1.Your Profile
Autistic southpaw folk singer into pop songs, wrestling and long-forgotten pop culture references seeks fellow hopeless types of all genders, orientations and races to harmonise on Britney, yell about how great CM Punk was and to call up random friends to ask, “Wazzaaaaaaaaaaaappppppppp?”
2.Keeping Busy
I have just released my second album, entitled Things Work Out For People Like You. It was recorded at the end of last year at my friend Kai’s house down the South Coast. I’ve been working on these songs for a long time – it’s been about three-and-a-half years since I last put anything out properly – and it’s a very gratifying feeling to have something I’m genuinely proud of to share with people. Away from that, I’ve been chalking up a handful of gigs here and there, and am keen to take my guitar off to places like Newcastle this June and Adelaide this July. Give me a place to sleep and enough notice and I’ll play pretty much anywhere.
3.Best Gig Ever
In January, I curated a show held out in the beer garden of Black Wire Records, probably one of my favourite places in the world. I was lucky enough to put together a lineup with David Le’aupepe from Gang Of Youths headlining, as well as The Button Collective, Spencer Scott, Allison Gallagher, five local poets and myself. We packed the entire place out and it ended up being one of the best days of my life.
4.Current Playlist
Like pretty much everyone, I’ve had Lemonade and Views on pretty extensive repeat listening. Away from that, I’ve been loving Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, Burlap, The Paper Kites, Fear Like Us, Anohni, Paul Dempsey, Modern Baseball, L-Fresh The Lion and James Blake. The song to beat this year is either ‘Ultralight Beam’ by Kanye or ‘Obsessive’ by Chase Atlantic. I would also like to use this platform to profess that Snakehips’ ‘All My Friends’ is an all-time banger.
5.Your Ultimate Rider
I’d be set with a lemonade and maybe some cheese naan. If you insist on the cocaine, leave it for the rest of the bands. They’ll get a lot more use out of it than I would.
Things Work Out For People Like You is out now through Spit The Dummy. Catch Nothing Rhymes With David, along with Zeahorse, Heads Of Charm and Yes I’m Leaving, at Black Wire Records on Sunday May 29.
