Artist info
Genre
Indie, Pop, Rock
band members
Tom Mahler - Vocals and Guitar Brad Guthmann - Bass Mike Drennan - Guitar and Vocals Ben Day - Drums
Website
Gig
26 Mar
The Lansdowne
Sydney, 2008
Sydney
6:00pm
Bio
The Moving Stills are a four-piece alternative-pop/rock band reigning from New South Wales’ Central Coast, wading through surf flavours and 80s New York garage sounds with pop melodies that soothe and stick.
The Moving Stills introduced their debut single ‘Nineteen’ t o the music scene in Jan 2018. An anthem to the inevitability of age and adulting, the familiar grunge and acoustic sticky surf-rock sound of Tommy’s vocals set the pace of a nostalgic chorus line that can set back to the earliest of school leavers. The single managed airplay on triple j’s Home and Hosed and featured on curated Spotify playlists matching the singles success with over 219,000 streams.
“The Moving Stills are a young band with, quite probably, a very big future” - Ben Folds, Double J, ‘My Pick of Australian Bands to Watch’
Their second single ‘Photo Upload’ had similar successes on multiple Spotify curations including ‘Indie Arrivals’ and ‘Local Noise’ and along with Nineteen has also received airplay on stations such as triple j, 4ZZZ and FBi Radio. The band’s newest track ‘Stick Around’ released in early November 2019. Brings forward an alternative style of surf-rock, The Stills are able to incorporate their sentiment of happy-go-lucky vocals along with an oomph of hard-hitting instrumentation. Their official clip made its premiere on triple j unearthed and also received some blog love in Australia and abroad.
The Stills have also made their live presence known, supporting renowned Australian acts such as The Delta Riggs, Bootleg Rascal and Ocean Alley. The band were also showcased at BIGSOUND 2018 as well as earning a spot on festival lineups such as Woodford Folk Festival, Sounds of the Suburbs, The Big Pineapple, Bello Winter Music Festival and Mountain Sounds Festival. The Stills were able to perform in Sureshaker’s annual Shake n Bake and go on tour with Teenage Dads and Pacific Avenue in 2019. This year is set to be a bigger year for The Moving Stills, beginning work on their upcoming EP which is set to be released during the later months of the year.
Hear more from The Moving Stills by joining the mailing list by emailing: themovingstills9@gmail.com
Shows:
February:
5th - Beaches Hotel - Thirroul
12th - Solbar - Sunshine Coast
14th - The Brightside - Brisbane
27th - Park House - Mona Vale
March:
26th - The Lansdowne - Sydney
Featured Artist
2020
17
Feb
The Moving Stills
(- #Alternative ,
- #indie ,
- #chill , ...
Central Coast, NSW
Direct from Macmasters Beach, The Moving Stills are this week's Feature Artist!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Pool Party on the Moon vibes with lazer light beams and blow up flamingos, set in the 90s. We are often trying new things and shifting things to see what works etc. We've been listening to a lot of Beck and Jungle Giants, so we've been moving towards a bit more of that and playing around with Synths and Keys. We've all been mucking around with that in the last year or so which has put a new thread through everything.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
A bit of everything. We've all got day jobs and that experience makes its way into the songwriting and also drives us to make music. Those photos taken from behind the drummer/band looking out to a crowd at festival or the like, or hearing a song that connects with your emotions or taste really well is also pretty inspiring, but seeing a band live that really connects with you gives us huge drive. We just want to make music that'll have an impact with the people that listen to it.
What can punters expect from The Moving Stills live show?
A bit of hair, good pair of sunnies, a shaker or two... and maybe a few Flower T shirts in the crowd.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Some of the best advice was from Ollie of Lime Cordiale, It was along the lines of, just to keep going and to keep at it. Feels like that’s been pretty key and will continue to follow that.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Marinade by Dope Lemon or Feeding the Family by Spacey Jane are pretty uplifting tracks we think.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Maybe So We Know By DMA’s or Seaweed by Hockey Dad, there’s a lot of heart in these tracks.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Pizza Guy by Touch Sensitive
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The last local gig we saw was Kim Churchill at The Rhythm Hut in Gosford, was a great vibe and he’s legend.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Central Coast music community that inspire you.
Everyone’s sort of chipping away doing their thing and when a gig is on it feels like you’ll see people from all different bands there. There’s been some cool bands/Artists from the Central Coast that have done some inspiring stuff like E^ST, Ninajirachi, Winterbourne and Something With Numbers to name a few.
What are your plans for 2020?
We are currently working on a bunch of tracks, looking to have an EP out around mid year and a single or two before hand. We are also heading out on a Co-headline Tour with our friends Teenage Dads through March and April which will be a heap of fun.
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The Moving Stills making life sound so much easier. It feels like freedom! I'm looking forward to taking this on any future road trips.
The Moving Stills making life sound so much easier. It feels like freedom! I'm looking forward to taking this on any future road trips.
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the breezy goodness is flowing through it as you ask if it's that bad and sing about not crying anymore. i was singing along about 3/4 of the way through too so you know those hooks are sticky.
the breezy goodness is flowing through it as you ask if it's that bad and sing about not crying anymore. i was singing along about 3/4 of the way through too so you know those hooks are sticky.
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New Moving Stills means my driving playlist just got one song longer. I dunno if it's cos they've grown up on the Central Coast and have racked up the kms in the tour van getting to gigs, but every time without fail there's just such a cruising quality to their tracks. The bass rumbles like the bitumen underneath your wheels, the guitars are airy like a breeze through some wound-...
New Moving Stills means my driving playlist just got one song longer. I dunno if it's cos they've grown up on the Central Coast and have racked up the kms in the tour van getting to gigs, but every time without fail there's just such a cruising quality to their tracks. The bass rumbles like the bitumen underneath your wheels, the guitars are airy like a breeze through some wound-down windows.
