Define your genre in five words or less:
Incredibly enthusiastic electronic folk.
If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why?
Aw, everything has a place, doesn’t it? Plus assassination is pretty aggressive. Couldn’t we just start by taking away their microphone and work from there?
Why should everyone come and see your band?
Because there is the potential that they will love us as much as we love them. It is, much like buying hummus or finding a $20 note in a jacket you haven’t worn for a very long time – a win-win situation.
So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you… what do they say?
“Gosh, that lead singer must work out.”
What advice would you give to bands that are new on the Melbourne music scene?
Don’t be a jerk to people. It’s like Russian roulette – there’s always a chance that you’ll inadvertently shoot yourself in the head. Everyone is in the same boat, and if you spend a little time with them, they’ll probably buy you a beer. Plus, when they get incredibly famous, you can tell everyone you were friends with them before they were huge.
If you could go on tour with any musician or band, who would it be?
Every band that is reading this. See you soon, new best friends.
Tell us about the last song you wrote.
It was our last single, Preflight Nerves. Charlie wrote it in the back seat of a car while his boyfriend drove them from Sydney to Newcastle. The tweet-powered film clip we built for it, affectionately called Tweetflight, has had over 250,000 views, which we were pretty chuffed about. You can check it out at tweetflight.wearebrightly.com.
When’s the gig and with who?
Our debut album launch is at Northcote Social Club, Thursday May 9 with our friends We The People, Super Magic Hats and Sangkara (I’lls/Nearly Oratorio) DJing. Entry is $10 and doors open at 7.30pm. Joy is all but guaranteed.
