Define your genre in five words or less:
Kaleidoscopic bonk-pop.
Why should everyone come and see your band?
Sweets is a total guilty pleasure. We’re all about music that isn’t ‘cool’ (we smile a lot while on stage) and perform it large. Not holding back, everything is brazenly fun. It’s all on the table.
When’s the gig and with who?
We’re playing at the Workers Club this Sunday night with supports from Martin King (Oscar & Martin) and Hollie Joyce. It’s gonna be outrageous.
If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why?
Robin Thicke before he released Blurred lines so we never had to witness that song and never had to watch the general public lap it up as if there is nothing wrong with it. But! I guess it having been released means the issue of sexism is more in the public eye which is awesome. Shame his record label are making millions off it.
Tell us about the last song you wrote.
I’m in the middle of penning an epic 6/8 number about the good old fashioned maternal crush. You know ladies, the one where you’re into someone purely coz you’d like to stop them drinking so much beer, get them to go to bed earlier and eat more vegies. This is a real thing. It’s pretty weird and pretty common. Watch out lads!
What part of making music excites you the most?
Doing it with other people! All the bands that I am in or have been in are all about the people. I can sit at home and be very uninspired by the dust on the shelves but if you put me in a room full of friends, it’s on!
If you could go on tour with any musician or band, who would it be?
Janelle Monae. That would be a party lineup! I think we have a similar outlook on music making, that it doesn’t have to be serious all the time. I get the feeling she likes to be a little silly and a little tongue-in-cheek and so do we.
What’s your favourite song, and why?
I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles because it is like an injection of happiness right into your blood stream and leaves you feeling out of breath and exhilarated! Well at least, that’s what it does to me!
