1.Growing Up
My grandmother is a beautiful pianist; she gave me her piano when I was young and I started lessons at five.
I’m from a small town but every year we had an eisteddfod, which I performed in. All of my family came to hear me perform my pieces, even though they’d heard me play them a million times before at home.
2.Inspirations
I love romantic musicians, musicians that almost feel as if they were a fantasy. Like Nina Simone and Jeff Buckley, who are also both incredible singers. Films also really inspire me; I love Jean-Luc Godard, Wim Wenders, Sofia Coppola and David Lynch.
3.Your Band
Billy [James] and I write the music. I love working with him, we have almost the same ideas on what we like. We only ever disagree if it’s about structure, or he’ll push me to work on an idea that can be improved. I am his biggest fan and love everything he writes.
4.The Music You Make
My best friend recently asked if I could write a driving song. I was like, “What?! Every song I write is intended to be a driving song!” So I’m going to continue trying to make the perfect driving song for my friend. I really love going on road trips, so I love the idea of writing a song that fits with the movement and feeling of arriving somewhere new.
5.Music, Right Here, Right Now
I think women in the industry right now need to be supported and celebrated more. I was listening to the radio today and ten songs in a row were from male artists. At Bigsound last week the only female out of the four keynotes was music journalist Jessica Hopper, who was there addressing sexism within the industry. Only 21 per cent of writers registered on APRA are female. In a population where gender is split equally, I find this crazy. Currently, there is a hierarchy that places men at the top and I think we can only benefit from more opportunities being given to females. It’s heartbreaking to me that women become uninterested or just give up because of the huge lack of support and encouragement.
Noire play Surry Hills Festival 2015, along with I Know Leopard, The Pigs, The Stiffys and more,on Saturday September 26 atWard Park and Shannon Reserve. Their EPBaby Blueis available throughiTunes now.
