What is it about your creative partnership that makes for such a great dynamic?
Writing with someone keeps your interest going and the faith you had in the idea to begin with. And it’s fun, when you find the right person.
Do you feel that you take risks, or approach music in a different way, that you wouldn’t in any other band?
When I write a song it’s apparent to me pretty quickly if it’ll suit Raised by Eagles or the Butcherbirds, my other bands. Writing songs for Amarillo we’re not tethered to any stylistic constraint or consideration, our only aim is making music that we like the sound of.
You recorded your debut self-titled EP at Dead on Sound at Preston’s The Parlour. Did the history of the place leave an impact on you?
It was the freezer room for the bodies many years ago. They’ve had a skylight put in since then, given it a spray with some Glen-Twenty and the engineer was a mate of ours, Ryan Granger – so it was all chuckles and sandwiches.
How would you describe what your album Eyes Still Fixed is about?
A lot of the songs for the album were written on the road when we were in the Northern Territory doing some shows. I think the landscape and that sense of distance up there made its way into the songs.
