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<\/a>Harrison Hipp:<\/strong> Is this your guys\u2019 first time in America or have you toured here before?<\/p>\n Liam Parsons:<\/strong> We\u2019ve never toured here before. We\u2019ve been on holidays.<\/p>\n Stefan Blair:<\/strong> We\u2019ve been on personal holidays here before. Not as a band.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Right on. Well, how did your residency here this week at CMJ come to be?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> A lot of e-mails.<\/p>\n Kayci Lineberger:<\/strong> Yeah, how the hell did you get here?<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> A lot of Dan Rutman (of Solitaire Recordings).<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> A lot of e-mails and a lot of dumb luck as well, I think. That\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> How long have you guys been here?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> We got here on Saturday night so, what is it today? Is it Wednesday?<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Wednesday, yeah.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Three of four days.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> This is our fourth day.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Cool. What are your impressions of New York so far this week?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> It\u2019s amazing. It\u2019s really cool.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Awesome. So cool.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> It\u2019s just beautifully overwhelming.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> This is both of our first times. We\u2019re from Kansas.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Lawrence, Kansas.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> That\u2019s where our university is. We\u2019re from KJHK.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> KJHK college radio. Cool.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Also, we want to spin your tunes. We love your tunes.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Thank you! That\u2019s really nice of you.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah, we have to give them some love.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> What\u2019re your guys\u2019 impressions of New York for the first time?<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> We haven\u2019t seen a lot of it yet, but thus far it\u2019s been good.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Have you been busy doing press stuff?<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah. We had a really, really early flight yesterday so we slept.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Oh, so you got in yesterday?<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> We got in yesterday at 11 o\u2019clock in the morning.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> It\u2019s been busy.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah, it\u2019s been beautiful. It\u2019s been really nice.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Are there any other artists you guys are really looking forward to seeing at CMJ?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Panda Bear tonight.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Kamasi Washington tomorrow.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Kamasi Washington.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah, tomorrow. I think we\u2019re going to catch his set either tomorrow or Friday.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Is he playing Friday as well?<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah, he has a seven o\u2019clock set.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> I really, really want to see him so bad.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> That\u2019d be wild.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah, he\u2019s one of our big ones. Panda Bear for sure.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> They\u2019re the big two.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> So, you guys are from Melbourne. What\u2019s been your impression of New York in comparison? Have you experienced any sort of culture differences going from Melbourne to New York?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Tipping.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Yeah, tipping is kind of weird. Especially for rider beers. They give you these drink cards for playing. A couple drinks but you still have to figure out how to tip on top of that.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah, for free beers.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> You\u2019re going to charge me a tip?<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> It makes a little hard. Like 10 to 20 percent, but what\u2019s 10 to 20 percent of free? Also free.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> That\u2019s good math.<\/p>\n (laughter<\/em>)<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> I don\u2019t really know what they want.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Also, how do you say Melbourne?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> (MEL-burn).<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> (MEL-burn).<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Okay.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> We probably say things here wrong.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> We say your words wrong and you say our words wrong.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> The feeling is mutual.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Do you guys want to go into how the band got started? Is it always just you guys or are you joined on stage by anyone else?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah, we\u2019re joined on stage.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> By these two boys.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> By these two boys behind us James Macleod and John Considine. They play drums and bass with us. The record is just Stefan and I. We play everything on that and record it at home.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Bedroom recordings?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> We\u2019ve just sort of been making recordings for a few years. Just last year we made something that we decided to put out, I guess.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> You guys have a few EPs out and are you working on any new stuff? A full-length?<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> We\u2019ve got another EP that\u2019s done. It\u2019s all ready but it\u2019s being pressed to record so it\u2019ll be out in January probably. There should be a single out. Hopefully in a couple of weeks, I think.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah, I think we\u2019re going to try to make a video for it while we\u2019re here.