Q&A: Hug Therapist
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Q&A: Hug Therapist

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Define your genre in five words or less:

Tear-jerking punk.

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

Delta Goodrem, then watch her try do her sickening closed-eyes chair dance. Uhhhh, gross.

What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?

Brand new EP Tearjerker.

What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?

Totally awesome mic tricks.

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

We’re eeleasing Tearjerker on Friday April 19 at the Reverence Hotel with Japan For, Right Mind, Outlines and Kings Cup.

How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments? Put in a fairly half-arsed effort with most other aspects of life.

Describe the worst gig you have ever played.

A restaurant/café on a sunny Sunday afternoon while people were trying to have lunch. We cleared that room quick smart.

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

Not sure, but someone once called one of my old bands “the gay Linkin Park” so that was a special moment.

What part of making music discourages you?

Venues dropping original local bands in favour of cover bands or even worse, DJs.