Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, EGOISM!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
We make dreamy emotional guitar pop. Real "headphones on the train" music i think haha. We developed it pretty gradually. We just listening to a lot of 90s shoegaze and then mixed it with a modern indie pop sound.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Don't need inspiration! It forces its way out of us, whether we want it or not.
What can punters expect from an EGOISM live show?
Our live shows are pretty intense. We get super into it. You should come with your best friend and just hug them the whole time.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
From my friend Mia. "If writing cheesy pop songs makes you happy then just just do it. Who cares if it makes you uncool to sad indie boys?"
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
This is literally our brand omg. No, but we'd probs play "Sugar and Spice" by Hatchie. It's just so upbeat.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'Lily' by Moaning Lisa. I legit have to avoid listening to it in public.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Depends on the vibe but I'd say 'Figured Out' by Alta or '4ever' by The Veronicas.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Brightness in Surry Hills. It was incredible but it was a very quiet sit down gig and there was this very annoying couple just screaming at eachother about text messages half the time lol.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Sydney music community that inspire you.
Ultracrush for pure songwriting genius. Shady Nasty for for total live intensity. Julia Jacklin for just incredible work ethic and always being so grounded and nice to talk to. Not just saying this, but Unearthed as a staff and an institution, there's just nothing like it in the whole world! We're very appreciative hahaha.
What are your plans for 2019?
Going to Bigsound!! And then just heaps more recording and writing and playing live and all that good stuff you know.
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed, Approachable Members Of Your Local Community!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
We developed our sound fairly organically by collaborating with one another and jamming at home – on and off, we’ve actually been playing music together for some years now. In 2017, we decided to take our ideas to the studio and recorded our first few songs, all lo-fi funk and groove. More recently we have been crafting ideas which we take to each other - adding to each other’s ideas until we arrive at a song. Then we move into the production stage where we start fleshing out how exactly we want the song to feel and sound.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Our greatest source of inspiration is the musical process itself. We are all passionate about making music. It is a wonderful creative process filled with emotion, commentary, thoughts and reflections which we can share with the world.
What can punters expect from an Approachable Members of Your Local Community live show?
The Approachable Members show is always a party - filled with groove, singalongs, outstretched stage banter and everything in between. We love to transform the space we’re in, we’ve converted venues before into your neighbourhood street, complete with clothes lines, notice boards and street signs. We’ve recently decided to treat all of our sets like stadium pop inferno performances. Unfortunately most of the venues aren’t delivering on our runway staging requests. Anyway, if you find yourself at an Approachable gig, you better make sure to equip your -19 decibels ear plugs – we make music for your ears, but we’d hate to be the cause of any long-term hearing damage.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Shock horror, because the best advice we’ve been given is from our parents - to push the project as far as we can and have the best time in the process, but to keep straddling our day jobs and studies. It turns out it’s super challenging to make much money from music and living off it would be truly quite a challenge.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
An Australian track with a near 100% success rate of cheering someone up is Ben Lee’s ‘We’re all in this together.’ While it might still be up to debate whether or not Ben Lee is a living genius who wrote the best pop hits of Australia in 2005, at least we can all agree that he’s voice of our generation.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'The Summer' by Josh Pyke. And then apologise.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
'Shooting Stars' by the Bag Raiders. We played this at our Splendour DJ set and it WENT OFF.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Jack River at The Forum. An amazing show and perfectly put together. We absolutely love her album. We think that she’s really nailed an awesome pop sound. But her live show took it to a whole other level. And that was all before rock legend Alex Lahey snuck on stage and rocked out a sax solo. Obviously, we wept.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Melbourne music community that inspire you.
We are inspired by all of the friends around us, amazingly talented musicians and producers willing to share their knowledge with us. We currently share a studio with Japanese Wallpaper (Gab Strum) who produced our latest release ‘On + On,’ and a friend by the wild name of Hamish Patrick. Both of them are simply phenomenally talented - these guys inspire us. They’ve really helped us develop our songwriting and producing, and help us find a creative process which works best for us. We recognise that we’re really fortunate in Melbourne to be a part of such a supportive community of musicians, producers, writers and visual artists that are always keen to give a helping hand.
What are your plans for 2019?
This is going to be a big year for Approachable Members. We just signed a deal with New York label AntiFragile which is outrageously exciting. We are currently working on a new EP titled ‘Love Thy Neighbour’, which we’re hoping to release some more singles from very soon. We’ve got some very exciting collaborations with Australian artists on forthcoming singles, we can’t wait for you to hear. If you follow our socials, you might already have some clues. Speaking of sounds, Bigsound is coming up, and we’ll be heading to Brisbane! And maybe some other secrets too.
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, Saint Lane!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I think when I first started out as a young dude I was making music I thought other people would like and not what I liked. I was trying to keep up with my contemporaries rather than make music that I would listen to. My sound developed really from just listening to my own gut feeling and running with ideas that might sound silly or far fetched in theory and trying to find the halfway point between drunken insanity and beauty.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Life I guess. My music is very autobiographical. Certain chords or sounds remind me of things that have happened in the past or things that are currently happening
What can punters expect from a Saint Lane live show?
