Define your genre in five words or less:
Folk/alt-rock.
So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you… what do they say?
“Hey, why the hell did that guy on stage just throw a mango at me?”
How long have you been gigging and writing?
Tom and Rana have been playing together for a couple of years. Our drummer Jake joined about a year ago, then Harman joined and we’ve been gigging a lot for the last six months.
What has been your favourite gig you’ve played to date?
Forward Music Festival – a charity festival organised by a close mate of ours. We played in the arvo and everyone in the crowd was having a boogie. It was wild.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
Ben Howard plays a major role, so do Jinja Safari, Boy & Bear, Kim Churchill. We love all those guys. Also, a little bit of Mumford and Sons (before they were terrible).
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?
Have a captivating live show and play all the time to as many people as you can. Sometimes a well-written song helps
Why should everyone come and see your band?
We play music to relieve people from their daily stress and we want to make people happy when we play. Also, if you dance hard enough at our shows you might win a mango. So yeah.
MANGO RETREAT play at The Brunswick Hotel on Friday June 12 with The Winter Suns and Gilligan Smiles.
