1.Growing Up
Hayley Curran: My mother had a compilation disc of different genres of Pachelbel’s ‘Canon In D’ which we would listen to every car trip. This was during a rough time in our family and to keep our spirits up she always told us how she wanted the song to be played at her wedding and would imagine me and my sister both playing it together.
2.Inspirations
Nathan McCulloch: My biggest musical inspiration is definitely Melbourne’s indie sad pop artist Jess Locke, but beyond that I like to listen to all kinds of stuff, from Gorillaz to System Of A Down.
Chelsea Barnes: In 2008 I heard the voice of the woman that changed my life, Lady Gaga. From then on, she has inspired everything that I do. She has helped me to become the person and musician that I am.
Jake Doran: My main inspiration comes from the raw, honest sounds of artists like The Smith Street Band and Camp Cope. From the explosive sounds from Manchester Orchestra and the poppy yet theatrical sounds from The Jezabels. I feel inspired by almost any live performance I go and see.
3.Your Band
CB: The Last Exposure began during our university courses where Hayley and I started the band. We found ourselves a four-piece with Nathan and Jake in 2014. We have developed as a collective and as musicians since then.
NM: Together we’re a pretty tight-knit group of outcasts, which I think allows us to see each other in different lights all the time.
4.The Music You Make
NM: Alternative rock, pop-rock, pop metal, whatever you want to call it! We have mixed a heavy rock tone with Chelsea’s gorgeous poppy vocal to create our sound.
5.Music, Right Here, Right Now
JD: Sydney can be a tough one – the lockout laws definitely take their toll on the amount of venues open to cut your teeth in. It’s awesome to see bands that push through for the long haul to prevail through all that.
CatchThe Last Exposure atThe Bald Faced Stag on Saturday June 25.
