Title Fight are hometown heroes back in Kingston, Pennsylvania. As a bunch of teenagers that some would describe as ‘punk-ass kids’, the Russin brothers, Ned and Ben, would jam in their parents’ basement with older brother Alex, refusing to keep the noise down. Soon they were joined by neighbours Jamie Rhoden and Shane Moran, and Title Fight were born.

From such humble beginnings they’ve gone on to become one of the most sought-after young bands in the States. Bassist and singer Ned describes sharing the stage with punk and hardcore heavyweights New Found Glory, The Bouncing Souls, H2O and Anti-Flag as a regular occurrence in school holidays, but insists he is still a bookish small town kid at heart.

“I do a lot of reading in my downtime,” he says. “Right now I’m reading The Corrections by Jon Franzen. I’m gearing up for the release of Purity, which is his new novel coming out in September. I’ve actually just read Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself by David Lipsky, which is a 300-page interview with David Foster Wallace, who’s my favourite author.

“I also try to read The New Yorker every week and keep up with a Brooklyn-based literary magazine called N+1,but I definitely get burnt out now and then – I just wanna hang out with my girlfriend and our cat and binge-watch TV series on Netflix!” he laughs.

Title Fight touch down in Brisbane this week ahead of their whirlwind 12-date tour of the country to promote their third studio album, Hyperview. “It’s the most well-thought-out record we’ve ever made,” says Russin. “Back in the day we barely had the attention span to write an EP, let alone an entire LP – all we wanted to do was play shows!”

These days, the teenagers who formed Title Fight have grown up and matured, so it’s only natural that their sound has too. “This time there was a lot of conversation back and forth about what was the right way to go in terms of our sound and track sequencing, but I think we all benefitted from that, and so did the final product, very much so,” Russin says.

However, he knows humans can be fickle, and admits he wasn’t all that surprised to see Hyperview meet with some reservations from fans and critics. “I think it’s a very normal and natural thing to feel a connection with a band or an artist during a specific time and to hope that the time will continue forever,” he says. “I don’t hold that against people at all. I’ve definitely felt that way about certain records and bands before.

“When we’ve sat down to write records in the past, we were trying to make a reflection of ourselves at the time, so it’s inevitable that each record will be different because we’re different people. And honestly, I think there is something slightly strange about any type of art that doesn’t evolve.”

Title Fight have always welcomed change – especially the fact that they no longer need to rely on Myspace to book their gigs and can pick and choose their own supports. “The band works like a well-oiled machine these days,” says Russin. “Our tour schedule is booked until November and we couldn’t be happier.”

Joining them on the Australian leg of their world tour are special guests, Adelaide’s Paper Arms. “We picked them to support us – we met them on our last Australian tour, but we’d heard about them even before that. They’re really cool and such nice guys, so when it came time to decide who would be on the tour with us, they were our first choice and we’re happy to have them and can’t wait to have some fun.”

Hyperview is out now through Anti-/Warner. Title Fight play The Small Ballroom, Newcastle onTuesday June 23, and Factory Theatre Wednesday June 24, with Paper Arms in support

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