It's intimate. There's a lot of stories between songs and a lot of interaction between me and the folks there. It's just me and an MPC on stage too. No DJ. No band. Just me and you. Hopefully more than just me and you actually I'm sure you the reader is a great audience member and great person however i would like to sell more than one ticket
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
John Mayer's Instagram is littered with wisdom. The man is a complete stranger but through religiously following him I think that's where I get a lot of style influence from both fashion and music. The best advice that comes to mind is "visvim is a capsule brand" and that's true, visvim always looks so sharp and casual at the same time. I have never had enough money to own visvim clothes or shoes but someday I might sell out a tour and buy myself a visvim outfit and thank John for all he's done for me.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Don't Let The Kids Win by Julia Jacklin. You ever peak cried? That's where you're crying so much you look at yourself in the mirror just to see the insane amount of tears and redness on your face? I think if you're crying already then that Julia track will take you to the peak but the good thing about hitting that crying wall is that it's therapy. Nothing feels better than getting all of it out of your system and I think everybody needs to get that build up emotions out.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'Eventuall'y by Tame Impala makes me cry because I know I will never make a song that dope. Monday by Matt Corby is such a sobering song, I reckon it could drain a few tears out.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Either that Courtney Barnett song that goes, 'I wanna go out, but I wanna stay home'...what a smashing hook or anything by Fisher to play it safer.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. They're amazing, I loved it.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Gold Coast music community that inspire you.
Amy Shark has proven a local Goldie can be a worldwide Superstar. Fisher has proven you can break the market by being an unfiltered version of yourself. Aquila Young is a good friend. I love seeing her win.
What are your plans for 2019?
I would love to play an Australian festival. I just got back from Ultra Korea and had the time of my life. I just got booked for a national tour in September supporting a group that I really love. I have a few tracks in my Dropbox waiting to be sent out as well.
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Featured Artist
2019
15
Jul
TOWNS
(- Blink 182 ,
- alt rock(90's-early 2000's) ,
- Punk , ...
Adelaide, SA
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Our music is the audible sound of two friends who fell in love with each other at first sight. I feel our sound has come together subconsciously from the countless hours spent together sharing music, comparing our upbringings, driving home with each other, skipping class for food and the thousands of hours spent together at band practice just jamming and covering songs we mutually loved. Our music reflects the world around us, like really happy but not and also really sad but not also.. Our sound comes from such an array of artists and genres and eras, it’s hard to nail it, but we definitely aspire to match the individuality and attitude of so many punk artists who do what makes them and others happy and feel included.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
We REALLY just love music, art and culture and we get inspiration from a bunch of different art. I think we grab inspiration from just about everything. We really feel that what’s around us will often shape who we are and that’s the same with the music and art we make too. We always send each other single covers or music videos, weird mini YouTube doco’s, quotes we think are nice. It’s always fun looking back on how our inspiration has changed over the last few years I think at this stage we inspire each other based on what the other one gets excited about.
What can punters expect from a TOWNS live show?
A TOWNS show is 30% music and 70% us asking how your day has been. We like EVERY show to be different because we are both such inattentive people who get bored of things VERY quickly, so we like to make sure we have as much fun at every show as possible while also including everyone else in the room. So essentially a TOWNS show is an explosion of energy, a safe space for everyone, oozing vulnerability, a LOT of shit talking and a whole lot of happi people having fun.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
The best advice I got given was to never throw away any song, click save on every project because it might turn into something one day. I remember Alex Lahey saying that at a panel for ’Face the Music’ In Melbourne a few years ago and I always remember it when I think a song sucks. On the other hand the worst advice I ever got was from a lot of my friends dads growing up, suggesting that I should do Cold Chisel covers at the local pub to get my band attention. They would ALWAYS argue that point, like every day, ever.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
It goes one of two ways either ‘Mango Tree’ by Angus and Julia Stone for a calm lift up to really ground someone in life and to appreciate all the pretty things. OR Gretta Ray’s ‘Unwind’ can leave me feeling VERY optimistic. Oh and Ben Lee - Catch My Disease is an absolute BOP. OH FAR OUT AND ‘Don’t Change’ by INXS is a REAL winner
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
For crying, the artist Toy Boats had a song ‘Searching for the Wonder’ that is extremely beautiful, I think everything he released had so much emotion that it’s hard not to get caught up in it. Such a unique voice too, I always find voices that aren’t afraid to stand out much more powerful than your typical Australian Idol chart topper. I also just really can’t get past 'Blood' by the Middle East. It never ceases to make me cry happy and sad tears simultaneously.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Okay, so we have two answers.
1. ‘Arnold’ by Luke Million would have to be THE D-Floor banger. That song has never not gotten me up and moving like a person who actually goes to the gym.
“UP…. DOOOWN.. COME ON, MORE ENERGY!’ YAS. Even reading it gets me pumped.
2. Here’s the scenario. The D Floor is like THUMPING and people are like “woah we want a song that will go HARD!! What will take us to the next level??” Ya bois walk up to the decks with a usb full of .mp3 bangers. The people are going bananas! Our hands are shaking with power.
We select ’Parlez Vous Francais’ by Art vs Science and THE CROWD GOES WILD. Everyone just pops OFF like a frog in a sock!
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The last local show I went to was this super sweet local fest called ‘Flip Side Festival’ that ran across three different venues and featured every act on the bill being female fronted or featuring one or more fem/non-binary member! It was just such a wicked time. Our wonderful friends in Teenage Joan’s were on the lineup and FAR OUT they rule hard. I also caught a MONSTER of a set by High Time which was just packed full of energy, life and positivity and I spent the whole show just air drumming and stank facing and UGH it was seriously just amazing. I love Adelaide. AND I love the fact that all of this happened on not just a Saturday, but also on a FRICKIN SUNDAY NIGHT!!
Tell us about the bands or people in the Adelaide music community that inspire you.
