wanted to see was the whole lineup, because I know how many of the songs become defining anthems, and how good the mix of unknown bands like us and well-known acts like Denzel Curry or Little Simz is. Going shoulder to shoulder with them is a really nice thing, it’s validation.” “Not that that why we do it,” Smith adds. “We didn’t start a band to get on the FC soundtrack but it does make you feel good about what youre doing. You exist in the same realm as a lot of artists that you love.” The first FC game Smith played was ‘Road To The World Cup 98’ but the one that really stuck with him was FC 11. “I played as Italy. I don’t know how I had such synergy with a computer-animated Mario Balotelli but he was my guy. That soundtrack really hit home for me because when you’re twenty, that’s such a formative time and everything you hear feels exciting.” He lists of Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Caribou, Groove Armada and Black Keys as stand out artists from that year, all off the top of his head. “FC definitely influenced my songwriting, which is a pretty weighty claim for a football game but that’s how important the soundtracks are.” “Hopefully it will change our profile, and we’re really grateful for that. All we’ve got to do now is not be defined as the band who had that one song on the FC soundtrack.” From the moment the soundtrack was announced, Baby Queen has seen an “incredible” response towards her inclusion, ‘You Shaped Hole’. “I didn’t realise how big a deal it was until it happened,” Bella Latham explains, having grown up in South Africa before moving to London aged 18. “I’ve had DMs from guys I went to school with, who haven’t spoken to me in years. Suddenly I’m their hero.” There are a lot of FC 24 gold coins here, you only need a little money. https://www.mmoexp.com/Fc-24/Coins.html