Define your genre in five words or less:
Psychedelic rock.
Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon
people will say you sound like?
People have said we have a very heavy bottom with a flowery top. To me this means we have solid grooves in the rhythm section with extravagant chords and melodies on the guitar and vocals. We also place a big emphasis on dynamics – light and shade. Big influences would be Rage Against The Machine, Tool, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, and Tame Impala.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
We each have our musical heroes from our favourite bands that we grew up aspiring to be like. They inspire us, and are probably the number one reason why we picked up our instruments in the first place.
Which band would you most like to have a battle/showdown with?
Rage Against The Machine.
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?
In the current climate I think it’s very important for bands to embrace the whole DIY work ethic and to just believe in themselves and keep pushing. You won’t get a whole lot of help from the outside world at first so it’s important to get up to speed on self-management and promotion. Obviously you need to have a really solid live show too!
What makes a good musician?
I think a good rock musician is someone who’s not necessarily a technical master but can interpret and ‘feel’ an idea or song and put their own flavour on it. This is why a band of average players can seemingly gel together magically and inversely a band full of prodigies might not work.
Describe the best gig you have ever played.
For me it’s our first gig at Yours & Owls (Wollongong). It’s literally a cafe and we were a little worried when we loaded our gear in. The place ended up being completely packed out with people getting right up in our faces, house party style. And they played non-stop Beatles during the changeovers and after our set.
What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?
We have two EPs – Annica and Retribution – with our full-length debut album to come in 2013. We also have a couple of singles up on iTunes.
When are you doing your thing next?
We are heading out on our first national headline tour this September, and we play Melbourne on Saturday September 22 at Pony Bar.