Adelaide’s music scene is full of so many supportive people. It doesn’t feel competitive, it just feels full of people all interested in everyone succeeding and having a lovely time. We can’t give enough love to Nick O’Connor, the projects manager at Northern Sound System for all his support in getting TOWNS of the ground. Teenage Joan’s for reminding us how good it is to simply be doing what we love. Pinkish Blu for being our best friends and being the people we go to for positive reinforcement. And finally anyone whoever attends The Crown and Anchor on a Wednesday night to see all the wonderful talent of Adelaide.
What are your plans for 2019?
More music. More touring. More pushing ourselves creatively. More learning. More loving. More TV. I think 2019 has really just been SO lovely to us thus far. Getting the offer for Spin Off was much bigger than anything we thought this year had to offer. So who knows what curve balls what this year can throw eh? We have some really exciting things coming up and we’re just so thrilled to keep pushing ourselves in the most creative ways and making things we feel represent who we are and what we’ve learned. We’re very bloody excited to do another hot lap of the country and see all the beautiful people across the country side. But to be honest I think as long as we get to be ourselves and stay in friendship love with each other, anything could happen and we’d be so ecstatic. Just having our friends by our side while we go through life is beautiful enough and more than we could ever ask for.
Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, Miiesha. A proud Pitjantjatjara/Torres Strait Islander woman from Woorabinda in Central Queensland.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I grew up listening to a lot of RnB, Soul and Gospel so a lot of my sound I feel comes from those influences.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
A lot of the time it’s just real stories, things that friends and family have been through, or other music just depending on the vibe. Movies also inspire me a lot!
What can punters expect from a Miiesha live show?
I just want everyone to vibe to some deadly storytelling.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
I was told by my family and community to always believe in myself and that it doesn’t matter where I come from or what I’ve done, but to always have faith and keep my head up.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
'Miss Shiney' by Kaiit.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'Knees' by Ocean Alley, saw them open for Tash which was incredible!
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
'Cool as Hell' by Baker Boy for sure!
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
I got to open for Briggs in Melbourne at Northcote Social Club which was incredible!
Tell us about the bands or people in Woorabinda, Centra Queensland / QLD music community that inspire you.
There is a lot of talent in my community, from elders that sing and write beautiful songs about community to the young crew rapping Woorie loves music! For me a big inspiration was when Dan Sultan came to our community and played. I even got to sing a song with him on stage. That was huge for me, it made me feel like I could do anything and really opened my eyes to the possibilities. At that moment my dream didn’t feel so far away.
What are your plans for 2019?
I’m just going with the flow! I’ve got a whole collection of music ready to go so I’ll be releasing that over the next few months, and doing a music video would be cool. I’d love to head overseas sometime too but who knows!
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This week on triple j Unearthed we're featuring 16 y/o legend, Hoodzy!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
The Hoodzy sound definitely came from a lot of trial and error and using different aspects from a lot of genres but my sound is hands down inspired by the grime scene.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Putting my people, my sisters, everybody that I represent on the map.
What can punters expect from a Hoodzy live show?
High energy, blasting sounds & a safe environment for everybody in the place.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
The best advice I’ve been given was to never change myself or my sound for anyone. That came from my no.1 supporter who happens to be my girlfriend.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Its definitely gotta be Kaiit and her track 'Miss Shiney'. If those vibes don’t cheer you up I don’t know what will.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Now that ones gotta be Kobie dee and his track 'Jody'. The storytelling in that track is just mind blowing.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
I think we all know Onefour. Spot the Difference is the only real way to kick off a dance floor.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
It was a free show on the beach that Montaigne played. It was crazy. That lady can move.
Tell us about the bands or people in the QLD music community that inspire you.
It’s gotta be Jesswar from QLD. Just the power and confidence that the girl brings is crazy. Definitely something a young girl like me would look up to.
What are your plans for 2019?
The plans from 2019 is just to establish my music in the scene & bring as much energy to the table as I can.
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This week on triple j Unearthed you'll be hearing from WA legends and this week's feature artist, Death By Denim.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
We all come from quite different musical backgrounds and we love to mash up all of those into one big melting pot of sound. Whether its classic 80s Australian rock, to Britpop, to the Perth Psych scene and Hip Hop. There are really no limits to what we will consider putting into a track and we love to play around with different styles. It’s no coincidence that we struggle to define our genre at times. When recording it’s basically anything goes. If someone wants a robot in the track, a robot will be produced and its place in the track thereby evaluated.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
I think music has played a very important role in all of our lives as we have grown up and it’s amazing that we get to share that emotional connection as a band. Personal experiences always come into play for songwriting inspiration. We’ve made songs about a family break up, Tattoos, mental health, after parties, cigarettes and honey - anything really. We don’t take ourselves too seriously but at the same time we have definitely built up a confidence to explore deeper emotions in our tunes.
What can punters expect from a Death By Denim live show?
A Big Party. We want everyone to come to a gig, feel safe and just forget about their problems for a few hours. When we are on stage, we are free from all of our anxieties and can just be doing what we love to do and hopefully that resonates with people. Also, a lot of average banter by Nik and George.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
A frequent piece of advice has been to work hard and keep pushing. Making and performing music is something we all love to do and we have developed quite a strong work ethic in the band as a result. Whether it is songwriting, performing, or organizing the next 6 months – we are always working on something. I think this mindset has been really important when it comes to writing. It can be easy to forget about this when other things seem more important or urgent. In the long run it really takes the pressure off the music if you already have a bunch of exciting ideas to work on when it comes time to produce that next track.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
'Elephant' by Tame Impala.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'If You Were My Hero' by Asha Jefferies.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
'Need You Tonight' by INXS
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
We all went to Wooly Mammoth’s final ever show and it was amazing. Was pretty sad to see those boys finish the band as we’ve become pretty close with them over the years, but they all have other things in the pipeline that we are very excited about!
