Define your genre in five words or less:
Doom-pop.
If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why?
Florence Welch….kinda sounds like someone’s doing it already though.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
Getting my heart kicked in.
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?
Work really fucking hard. Not have their heads in the clouds or up their arses. But I’m probably not an authority on things like success or not having your head in your arse.
What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording?
Private gigs are always the weirdest. Someone wanted to pay me to wear a red bonnet and sing Heard It Through the Grape Vine on top of a Ferrari once.
Tell us about the last song you wrote.
It was called Misery Is. I think I’ve been listening to too much Elliott Smith.
What’s your favourite song, and why?
Crikey. Right now I’m all about Two Weeks by FKA Twigs and Love in High Places by Kimbra. Damn, gurl/s.
If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why?
Aero. It’s full of shit and has no substance.
What advice would you give to bands that are new on the Melbourne music scene?
Don’t say yes to everything.
When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/single/etc?
Heelburners at Bella Union on Saturday August 2, alongside Mojo Juju, Mangelwurzel, La Bastard, the Villinettes, She’s the Band, Tanzer and more. My double A-side collaboration with Paul Kelly for the Merri Soul Sessions will be out early September and then I’ll be starting work on the solo release.
