1. Growing Up
I have been surrounded by music. A fair bit – everyone is. But the great stuff was handed to me on a silver platter by my folks, including nursery rhymes. I think one’s childhood greatly affects the rest of their life. It’s a magical time. My parents were musos. My mum, a performer/theatre singer. And Dad, a rock star and masterful songwriter.
2. Inspirations
I remember the first time I heard Zeppelin. I was in my bedroom, which was darkly lit by candles, with some high school friends bouncing on my bed in a red hazed light and having tears of joy roll down my face. Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’’ is why I started writing songs. And Elvis. Fabric inspires me, pretty girls inspire me, pretty boys inspire me. Nature, destruction and love as well.
3. Your Band
Thom Eagleton on drums, bass Tom Hoglund, Daniel Murchison is lead guitar, and on keys is Sean Casey. We are all basically on the same level – some more reserved than others, or ‘cautious’ is the word. But you will get that with almost any group of people you meet. We are lucky to have found each other, and that we clicked on the first date. We recently worked with Tony Buchen, who produced our current EP Fur Coat And The Peace Boat, and will be recording with him again in a few months’ time.
4. The Music You Make
Our style is a mixed bag of ’60s/’70s-influenced stuff to disco tracks, funk, Motown, folk, rock’n’roll, blues, pop, psychedelic rock, mixed with modern contemporary sounds as we develop as a band. We recorded our Fur Coat And The Peace Boat at Albert Studios, Sydney. People can expect excitement and an electrifying presence from our live show, married with sex appeal, good technique and glitter.
5. Music. Right Here, Right Now
I think the music scene at the moment is lacking a bit of risk-taking. Even though essentially what we are doing is risk-taking, it’s not enough to make you go, ‘Wow!’ And there is a lot of it out there, but it isn’t really being pushed for. I’m talking about the mainstream and other current scenes. But it’s all subjective. We’re all in it together. We all help each other out. And we all know how hard we have to actually work to dance around onstage. I think that’s the best thing about the current music scene.
Fur Coat And The Peace Boat is out now through MGM, and Burn Antares play The Standard Bowl on Saturday July 11, with The Tambourine Girls and Wild Honey.