Tell us about the bands or people in the WA music community that inspire you.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets come straight to mind who are really inspiring us at the moment. Working so bloody hard and have achieving so much – it has been an amazing journey to watch. Riley Pearce, Spacey Jane, Dulcie, Great Gable, Keeley Connelly - all the artists that are flying the WA flag with so much pride inspire us to be able to do the same. I could list another 20 bands, WA music is just the best. Whether it’s a group that has been together for a few years or one who has just formed – you never know when you are going to be blown away by at a local gig. Fresh on the scene Material World Orchestra recently supported us and had some incredible synthy vibes – I think we were all listening and silently taking notes. Francis Foxx is also one to watch with an amazing energy on stage. The list goes on and on.
What are your plans for 2019?
Planning to release either an E.P or a full length album in October/November which we are currently working on at Debaser studios with Andy Lawson. We will be heading out on our biggest tour run at the end of the year in support. Basically we will be working very hard but making sure we have the best of fun too. It’s a very exciting time for sure.
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All this week on triple j Unearthed we are featuring Canberra, all-girl punk rock outfit, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Our music is really signature to us, you could say its a smash together of lots of different genres (which depicts our music taste pretty well) recently we've moved towards a sound that is a lot more us, progressing from twinkly pop-rock into a more powerful 90s grunge sound, we hope you're all liking it as much as we do!
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
We think our greatest inspiration for making music is each other! We've all been really close since primary school, and making music with your best pals is as inspirational as it gets. It's really exciting for us to be able to all work together on something we're so passionate about and have fun while doing it!
What can punters expect from a Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers live show?
Punters can expect a whole lot of wholesome vibes at Teen Jesus shows, we love making the crowd feel inclusive, welcome and love busting out a boogie on stage.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
The best advice we've ever been given is probably to have fun! Sounds a bit cheesy but we got told this when we first started the band and by living by that advice we've managed to have the best time in our music career so far.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
'Older' by Parcels would definitely be the song we'd choose to cheer someone up if they're crying. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thinks its impossible to not get up and boogie to this song.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'Don't know how to keep loving you' by Julia Jacklin, would definitely be our song of choice to make someone cry, we're tearing up just thinking about it tbh.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
If we were the DJ at a party I'd say we'd have to slip in a sneaky little Kylie Minogue 'cant get you out of my head'.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The last local gig we went to was at a small cute venue called 'The Front' ran by our pals at CBR DIG. 4 Canberra bands played stripped back sets to fit the mood, The Tipsy Scholars and Sputnik Sweetheart headlined and it was so bloody wholesome, we LOVE Canberra music scene.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Canberra music community that inspire you.
The Canberra music scene is so inspiring to be a part of, everyone is so inclusive and work really hard to amplify and support the music scene. You can really see the progress that the community has made of the last few years. It may be small but it produces A+ bands and people such as our beautiful talented pals Moaning Lisa and Sputnik Sweetheart (love you both).
What are your plans for 2019?
2019 has been a HUGE year for us so far playing gigs we'd only ever dreamed of, but the excitement continues with our first ever national tour coming up with Slowly Slowly, as well as playing some amazing festivals such as Spilt Milk and Stonefest later in the year!
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed feature star, Essie Holt.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I make indie/pop music that kinda feels like you’re sinking and soaring at the same time. My sound has developed pretty naturally over the last couple of years through writing A LOT and learning about production. I’ve also loved collaborating and right now I’m loving writing to a beat!
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
It’s generally from those around me! Sometimes a friend can tell me a cool story, or I’ve been through something myself. I’m jotting down lyrics constantly because my brain never switches off from that stuff.
What can punters expect from an Essie Holt live show?
Lots of light and shade. I like to bring people up and then take them straight back down! My set up is the moment is myself on vocals, and my friends Hayden and Tim on keys/guitar/drums.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
To not overthink things and just run with how I feel. This was from my wonderful producer Stef.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Ooooh! I think it would be 'Chameleon' by Pnau.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'Begin Again' by Megan Washington.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
'Two Bodies Ft. Emma Louise' by Flight Facilities.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
I saw CXLOE at Howler. She was so great!
Tell us about the bands or people in the Melbourne music community that inspire you.
I love the Melbourne scene! Over the years I’ve really looked up to women like Courtney Barnett, Jen Cloher and Clare Bowditch. They’re super inspiring to me as humans.
What are your plans for 2019?
I’m working on a body of work which I hope to have out before the end of the year! I’ve got another single coming soon and lots of fun shows on the horizon!
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, HWVKS!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I've been producing music since I was 17 and the day I heard flume it all changed for me!
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Inspiration for me usually comes from when I see a live act and it just pushes me to drive even harder to get there.
What can punters expect from a HVWKS live show?
I like to tell a story, every song is there for a reason. I also like to play bangers tho!
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Best advice I've ever gotten was probably from my parents, they have told me from day 1 to do what ever I want and to never worry about what people think about me.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Rufus Du Sol and their track 'Like An Animal'. That song is pure happiness.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Shannon Noll and his track 'What About Me', (cause he was robbed).
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Hayden James and his track 'Something About You'. No brainer that song is a TUNE!!!
