Burn Antares
Sydney-siders Burn Antares is an exciting five-piece band from The Northern Beaches of Sydney. The band draws their inspiration from the sounds of the 60s with their unique brand of rock ‘n roll steeped in great grooves and melody. To their credit already the band released their debut, self-titled EP in 2013. The band returned to the studio in early 2014 to follow up this EP and Tom Eagleton (drummer) answers a short Q&A with Across The Ocean about the latest goings and increasing the curiosity about this band.
Is it an exciting time building up to the release of the EP Fur Coat & The Peace Boat?
We’re usually horrendously excited about something or other, so the release of our EP really took our violent enthusiasm to another level. A few walls may have been damaged.
Have you been encouraged by the response so far by people coming to shows or discovering you over the internet?
I’d say yes; it’s great meeting new people who are digging your music. Plus it’s always a relief playing to a lively crowd rather than a group of bingo-card-carrying deaf geriatrics who accidentally stumbled into the wrong venue.
How have the shows gone so far?
They have been tremendous. I would have highly recommended attending one of our shows.
How did Burn Antares get together?
We happened to meet at an annual convention for travelling battery salesmen. We decided to get into the music business because we were sick of our cushy, high-salaried positions.
What influenced the band name?
Astrological insights, séances, teetotalism.
How would you describe the band’s sound?
Abstract Contemporary Baroque
Are there any significant influences that the band share?
Plenty; Rick James, the dull churn and vague rhythm of my old washing machine, Elton John’s Rocket Man.
Was the process of writing and recording your debut as hard/difficult as you thought?
Not particularly. The writing of the EP was quite fluid, and we ended up going into the studio super prepared which allowed us to relax a little and be able to enjoy the whole process.
Are there a lot of lessons you can take from this in to the next recording experience?
We learned of that bento boxes are essential to productive recording sessions.
What is the biggest lesson you have learnt so far?
We’ve come to realise that playing in time is quite important if you don’t want the song to be terrible. Valuable advice.
Are you excited about the rest of the tour and touring more extensively?
Touring extensively is going to be interesting from a Darwinian point of view. We’re currently taking bets on who will succumb to Tour Life first.
Are you looking to expand your horizons and tour overseas? Where would you focus?
We’re all fans of Vikings; so lookout Iceland (via Sweden and Ireland).
What’s the plan from here? Is there another EP or album in the works?
We’re heading back into the studio imminently to record a few bangers. Keep an ear out.
Whether it is rummaging through vinyl at record stores such as Clarity and Title finding hidden gems to scouring the internet to find that album by the next big thing or chasing bands to get that elusive autograph and photo his passion is music all the way.
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