What makes your music stand out from other acts? Can you tell us 3 things about yourself that people might not already know?
We have a slight height advantage, which helps us stand out a bit. I’m not sure what else makes us stand out..
We love making music videos, and we approach music from a chaotic view and an adaptive mindset.
Not many people know I got bitten by a tick when I was younger and got it pulled out at the hospital.
Bonus: Not many people know that we forgot the password to the cool club email address. We haven’t forgotten about you. We just can’t see your messages, lol.
You’ve been playing to audiences all over. How has that experience been? Is there an audience or location you like best?
We are very grateful to have been able to travel as a band. Leading up to any tour, there’s always a feeling of “Is this going to happen?” It’s usually not until we land or the tour is over that it sinks in. It’s been great, though. There are always obstacles but we figure it out somehow.
One of the coolest venues we got to play in was in Edinburgh Scotland. The only thing about hearing our band name with a Scottish accent is that it sounds like Real Suckies, but they liked us there.
We do love Germany a lot. Poland was also pretty cool.
We pretty much like it anywhere, though. If the venue has a dartboard then we like it that much more.
You are based in Canada. What is it like there? Is there a good music scene, and would you recommend anything from your region?
It’s very bleak here, weather and political climate-wise. I feel that drives artists in a good way for positive change and push back.
We are not the most isolated, but we are very isolated here. Especially from major music and art markets.
That feeds into a strong diy approach and urgent sound for a lot of bands. There’s a small window of sunlight for close to 23 hours and a long window for cold darkness.
Languid, Home Front, Territories, sister Suzie, Bad Ham, No Brainer, and The Cleats (now defunct) are just a few bands that come to mind.
Edmonton is a city with lots of boarded-up buildings, which is great for wheat pasting. I think it’s a good place to visit in the summer time for sure.
Who are your inspirations in life and music?
Friends, family, self-perseverance, and the drive we’ve had to make music. The unknown experiences are yet to come.
Where are your favorite gig venues and festivals on your bucket list? What is your best memory at a gig as a music artist and as a fan?
Rebellion would be a fun one to visit and perform at. Venues, anywhere.
My best memory, one that sticks, is just going to my first punk shows and seeing people go off, picking each other up and getting right back into. Seeing that still brings joy to me joy.
I saw the vandals at Warped Tour and the singer climbed up the speaker frames and did a massive fall (on purpose) that was great!
Watching Buzzcocks smash a Mic stand into a monitor was pretty fun as well.
Tell us about your new album. How did this come about, and how would you describe it?
We had been demoing for a few years in between tours. We started playing around with the title of the album pretty early on.
For this one, we wanted to step out of our wheelhouse and try something new. We had written down a bunch of names of people we wanted to work with.
Has Canada been your biggest musical supporter? Are you hoping to make it to the US to support your new album?
It’s funny that we have never played the States yet. We did release our first LP on IT’S ALIVE, which is based in the states. We collaborated with a few labels on that one. We did just have an invite for a festival there but the political climate and cost of visas didn’t line up. That being said, we would like to get out there and see some old pals and meet new ones.
At the moment, I’m not too sure how welcome we would be as Canadians and what the next few years will look like for artists crossing the border.
Canada has been pretty great to us for sure. We are twelve hours away from Vancouver and 32 hours away from Toronto, so when touring here, you gotta play a lot of smaller markets if you are to do a proper Canadian tour.
Often we will fly out and borrow or rent a van and gear. It adds up pretty quick financially, but it’s also good to hit these towns where there are a few punks and give them something to hold onto.
We sell more records in Europe, hands down. The over all experience touring over there is a lot easier and welcoming for artists on different levels. You don’t have to beg for a carrot stick over there like you do here.
What’s coming next for you? Plans to record and release more music? More touring? Other projects inside or outside of music?
We will be touring this new album for a little bit for sure. But we are also itching to demo some songs we’ve been toying around with.
We have another single that’s separate from this album coming out at some point this year. It’s for a local film so we are excited to be part of that.
Any connection to the skateboarding world?
A little bit. I could never do any tricks, and I was scared of dropping in.
I had this Max Headroom board for a while till the older kids snapped it in half. Then I got a sweet blank whiteboard with no grip tape.
I used that to skateboard down the highway to the city. It was close to 25 – 30 km away. I was grounded and didn’t have a way to get to the city, so that made the most sense.
I used that board skate in the hallways at school as well. I liked stacking up the garage cans into a pyramid and spraying Lysol on them and myself. I would light my pants on fire, then skate into this triangle of trash. Hated dropping in, though.
Any shoutouts to bands or musicians you think we should check out?
Night Court, Taxi Girls, Les Lullies, bee bee sea, bug club, Home Front, Projectors, Gilbert o Sullivan, Phil Seymour, Boids, the Fans
Interview By: Chad Cornies