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Last local gig I went to was a gig I was lucky enough to play at, I was supporting Flosstradamus at The Met and it was crazy!
Tell us about the bands or people in the Queensland music community that inspire you.
A big shout out here goes to my friends who are also in the music community. The list is so long but they inspire me everyday and I owe a lot to them!
What are your plans for 2019?
This year is looking like a big one and I'm just ready to ride the wave!
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature artist, Kinder!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
We played around with a bunch of different sounds to start with. We always knew we loved writing pop melodies but also loved the heavy dance electronic drops as well. We aimed to find a balance without it sounding too disjointed or like a remix/club track. It took us a while to blend the two styles together, which is why our first tracks were a little slower and not as heavy as compared to the tracks we play in our DJ sets. We also love the African/Reggaeton beats too, so we wanted to incorporate that as well. The music we are working on at the moment is more similar to the style we love to play in our DJ sets.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Obviously other artists we look up to inspire and influence us with our music. A lot of the time however we are influenced by a story we read or hear that touches us and then inspires us to write a song. For example, Sav will be talking about a friend’s experience or story and Briony will butt in and say "hey that's a cool line you just said- let’s use that in a song!" At other times we draw on personal experiences. Sometimes we listen to and play around with different world music genres. For example we are inspired by instruments and sounds from African and Brazilian music.
What can punters expect from a Kinder live show?
Lots of energy and dancing. We will be singing all of our originals live! (and a sneaky cover) in addition to playing our staple heavy house Brazilian Bass DJ set.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Recently when we were going through a low period, our talented and dear friend Dylan Joel advised, "You have to learn to be ok with the ups and downs of the music industry and understand it's never going to be a smooth ride. You have to self talk when you're feeling down and realise the roller coaster is always going to go up and down no matter how successful you are in the industry. You just have to remember the reason why you started doing music in the first place and not let the opinions of others reflect your love for music and keep going with it".
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Bag Raiders with 'Shooting Stars'. Lifts us up whenever we are feeling in the dumps.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
'Am I Not Pretty Enough' by Kasey Chambers.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
At the moment, along with most DJs our go to is the ‘ol classic, 'LOOOOSING IT' by Fisher.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Sav saw our good friend Ivan Ooze perform at the Landsdown in Sydney recently. It was rowdy, sweaty and a bunch of good fun! He is super talented!
Tell us about the bands or people in the Sydney music community that inspire you.
A lot of the female songwriters coming out of Sydney are insanely talented and really inspire us! CXLOE, Graace, Kota Banks and Xira are so incredible at their craft. Two talented producers we have worked with, Tasker and Xavier Dunn, are also a major inspiration. They can produce a wide range of music and we love working with them. We are also super inspired by Sydney legends Golden Features and Hayden James. We secretly refer to Golden Features as “father” lol.
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, WA legends Spacey Jane.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
We all come from different places musically so we weren't really predisposed to having a certain sound. When we started out we didn't have a specific genre or sound we were aiming for, but our playing styles eventually blended into where we're at now. Some of our shared musical tastes include Wilco, early Kings of Leon, Courtney Barnett, The Strokes, Pixies.
What's your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Caleb says a lot of his inspiration (especially lyrically) comes from processing emotions and life experiences. Music as a means of catharsis is something we can all relate to. When some feeling or abstract 'thing' hasn't been dealt with, song writing definitely seems like a great outlet for it. In a more general sense we're all inspired to keep making music because of how bloody special it feels to connect with other people through it. Be it with each other or our fans, it's real great.
What can punters expect from a Spacey Jane live show?
We try really hard to make our gigs a safe and inclusive space for everyone involved. When we feel like the crowd is being respectful and looking out for each other, we really give it our all. Also, lots of hair flips from Ashton. And sweat.
What's the best advice you've been given and who was it from?
One piece of advice that’s stuck with us was from a really great friend in a really great band that have had been killing it for over a decade now. It’s a simple one. He just said to ‘keep writing’. No matter what, always, always, always writing and creating. Can’t really fault it, and it’s always in the back of our minds. Thanks Will.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
‘Catch My Disease’ by Ben Lee (thanks for reminding us that this exists).
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Any of Julia Jacklin's tracks - namely ‘Don't Know How to Keep Loving You’.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
‘Since I Left You’ by The Avalanches.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Jack Davies and the Bush Chooks put on a mini-festival for their EP launch, with a heap of great local bands. Jack is a very special songwriter and has a group of amazing musicians who are even nicer people.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Perth music community that inspire you.
Stella Donnelly is really putting Perth on the map internationally, and she's done a great job of promoting safe and inclusive gig spaces for everyone. She does an awesome job championing artists of all backgrounds at her shows here in Perth, and she's really brought up the standard of diversity to something the scene can be more proud of! Great Gable are one of Perth's hardest working bands, without a doubt. They've been at it for a little while and they're consistently on the up & up. It's awesome to see them succeed so much over the last few years, they're a bunch of awesome guys who kill it live & write great songs.There's a heap of other favourites that have always and continue to make Perth one of the best places to play & experience live music! Seriously WA music rules, and we wear the badge with pride.
What are your plans for 2019?
We're heading back into the studio to record what will hopefully become our first album! No promises there. It's just a lovely goal to have. We'll definitely be touring nationally at least once more this year, this time around has been too good to not repeat!