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Yeah.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Hell yeah.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> We\u2019re going to try make a really clich\u00e9 tourist video. Just like seeing the sights.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> On the subway, at Cats\u2026<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Holding up the torch of the Statue of Liberty.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Central Park.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah, all the classics. Then we\u2019ll work on an album when we get home.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Okay, cool. Outside of your trip here, have you guys toured outside of Australia at all?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Never! We\u2019ve barely even toured Australia. We went to Sydney once.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Mainly just gigs around Melbourne.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> That\u2019s pretty impressive. From there to 10 shows at CMJ. It\u2019s a heck of a platform.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> It\u2019s kind of lucadris.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> It sort of feels like we\u2019re cheating or something, like we shouldn\u2019t be here.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> I\u2019ll take it though. It\u2019s alright.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> No doubt. Well, how did guys get your start with Solitaire Recordings? They\u2019ve only been around since 2014?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah, we sort of did it at the same time. We\u2019ve known Dan and Hamish Mitchell, who run it, for ages. They were in a band called I\u2019lls and they were really fantastic.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Hamish went to our high school.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> We\u2019ve just known them for ages. They were starting this label and we sort of tagged along.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> It\u2019s basically just a bunch of us releasing music through a common avenue of friends.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> That\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> I guess that\u2019s the way it should be right.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> They try to not make it just one particular sound. We\u2019re on there but then there\u2019s a lot of dance music and electronic and stuff like that.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Everything else seems to be electronic besides us.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> I think next year their release schedule is a bit more on our side of things.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> A bit more guitars, yeah.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> What sort of music did you guys grow up on from Australia? Any Australian bands that you really gravitated towards? Any new bands that we should know about coming out of Australia?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Silverchair and Powderfinger and stuff. Just like Australian rock bands. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a good band but that\u2019s what I listened to as a kid. I haven\u2019t listen to them for about five or six years. I can\u2019t imagine I like it that much anymore.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> There\u2019s heaps of good, new Australian bands currently performing around. Sunbeam Sound Machine, who\u2019re performing here just before us. There\u2019s a band called Crepes from Melbourne who\u2019re really great.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> There\u2019s Dick Diver, they\u2019re really great. Total Control, Twerp\u2019s good.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> We checked out your guys\u2019 schedule and officially it\u2019s six shows but you said you\u2019re playing over 10 this week?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah, I think we have 10 all week. We had one beforehand on Monday that was sort of like a little warmup. Then we\u2019ve got another one in a friend of a friend\u2019s backyard in Bushwick, which will be really fun. A bit different.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Saturday night, I think. They\u2019re just putting it on. Just a bunch of friends putting a show on in the backyard.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Yeah. With CMJ there are all the official events but there\u2019s so much in between. It makes it a great week.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s a good. You probably want the balance. It would get a bit hectic just doing all these showcases and stuff.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah, being on such a rigorous schedule.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> It\u2019s nice we only have one show today.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Yeah. We were pretty exhausted last night. We played two shows and then by 10 o\u2019clock we were all just zombies needing to go home.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> So, for our listeners in Kansas, do you guys have any Kansas knowledge in the back of your brain floating around? What do you first think of?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> It\u2019s the flatlands, right? The prairies. So, I knew that.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Aren\u2019t Sam and Dean Winchester from Supernatural from Kansas?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Yeah, Supernatural!<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> Yeah, they are.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Yeah. Superman is from Kansas.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> I used to be Supernatural obsessed.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> That movie \u201cLooper\u201d was set in Kansas City I believe.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Oh, what its name?<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> \u201cThe Wizard of Oz?\u201d<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Yeah.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> \u201cThe Wizard of Oz.\u201d Sure.<\/p>\n Kayci:<\/strong> That\u2019s the one thing about Kansas if you go abroad\u2026<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Oh! The band Kansas! I don\u2019t know if they are from Kansas.<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> They just came through Kansas!<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> Are they big in Kansas?<\/p>\n Harrison:<\/strong> Yeah, their show was sold out.<\/p>\n Liam:<\/strong> Like doing a reunion tour, yeah. There\u2019s a bit of Kansas knowledge I\u2019m missing.<\/p>\n Stefan:<\/strong> I think that\u2019s about the extent of my Kansas knowledge.<\/p>\n