1.Your Profile
Our music is a bit like walking into a big South American cave lit with sunlight, and walls glittering with green moss.
But there’s a shiteload of spider webs so you know it’s hiding a bunch of evil and when the light fades there’s a killer suspense… Or you could say our music is restrained, singer-songwriter-driven indie-pop that floats over melodies but is always hooked into the beat. For a city job/city-living band we’re strangely obsessed with mountains and snow, with two Nepal trekking trips in the bag and a lot of powder thrown between us.
2. Keeping Busy
Busy, busy, busy – the last three or four months have been packed with creating our live show off the back of a bunch of new tracks (and a trekking trip to Nepal). We’ve recently downsized from four to two as our siblings deserted us, so we’ve had quite a bit of tinkering to do! It’s been a super enjoyable process just having the freedom to bring the songs live without being too restricted by the recordings. Coming up is a tour in late September/October and we’re pumped to start sharing our stuff from the upper echelons of the stage again!
3. Best Gig Ever
One of the best gigs we ever played was our first EP launch at FBi Social – a DIY bill with all our mates onstage and a cracking sell-out crowd. It was one of our last as a four-piece, and we knew the band in its old format was coming to an end, so it was a real opportunity to embrace the journey the band had been on so far. Our favorite gigs are definitely when the crowd is there for the music, deeply involved and connecting with the band.
4. Current Playlist
Currently playing on the Walkman is a bit of Eves The Behavior and Lupa J. As always, we’re absolutely loving Seakae. Their latest album is enthralling and fits any scenario. We also recently discovered the best playlist on Spotify ever to be created called ‘Throw Back Dance Party’ with TLC, Destiny’s Child and Nelly, to name a few! Anything with Daniel Radcliffe rapping is also a priority.
5. Your Ultimate Rider
Our ultimate rider would be 100 individually wrapped craft beers with no bottle under the retail price of $50 and some Tooheys cans thrown in the mix just to keep things real. Additionally, blow-up versions of ourselves to help play the instruments as we always need more hands onstage.
Find Ginger & Drum atRare Finds #5, along with Ocean Alley and March Of The Real Fly, at Oxford Art Factory on Friday August 28.