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2019
6
May
Stevan
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Illawarra, NSW
Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, Stevan!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I started developing my sound by trying to re-create songs and styles that affected me when I was younger. Stevie Wonder, Pharrell, Moses Sumney, Mac Demarco, Dev Hynes, Dr Dre, and so many more influenced me to incorporate hip-hop soul jazz and rock into my music.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Life experiences it sounds generic but I pull a lot of my inspiration from events in my life or in the lives of people around me besides that the music itself like chord progression and melodies inspire the tone and feel of all my music.
What can punters expect from a Stevan live show?
It’s next level I’m not hyping it up but I’ve got great band members who bring their own style to my music and elevate it to a different feel, all of my band members come from Jazz back grounds and it bleeds into the live set up plus we add whole sections to songs, I’m very keen on playing on of them
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
My Dad and it was simple but he told me to follow my heart and to do what I love, there have been moments when we haven’t seen eye to eye but even then he respects my passions and believe that I can do whatever I set my mind to that type of confidence he has in me makes me feel like I can,
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
'S.A. D.' by Kirin J Callinan.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Probably still S. A. D. by Kirin J Callinan.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Scott Green. Kids played that at every party in High School.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
I recently went to see Rejjie Snow at Metro theatre I went with some mates it was a really fun experience it was like my first time seeing a proper live rap show.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Illawarra music community that inspire you.
There aren’t a lot of people in Wollongong that are making music like mine but in Sydney Cosmo Midnight, Winston SurfShirt pretty much every artist on my Astro people, big shout out to Selasie Wussah and M.A.C they are Sydney artist who’ve supported me and kind of mentored me in my early days. My biggest inspiration in Australian music is actually from Brisbane his name is Rei So La trust me he’s the next big thing.
What are your plans for 2019?
Releasing more music I’ve got so much and I want to keep making more and showing my stuff to the people who want to hear it, I guess I’ll be playing more shows and meeting new artist I want to set myself up for bigger opportunities
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, yergurl!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
When I first started making my own music I was listening to a lot of Lana Del Rey and The 1975 and they have stayed strong influences throughout my music making! I think I was really attracted to the heavy-reverb and ambient sounds that just seem to immerse listeners in a bubble of floaty heaven!!
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
LOVE AND MALES cuz I’m so goddamn emo-chanel (and a hopeless romantic). My emotions have taken me down some weird routes and it’s always fun to reflect on through a BOP.
What can punters expect from a yergurl live show?
Me and my twin sister looking poppin’, perhaps a sneaky bucket hat or two, songs you’ll wanna cry to later, and if I’m lucky, someone walking away with an epiphany!! This is a place for people to get real with their feels if they’re open to it.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
To only release things that TRULY represent yergurl & me in a way I’d like to be represented. Artists are vulnerable to feeling pressure to conform or to just say “this is good ENOUGH” but mum reminds me that it’s okay to take your time, to send collabs back a few times etc. so I won’t have to look back on something under my name and cringe.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
‘Not About You’ by Haiku Hands. How could anyone resist a boogie when Haiku Hands is on? Even someone as emo as me would have to pause a sook sesh for this BOPPPPPP.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
‘Potential’ by Kllo. Let’s pretend I haven’t wailed over ex’s to this song time and time again.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What
Australian track do you put on next?
HAIKU HANDS NOT ABOUT YOU!!!!!!!!
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
I supported Congrats (front man of Slowly Slowly) for his first show ever and it was super dope. My bff got super emotional. I usually feel deceased after a gig but I couldn’t leave the crowd for this… I was feeling TOO MUCH!
Tell us about the bands or people in the Melbourne music community that inspire you.
Aphir!!! She has the prettiest voice and I love the way she produces her vocals. Her music is really unique, chill and 100% inspiring. Her sounds make my ears smile!
What are your plans for 2019?
Lots and lots of writing, collabs, releasing some new music, and even some videos!!! Hoping to find myself on some PHAT stages this year!!!
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist and Canberra artist, Kirklandd.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
My earliest influences came from the soul and blues my mother played around the house when I was a kid – Aretha Franklin, The Bee Gees and the Doobie Brothers were on regular rotation. From there, I learned to play the cello for 6 years, and I first discovered hip hop when my cousin handed me Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor record when I was 12. From there, I studied the greats like Nas, Slick Rick and A Tribe Called Quest, and artists like these really instilled my old school style early on.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
My experiences in life. Music’s an outlet for me to voice my journey in trying to figure out life and grow in myself, and I love being able to share what I encounter along the way through my music. Hip hop holds the unique ability to tell stories in a deeply authentic way, so I always hope to have my music reflect this.
What can punters expect from a Kirklandd live show?
A very, very big vibe. My live set’s become this cool blend of hype and intimate storytelling, and this is how I most love connecting with people: through good energies and sharing my experiences with the audience before me. My drummer Josh and I have really levelled up our performance routine for the Impulse tour, and especially our GTM set this weekend – I can’t wait to show Canberra the surprises we have in store.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
I can’t remember who said this to me, but to always enjoy the process. Immerse yourself in the experience of creating, find fulfilment in the process, and thrive in the journey to finishing it. Everything will follow from there.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
‘WUTD’ by Genesis Owusu. WUTD? Cry, or boogie?
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
‘Waiting’ by KIAN. Those chords are really beautiful man.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
‘Compliment My Shirt’ by Saint Lane. That’s the g right there.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The last show I went to was around a week back in Sydney. I went to do a short performance of some unreleased music I have coming with a good homie of mine, Francoistunes, at a One Day Party that Kaiit was headlining in Marrickville. The vibe was so strong. I love the live culture the One Day crew have built. Kaiit is one of the warmest, most genuine performers ever, and seeing everyone turn up for her was awesome. And she has the coolest rider on the planet.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Canberra music community that inspire you.
