Artist info

Genre

Indie, Pop, Rock

Sounds like

Mazzy Star, #1 Dads, Bon Iver, Fleetwood Mac, Alabama Shakes, War on Drugs, T Rex, Bowie

band members

Dylan Ollivierre Carmen Pepper

Influences

War on Drugs, My Morning Jacket, Black Keys, Whitney, Beach Boys, Wilco, Alabama Shakes, T Rex, Muscle Shoals, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Bon Iver, Elliot Smith, Carole King

Website

www.themoneywarmusic.com

Gig

The Money War

Strong impact coarse language and/or themes

28 Jul

Rollercoaster (Pla...

Perth, 6210

Mandurah

8:30pm

Bio

The Money War’s latest single ‘Right kind of love’ is released to coincide with their national tour supporting Holy Holy. It’s a brand new track taken from the band’s forthcoming second EP; quickly following on from the Money War’s debut EP featuring ‘Recall’.

Dylan says “There are so many horrible things happening in the world every day, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed. This song is about focusing on something that is worth being celebrated - something that is pure”.

'Right kind of Love' was written and produced by Dylan Ollivierre and mixed by Matt Redlich (Holy Holy, Ball Park Music, Emma Louise)

***The Money War touring Australia with Holy Holy in June/July – presented by Triple J***

Featured Artist

2016

21

Nov

The Money War

Perth, WA

Treat yourself to the latest "near-perfect pop hit" from this exciting Perth duo.

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Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I suppose it’s naturally a culmination of the music we love. We both like lots of different stuff like soul music, country, pop, RnB and rock. Dylan has been developing as a producer over the past few years now so his production taste definitely comes through in our sound (he produces our songs). People tend to associate ‘sun’ with our sound – I can’t really explain that because the songs tend to be written when we’re not happy. I like to think of it as turning a shit situation into something beautiful. The beach is a very prominent part of our life on the West Coast though so maybe that seeps in?
 
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Great songs, experiences, travel, nature. A lot of the songs we’ve written so far were written while traveling through America. It was a really bizarre but amazing experience that gave us plenty to write about!
 
What can punters expect from The Money War live show?
We’re a 5-piece band when we play live. You’ll get to hear a pile of songs that we haven’t released yet.
 
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
“It’s cool man” - Matt Shehan (our live guitarist)
 
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
I would have to say ‘Your Love’ by Middle Kids, they’re probably my favourite band at the moment – I’ve been listening to that song so much lately and it cheers me up. Dylan would play ACDC “shreds” – look it up, you can’t possibly not laugh!
 
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
#1 Dads - So Soldier, and I mean cry in a good way. What an incredible song and Ainslie Wills absolutely nailed the performance. 
 
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better. 
 
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The WA Music Festival, which is a really awesome showcase of WA bands. The whole city was alive and there was an overwhelming sense of enthusiasm around what Perth has to offer. We almost didn’t make it in time for our set because we locked ourselves out of the house!
 
Tell us about the bands or people in the Perth music community that inspire you.
Our manager Pete Carroll is one of the best people you’ll ever meet. He lives and breathes music and has backed us right through, years before we formed this band. 
 
What are your plans for 2017?
We have an EP that’ll be out early 2017 and we’ve just signed with Select Music so we’ll be playing some shows on the east coast, which we’re really looking forward to. We’re also heading over to Melbourne in February to record with Matt Redlich from Holy Holy.

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Unearthed in 2016

Southbound

06 Nov 2016

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Big ups to The Money War!

The WA Duo will open Southbound this December.
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Right Kind Of Love

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Review by Bridget Hustwaite Bridget Hustwaite

12 Jun 2017

Triple J
40

It's funny because upon hearing this I was instantly transported to a wide open road with the car windows down, a similar setting to how you formed as a duo! So carefree and dreamy.

It's funny because upon hearing this I was instantly transported to a wide open road with the car windows down, a similar setting to how you formed as a duo! So carefree and dreamy.

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Right Kind Of Love

The Money War

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Review by Ciaran Lyons Ciaran Lyons

08 Jun 2017

Triple J
40

another day, another gem from these guys.

another day, another gem from these guys.

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Right Kind Of Love

The Money War

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Review by Lewis Hobba Lewis Hobba

07 Jun 2017

Triple J
40

Such a fan of the money war - Recall was gold and they've got another nugget with this. I want to listen to it alone on a couch and have some me time.

Such a fan of the money war - Recall was gold and they've got another nugget with this. I want to listen to it alone on a couch and have some me time.

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