Define your genre in five words or less:
Indie folk minus any stigma.
What do you love about making music?
Hanging out with colourful people that never want to grow up. Watching everyone digging each other’s vibes and partying like its 2009. Plus you can trade your music like currency with other musos which is a good way to save the millions you’ve earned without getting music illegally.
What do you hate about the music industry?
The hangovers.
What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?
We just released a new single called What Did We Do? both physically and digitally, with an album coming next month!
When’s the gig and with who?
We’ve got a single launch at the newly re-opened Public Bar in North Melbourne, supported by The Staffords and The Little Sisters. It’s on Saturday November 3.
How long have you been gigging and writing?
I’ve been gigging as a drummer for about ten years but it’s only been in recent years that I wanted to start playing my own stuff (there was a five year latency period where I had to get all the embarrassingly bad songs about girls I couldn’t talk to out of my system before I could play in front of people).
What’s your favourite song, and why?
Thirteen collectively, Big Star’s song is a classic, Ben Kweller’s is a knockout and Johnny Cash has one written by Danzig that’s a crusher as well. Any song called Animal is usually pretty good too.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
Peer pressure, alcohol and divine intervention. Other than that, new music, old music and kids books get me pretty excited about writing. Seeing other people doing what they love and enjoying it at gigs is a sure fire way to get you in the mood to pick up a guitar and do the same.
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?
Work hard and do what you want to do instead of what you think other people will like. You may not get a commercial idea of success going but you will enjoy the ride even if you don’t.