All of them; bands, creatives and all members of our community. The mutual support between artists and creatives in our city is incredible, and we’re constantly pushing each other to go further and create the best art we can. It’s the best feeling knowing if one of us is winning, all of us are, and we’re all forming Canberra’s musical identity in the process. It’s a crazy exciting time for our city and I’m blessed to be a part of it.
What are your plans for 2019?
This week we’re kicking off the Impulse tour with Groovin the Moo as our first date. Then we’re hitting Melbourne and Sydney for the first time in a long while, with Zellow supporting us nationally, and I can’t wait to bring the live experience of Impulse to our Sydney and Melbourne family. From there, I’m diving back in the studio with Cam to finish the follow up to Impulse, which I’m hoping will be my strongest single yet. A lot more music is yet to come this year and I’m wildly excited to share where my sound is heading.
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, TONE AND I.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I started out singing in small pubs and bars in Mornington, I was singing along to a guitarist until I ended up branching out on my own to become a solo artist, it was then that I started to learn the keyboard and percussion and started looping it together.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
My biggest source of inspo when writing/making music is other music (no specific artist or genre each time maybe be different) and also my friends and the people I and writing about.
What can punters expect from a TONES AND I live show?
I hope all my live shows are full of energy and people absolutely just get wild with me.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
ADREAN EAGLE, ‘A.O.K’.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Meg Mag, ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Anything from Confidence Man because every track is f**king hilarious so I would have a good time.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The Beddy Rays, they are Ridiculously talented. Would go again!
Tell us about the bands or people in the Mornington Peninsula / Byron Bay music community that inspire you.
I am inspired by the musicians in Byron bay and the Mornington Peninsula. There are so many great musicians everywhere and everyone’s giving it a really good crack. The buskers in Byron live off music so that’s wicked in its own right. A lot of them live in their vans and play at night, build a fan base, the crowds get bigger and bigger. It’s an true life style that really works.
What are your plans for 2019?
My plans for 2019 is to keep busking, keep playing, keep writing, stay happy. I would love to play some overseas shows or ever busk overseas. Right now I am just really excited about the opportunities I have been giving over here and I want to try and experience as many new things as possible .
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Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, Jess Day!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
In terms of sentiment, a lot of the music I have written, including the couple of songs I’ve released were inspired by romantic relationships. It’s definitely the thing I find easiest to write about as it’s a very cathartic process of voicing the things I can’t express within my own relationships. This extends to subjects such as heartbreak, being in love, anger, suffocation or losing autonomy in a relationship and jealousy. However, whilst I have a lot of content I still need to express in that realm. I’m trying to explore and develop my music into broader themes outside of that such as loneliness, depression, the tumultuous relationship we have with ourselves and the human condition. There’s more of an element of exposing myself and my vices very openly in these topics but I’m learning how to be more honest and real with my writing. On the more sonic side, I taught myself basic bedroom production and how to record and program the musical parts that a band would play. This meant I had complete creative control and flexibility around what I could write as a solo artist. My sound has also been moulded by the fact that I’m not the best guitarist or singer in the world so I decided to focus more on the art of song writing as a whole. I have very limited theoretical knowledge about music so I just play and sing relatively simple things that stir strong emotions in me.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
It used to be Hayley Williams and Paramore. From the ages of about 11 to 16 I was so inspired by seeing such a powerful front-woman and it made me feel capable of doing something really cool in music. They were the first introduction I had to my own emotions that I previously felt I couldn’t label or express. Shortly after, this turned out to be emotions that fall under the umbrella term of “teen angst” and manifested into a love of pop punk and rock music. There’s also been other bands that I connected with in the same way after that at different points in my life such as Death Cab For Cutie, Balance and Composure and Brand New. They’ve definitely shaped my sound.
What can punters expect from a Jess Day live show?
You can expect a lot of angry love songs. If you’re going through a breakup, come along! It might be very therapeutic for us to all get angry-sad together.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
It’s a cliche but, “treat people the way you’d like to be treated”. That one’s from Mum and Dad.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
‘The Heart is a Muscle’ by Gang of Youths.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
‘I Hate That You’re Happy’ by Tiny Little Houses.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
‘Untouched’ by The Veronicas.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
It was a management label called “Planet Shh” launch party. It was with a few bands but the standouts for me were a band called Colourblind and Paradise Club. It was a really relaxed vibe at a cool, spacious but intimate venue called Chateau Apollo.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Adelaide music community that inspire you.
A folky sort of band called St Jacques. They have a very wholesome, happy energy and they’re doing something a little different. They’ll make you happy and nostalgic. Colourblind; I saw them a couple of weeks ago and felt pretty inspired. Their sound is kind of sad and angry and pretty emo which is probably why I liked it because that’s what I’d like to be writing more of myself. Alex Kay;she’s always organising really cool events and is responsible for a monthly Pop Punk music night called Taking Back Saturday, which gets me out of the house several times a year. Dan Crannitch; he looks after a lot of venues in Adelaide and is just generally very great to talk to about anything music related. He really cares a lot about artists.
What are your plans for 2019?
I’ve got some more music coming out throughout the year so I’m looking very forward to that. I’m just itching to get it all out there!
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Get to know Choomba! They are our Feature Artist all this week on triple j Unearthed.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Well we have always loved techno, house and tech house music to some extent, just never really felt the inspiration to jump in - our sound pulls a lot of inspiration from all those genres but brings in the production approach from the heavier side of Luude, using synths and drums that maybe don't get used as much in house and techno.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
The intial trigger is always being out on the rinse, and seeing how people react to a tune - there's nothing better than a crowd of people losing their shit - we try to take that energy and build something that's unique to us.
