Q&A: Ben Wells And The Middle Names
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Q&A: Ben Wells And The Middle Names

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Define your genre in five words or less:

Dark indie pop.

 

Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?

We have a pretty varied sound but I’ve heard people compare us to the Cloud Nothings or The Kooks.

 

If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why?

I wouldn’t assassinate anyone, everyone has their place in music even if it is to show how shit music can be.

 

What can a punter expect from your live show?

Lots of energy, expect to get sweaty!

 

What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?

We released an EP earlier this year House, Come Home.

 

When’s the gig and with who?

Wednesday December 5at The Workers Club with Buchannan, Tom Milek and Winter York DJs.

 

Which band would you most like to have a battle/showdown with?

Sons of Rico because those guys are boss.

 

What inspires or has influenced your music the most?

Living in Tassie inspires me; it also effects what I write a lot.

 

When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/single/etc?

We’ve just released a new single Bear In A Birdcage and we’re going on tour up the East Coast of Australia.

What makes you happiest about what you’re doing?

Playing live, being young and being able to play the kind of music I want to play.

 

And what makes you unhappiest about what you’re doing?

Having no money.

 

What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording?

We played a gig on the back of a truck the other day!

Where would you like to be in five years?

Playing a festival in Sweden.