1.Your Profile
When we started as a band, I thought it was a good idea to label us ‘Inner West mope rock’. A few years and some reviews making fun of us about it later, it’s both a blessing and a curse. I always think bands sound really dumb trying to explain how they sound anyway. I guess there’s like guitars and a bit of yelling, but not much, and we jump off things sometimes?
2.Keeping Busy
The last three months have been real fun! We haven’t been doing tonnes of shows (just lil’ festivals and one-offs with bands we like) but we’ve recorded an EP with our buddy Nick Franklin, as well as releasing the first single from it (which we’re launching on the 20th). Finally, we’ve also filmed a clip for our next single ‘One Of Me’, which was real enjoyable. I’m excited for it to come out, because a) I think it’ll look really good; and b) the setting was a standard party scenario and I got too loose while we were filming it, so I’d love to reconcile what little memory I have of the night with what was actually filmed.
3.Best Gig Ever
We’ve played some really fun and completely different shows.The ones that stick out are: getting members of the crowd to do a shoey; playing at Secret Garden Festival this year on my 20th birthday in the afternoon before rushing off and playing at the Metro that night; a show in Byron Bay where a punter told Mason our bass player how much he enjoyed the show before exposing himself to him (in the bar line); and finally, a show we did in Melbourne where after we played, Nick, our drummer went to the gym as soon as we were done. Never skip leg day?
4.Current Playlist
I really love the Car Seat Headrest record (Teens Of Denial) as well as the Whitney one (Light Upon The Lake). As far as local Sydney bands, the couple that stick out to me are Royal Headache, Hunch, Big White and Winston Surfshirt – all completely different genre-wise but to me bands that are genuinely fantastic and sum up Sydney music well. Also shouts to Matt/Mason/Nick’s other band Matrick Jones.
5.Your Ultimate Rider
What’s a rider? I don’t think we’re fussy as long as they give us some booze. Maybe some earplugs so we don’t have to listen to Nick, before the show.
Jody playThe Chippendale Hotel on Saturday August 20.
