THE SMITH STREET BAND
Hi Wil,
Thanks heaps for taking the time to answer a few questions; you’re the first interview ever on Never Miss A Beat!
Thanks heaps for taking the time to answer a few questions; you’re the first interview ever on Never Miss A Beat!
- Couple of gigs coming up at The Old Bar, great venue. What’s your favourite spot to play in Melbourne?
Old Bar has gotta be up there! It's such a great small room, super vibey and fun to play! I love playing the Reverence Hotel there just because it really feels like home and the people who run are some of our best friends!
- I’ve been spreading the love for Smith St Band back home in NZ, you’ve got a bit of a following there. Any chance of trip across the ditch for a couple gigs in the near future?
I'd love to and it's in the works! We've been talking about it for ages, I reckon our next major Australia tour will feature a few NZ dates though!
- Massive tour coming up with Frank Turner, congrats! That’s awesome. What band would you most love to tour with?
Thanks! I'm amazed and excited about the tour! It's gonna be so fun! As far as the band I'd most love to tour with, thats a tough one! I reckon the Bennies are still my favourite band we've toured with and I'd love to hook up another big party with those dudes! My dream band to tour with would be The Weakerthans though. They're my favourite band ever and I'd love to watch them every night!
- The Melbourne music scene seems to be thriving at the moment, can you recommend some up-and-comers to look out for?
Can I ever! The new Bennies album is 5 star party brilliance! Faces will be melted and melons will be bent when that comes out! I'm loving the new Apart From This album as well, a recent member of the Poison City Records family! This band called the Fly So High O's I just saw for the first time and they're gonna get really big really soon I reckon, their songs are fucking beautiful! And there's a little up and coming supergroup on the cards called Freakwave who I've heard a few demos of, featuring members of A Death In The Family, Blueline Medic, Kill Whitey and a heap of other great bands and they're really fucking good to!
- I’m sitting here proudly wearing my Smith Street Band beanie, what’s next for band merch?
Got a few new tees coming out for the EP tour, I've been doing a lot of research into some kind of footy jumper but they're so expensive!
- Summer coming soon, how about some Smith Street band jandals? Beach towel?
Shit, beach towel is genius! I wanted to do coffee cups, joint papers and lighters for a while, maybe we can get them cracking to!
- Loving the new track “Ducks Fly Together” an obvious Mighty Ducks reference there. What’s your favourite movie in the trilogy? Who was your favourite player on the Ducks’ roster?
BATMAN! The new Christopher Nolan Batman movies are my favourite movies ever! I like them a completely irrational amount! Ummm its hard to go past the boy done good, everyone's best mate Coach Bombay! Aint no team without a coach!
- You’ve had a couple of awesome releases this year with the solo album and Smith St EP, What’s next for Wil?
I'm working on a new solo EP at the moment, but it's a bit of a weird one so it may never get released! There will be more solo stuff out soon though hopefully, I'm always working on stuff!
- Never Miss A Beat loves a guilty pleasure; we even had a party dedicated to them. What’s your ultimate guilty pleasure track?
Nothing compares 2 u by Prince! What a fucking song!
Old Bar has gotta be up there! It's such a great small room, super vibey and fun to play! I love playing the Reverence Hotel there just because it really feels like home and the people who run are some of our best friends!
- I’ve been spreading the love for Smith St Band back home in NZ, you’ve got a bit of a following there. Any chance of trip across the ditch for a couple gigs in the near future?
I'd love to and it's in the works! We've been talking about it for ages, I reckon our next major Australia tour will feature a few NZ dates though!
- Massive tour coming up with Frank Turner, congrats! That’s awesome. What band would you most love to tour with?
Thanks! I'm amazed and excited about the tour! It's gonna be so fun! As far as the band I'd most love to tour with, thats a tough one! I reckon the Bennies are still my favourite band we've toured with and I'd love to hook up another big party with those dudes! My dream band to tour with would be The Weakerthans though. They're my favourite band ever and I'd love to watch them every night!
- The Melbourne music scene seems to be thriving at the moment, can you recommend some up-and-comers to look out for?
Can I ever! The new Bennies album is 5 star party brilliance! Faces will be melted and melons will be bent when that comes out! I'm loving the new Apart From This album as well, a recent member of the Poison City Records family! This band called the Fly So High O's I just saw for the first time and they're gonna get really big really soon I reckon, their songs are fucking beautiful! And there's a little up and coming supergroup on the cards called Freakwave who I've heard a few demos of, featuring members of A Death In The Family, Blueline Medic, Kill Whitey and a heap of other great bands and they're really fucking good to!
- I’m sitting here proudly wearing my Smith Street Band beanie, what’s next for band merch?
Got a few new tees coming out for the EP tour, I've been doing a lot of research into some kind of footy jumper but they're so expensive!
- Summer coming soon, how about some Smith Street band jandals? Beach towel?
Shit, beach towel is genius! I wanted to do coffee cups, joint papers and lighters for a while, maybe we can get them cracking to!
- Loving the new track “Ducks Fly Together” an obvious Mighty Ducks reference there. What’s your favourite movie in the trilogy? Who was your favourite player on the Ducks’ roster?
BATMAN! The new Christopher Nolan Batman movies are my favourite movies ever! I like them a completely irrational amount! Ummm its hard to go past the boy done good, everyone's best mate Coach Bombay! Aint no team without a coach!
- You’ve had a couple of awesome releases this year with the solo album and Smith St EP, What’s next for Wil?
I'm working on a new solo EP at the moment, but it's a bit of a weird one so it may never get released! There will be more solo stuff out soon though hopefully, I'm always working on stuff!
- Never Miss A Beat loves a guilty pleasure; we even had a party dedicated to them. What’s your ultimate guilty pleasure track?
Nothing compares 2 u by Prince! What a fucking song!
Thanks again for your time, can’t wait to see you guys on the 10th. Best of luck for the upcoming US/Canada tour.
The Smith Street Band’s
new EP “Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams” out today through Poison City Records.
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