1.Your Profile
Nantes is a band made up of two mates who like to make music. Our sound could be described as melancholic, introverted, moody – pop. Our approach has a big focus on the textures of the sounds and fitting them together in interesting ways. We like to make music that represents who we are and how we perceive the world around us. And we like to share that with anyone who is interested on going a bit deeper into a song to work out why we have chosen sonic elements, and how they react with the lyrical content.
2.Keeping Busy
While we’ve been bringing this record to life we have been working full time in cafО’s making coffee and cooking, trying really hard not to cut any fingers off before we get to rehearsal in the evenings. We’ve got a tour coming up in April and we’re really excited to bring these new tracks to a live format. Throughout December we also played some local shows where we would show up and improvise with whoever was able to make it; with a different line up and band name every time. We ended up doing a show for new years, playing some of our favourite jams from those shows.
3.Best Gig Ever
There was a show that we played on the Gold Coast a few years ago. We had some time to kill so we went to the beach. It was storming at the time and there may or may not have been a sign saying that the beach was shut, so we all went in for a swim except for the guy who was playing keys for us at the time. Needless to say the ocean was pissed that day and didn’t want us getting back to land, so we had this weird few minutes where we were all floating there, getting pulled further and further out and towards the rocks to certain doom. We did end up being rescued near the next beach. There was a lot of verbal abuse from the lifeguards, then we dried off and played a show. I can’t remember if the show was any good. The sea is a cruel mistress.
4.Current Playlist
I am currently listening to Let Love In by Nick Cave. We listen to and love a lot of music, but while working on this record we’ve listened to a lot of Interpol, Gotsa, Nick Cave, Radiohead, Rowland S Howard, Brian Jones Town Massacre, Bowie, Warpaint.
5.Your Ultimate Rider
Our ultimate rider would be a six-course degustation with matching wines designed by Marco Pierre White, and one live cheetah … Our current rider consists a case of beer and a food platter.
Nantes will play at the Beach Road Hotel in Bondi (for free!) on Wednesday April 15 and the Newtown Social Club on Saturday April 18.
