Define your genre in five words or less:
Indie dream pop.
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?
“I can’t believe that guitarist can shred while consuming a chicken sandwich.”
Which band would you most like to have a battle/showdown with?
I think we’re overdue to have a throwdown with Cub Scouts. We sound very different but keep getting confused with one another due to our similar names, so I’m going to challenge Tim Nelson to Guitar Hero and probably an arm wrestle. It’s going to be pretty brutal.
What makes you happiest about what you’re doing?
It’s really nice that people I’ve never met enjoy the music I have the pleasure of creating with my friends and sister, and we even get to tour with some of our favourite bands and people play us on the radio. It’s more than we ever expected.
Describe the best gig you have ever played.
We toured with The New Pornographers in 2010, and they were the most lovely, hilarious and talented people. The band members were so nice that they watched our sets and were really supportive. They even let Miro borrow their sweet drum kit!
How do you stop your pre-gig jitters?
I like to hide somewhere, warm up my voice and drink a neat whiskey.
If you could go on tour with any musician or band, who would it be?
This changes all the time, but right now I’d have to say Dirty Projectors and Talking Heads. We’re all a bit obsessed with Dirty Projectors’ latest album Swing Lo Magellan, and Talking Heads… it’s best not to get me started.
When’s the gig and with who?
We’re releasing our new single Go Quietly (available on iTunes now) at The Workers Club on Saturday September 8 with two great Melbourne locals – Courtney Barnett and The Ocean Party.
