Define your genre in five words or less:
Rock.
Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?
Usually people say we sound like early Muse, minus the classical influence and Queen-like falsettos. We get referenced to Cog as well, which is flattering, but you get that when you’re an Aussie three-piece.
What do you love about making music?
We love the escapism and creating a voice.
What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?
We will have our debut EP, Firefights ready for sale on download card, CD and vinyl. You can also buy directly from aerials.bandcamp.com.
How long have you been gigging and writing?
We jumped straight on the touring circuit after our first hometown show in March 2012. We’re still a new act, but we have covered a lot of ground in a small amount of time. We are touring May through June all the way from Cairns to Adelaide to support our EP release.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
We are influenced by progressive music such as Sigur Ros and Mogwai that make musical journeys rather than songs. Soundtracks to films can really influence the vibe of our tracks too. In saying that, we love our rock’n’roll loud and proud and not afraid of writing a pop song.
Describe the best gig you have ever played.
The last two Brisbane gigs we played were fantastic. The Zoo just had “electricity” running in the air and everything just ran perfectly. The last gig we played was at The Arena… it was very cool playing to our first “big” crowd, being about 1,000 people.
Tell us about the last song you wrote.
The last completed song we wrote was Firefights, the lead single from the EP. It’s probably our most electronic sounding and layered track. We usually take care of production within our circle of friends, but we ended up getting Forrester Savell on board to mix. He definitely brought a sense of urgency to it.
When’s the gig and with who?
We are playing The Reverence on Saturday May 18 (bands TBC) and Bar Open on Sunday May 19 with Alithia and Qlaye Face – should be killer!