What can punters expect from a Choomba live show?
The longer term plan is for us to play a live show of all original music, with a really engaging production setup - but until then we want our shows to feel like insane house parties run by two idiots, even when we do build up to a bigger live show - we want to always be able to go back and DJ and just have mad fun. So yeah people can expect to see two different styles of show in the future hopefully.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Probably from my old footy coach Wazza, he told me "Tim you need to grow the f*ck up".
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
'Smoko' by The Chats. If that doesn't lift your mood you might possibly have no soul.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
I still call 'Australia Home' by Peter Alan.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
A hell cheeky edit of 'Home Among the Gum Trees' would get people fizzing like a bag of sherbert in a coke can. Can hear the big dusty open hi-hat on that already working a treat.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
We went and saw a local band on the gold coast called Ivy, they are sick.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Gold Coast / Tas (you decide) music community that inspire you?
M-phazes is originally from the Gold Coast, which is a pretty big inspiration. Seeing someone coming from here, going all the way up the chain to producing music for some of the best in the world and being a proper professional about it all.
What are your plans for 2019?
We're writing heaps of music and just seeing where that takes us right now. Having a good time playing shows and traveling.
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Queensland group Ivey are this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Honestly we’ve devolved our sound from being in a band for so long. It doesn’t seem like it because Millie has only just turned 18 but we’ve been a band for five years. A lot of trial and error and experiment has gone into crafting the sound we have now, and even then our new stuff is definitely moving in a different direction again!
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
It’s a mixture of things, we love making music that people can dance and have fun too, so when we find that bass line or that groove or a sample that has something to it, we usually build our songs around it. Adding to this, the biggest inspiration when building these tracks is each other, it’s really nice to have five people who are all throwing around ideas all the time. Lyrically I think it’s hard to pin point, it’d be nice to say that we plan out out lyrics properly but most of the time it is kind of intuitive. You unknowing mumble out sentences that end up forming lyrics to a chorus or a verse. Life is absolutely mind boggling sometimes, in both good and bad ways, it kind of effortlessly provides that endless intuitive form of inspiration.
What can punters expect from an Ivey live show?
We really pride ourselves on our live show, you can expect a lot of energy, dancing, jumping and tight hi-hats.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
This will sound generic and boring, but it is honestly the best advice “stop comparing yourself to others”. I could tell you many people who have said this. But my dear friend Lachlan Jones from The Vanns used to reiterate this often. You can’t compare your music and your career to others, focus on your music and what you want to do and work hard.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Parcels - Tieduprightnow.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
#1 Dads Feat. Airling - God Can Promise.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
North East Party House - Youth Allowance.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Dante and I went to Donny Love at Shark Bar last night and it was heaps of fun! That band are true staple of the Gold Coast Music Scene.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Gold Coast music community that inspire you.
I guess most of the bands in the Gold Coast music scene inspire us, simply because it drives you to get better, perform better and write better. But special mentions to Lastlings who are absolutely killing it at the moment. Also shout to long time friends Peach Fur, our new friends The Oogars and Daste, all three are respectively amazing at what they do.
What are your plans for 2019?
We have been writing a lot of new music and have two new singles recorded already! The first one of these will be out sooner then you think....
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Melbourne group Windwaker are this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
The Windwaker sound has been developing quite drastically over the past year for a number of reasons, the main reason would be the fact that during the writing period of our most recent release 'Empire' we were all heavily apart of the writing process and all had the mindset of not being bounded by any sort of genre we may have been labelled in the past. We firmly believe this made the writing process much more enjoyable and far less stressful ending with a result we think is our best material to date.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
As a band we all vibe all kinds of music, there has never been a shortage of new music to hear between all of our personal tastes, so I think our greatest inspiration comes from the diversity we hear in each others favourite artists. It’s easy to get trapped in a particular genre when its the only you listen to so for this very reason I believe it’s a strong source of inspiration for Windwaker.
What can punters expect from a Windwaker live show?
A very high energy band to say the least! People can expect a show where the room doesn't stop moving and is full of good vibes and good times! We want to have fun with our live shows so crowd involvement is always a must.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
The best advice we've been told is simply to have fun, I honestly couldn't tell you who has said this as we have been told this by several people in and out of the industry and its definitely something the band sticks by because we all set out playing music to have fun and that’s one of the big reasons why we all never strayed from our musical paths.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Plini with 'Handmade Cities'. Beautiful instrumental track absolutely full of good vibes!
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Polaris with 'In Somnus Veritas'. It's got a strong message and accompanied by music that'll strike you in the 'feels'.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Cold Chisel with 'Khe San'. Absolute banger.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The last local show was at Stay Gold with Kids in Control, Bell Park, Stand Tall, Future Static and a Paramore cover band called Paracore. It was great! all the bands in Melbourne are evolving and really making this scene so diverse and it’s even better to be able to call a lot of these people our dearest friends.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Melbourne music community that inspire you.
The Melbourne based band 'Ocean Grove' has been a great inspiration to us all, seeing a band we've watched for years grow into this unstoppable force of nature thats touring all over the world with their new unique sound and just absolutely killing it in every avenue they can. It’s very motivating and only makes musicians like ourselves strive for greater heights in our careers.
What are your plans for 2019?
2019 will be a year of touring and writing, the grind never ends and we love it!
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