Growing Up
Since the early days of sitting on our bunk beds singing into a tape recorder, and charging our family and friends 50 cents to watch our concerts in the backyard, we have been completely immersed in music. Both our parents are musicians, along with pretty much our whole family; there is never a Kelly gathering without a talent quest or some sort of performance. Everyone encourages and inspires each others’ creativity and passion for music.
Inspirations
Being sisters, we are very inspired by other sibling musicians – Vika and Linda Bull, First Aid Kit, Angus & Julia Stone. We love the way sibling voices sound together. A lot of our songwriting inspiration comes from our surroundings. We travelled a lot as kids, stayed in rural Australian communities, grew up near the ocean and now live in the inner city, all of which form the inspiration for a lot of our song lyrics.
Your Band
We’re a five-piece band called Wishful, and we are the perfect combination of sassy and cute. We met at Queenscliff Music Festival, and came together over our mutual love of puns and brunch.
Like most people, we enjoy playing with other local bands. Our favourites are Animaux. Playwrite, The Darjeelings, Harrison Storm and Five Mile Town.
The Music You Make
We play eclectic dream-pop music, with elements of indie-pop/rock/folk. We like singing harmonies and swapping instruments. Our debut EP Fifty Days (2012), as well as our upcoming EP S, were both recorded in our backyard goat shed. S was recorded at the start of 2014 and engineered by Sam Lowe. The EP launch party takes place this Friday October 17 at The Grace Darling Hotel in Collingwood. We’ll be joined by the brilliant Frida and Five Mile Town on the night. Expect heaps of sass and suave, sangas’n’sauce, sailors and sailboats, socks and sandals.
Music, Right Here, Right Now
Music is such a fundamental part of Australian culture; Melbourne in particular has an extremely diverse and vibrant music scene that is constantly moving and evolving. As a band we’re really fortunate to be based in a city bursting with creativity and music culture, as it’s given us the opportunity to perform at some great live venues and become part of an incredible music community. Our top picks for seeing good local music in Melbourne are the Evelyn Hotel, The Tote, The Corner, Howler and The Northcote Social Club. Yay.
WISHFUL launch their second EP, S, this Friday October 17 at The Grace Darling. With supports from the lovely Frida and lively Five Mile Town, you’d have to be a stone-hearted fool to miss it. $10, sandals not included.
