| | | |  | We feel that the defining characteristic of Skye Harbour is the fact that we try not to limit ourselves to one particular genre or sound. Generally we are an eclectic mix of our influences, which are constantly growing and changing. Our current EP represents...
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| Interview | Access All Areas.net.au: You boys moved to Melbourne earlier this year to take a shot at being a band seriously. How’s Melbourne life so far?
Beefy: It’s awesome. The band scene over here is amazing. It’s totally different to Adelaide in so many ways. You don’t realise how different it will be till you get here, but it’s great. A lot of people are more enthusiastic towards your music and it’s just great fun.
Access All Areas.net.au: What are some of the musical influences on the band?
Beefy: Some bands like Muse, Queen and Panic! At the Disco are bands that look up to. Our music has that Wow! Factor. It’s guitar driven songs that have a pop touch to them. We also love bands like Arcade Fire, The Smiths and Death Cab For Cutie.
Access All Areas.net.au: Skye Harbour is currently unsigned. What’s some of the advantages of being an independent band?
Beefy: Well it helps to not have people breathing down our neck. We can really just make music at our own pace and in our own way. There’s no pressure to sound like anyone or stuff like that. We can just sit around for ages and allow the music to come to us. Simply, we can write music…for music.
Access All Areas.net.au: What are you boys currently listening to?
Beefy: A little bit of everything at the moment. Some of the artists include: The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, John Mayer, The Knife, Mars Volta, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party. There might even be some Top 40 trash as well.
Access All Areas.net.au: How would you describe the sound of the band?
Beefy: Broadway Rock! Nah that’s a bit of a silly term. I would say that our sound is melodramatic rock. We have diverse, dynamic rock songs.
Access All Areas.net.au: The whole band lives in a house together. How does that workout for everyone?
Beefy: It’s great. We get to talk about music whenever we want. It’s living music. We talk. We play. We write. It’s just good having people there who can help when you’re writing. We can get into it easier and it’s easier to coordinate Frank this way.
Access All Areas.net.au: When can we expect some recorded material from you guys?
Beefy: Well we released an EP earlier this year. It was a self-titled EP and has about 7 tracks on it. We’re currently working on some songs and are hoping to have a new EP out by February next year.
Access All Areas.net.au: What are 3 albums that have inspired most of the band?
Beefy: Probably ‘OK Computer’ by Radiohead is one of them. Jeff Buckley and his ‘Live at Sin-e’ album is great as well. And the last one would be Silverchair with ‘Diorama’.
Access All Areas.net.au: Finally, what are the future plans for the band?
Beefy: We want to continue to build a fan base in Melbourne. Just keep playing more shows and hopefully things will pick up from there. Essentially, we’d love to be signed to a small label and have some airplay on Triple J or something. But yeah, we’re just going to keep building a fan base.
Interview by Simon Finck |
| Biography | We feel that the defining characteristic of Skye Harbour is the fact that we try not to limit ourselves to one particular genre or sound. Generally we are an eclectic mix of our influences, which are constantly growing and changing.
Our current EP represents the very beginning stages of songwriting in our band; therefore it is more linear structurally than the newer material we are writing with our new guitarist Matt Nicholas. The EP was an entirely independent endeavour and features a string quartet, melodic hooks, one digital breakdown, two broken hearts and the loss of sanity for at least one individual involved in the process.
The EP was released in limited quantities at gigs in Adelaide and Melbourne. We are now tracking demos for our new EP, aiming for a February 2008 release.
We all live together in Melbourne, working shit jobs just to give the elusive dream a serious go. We appreciate any feedback or support, so drop us a line.
All that said, we hope you enjoy our music. |
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