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Interview with
MELROSE

(17th December 2021)

Interview by Dave Bruce

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Have you always wanted to be a musician? When did you get the song writing bug?
Music has always been really big for me, I used to spend hours as a kid creating the perfect playlist, but I never thought I could actually ‘make’ music until I was in University.
I studied Law, but on the side I started teaching myself a few instruments and writing songs. I loved it so much that by the end of first year, I stopped going to all my classes. I still managed to graduate, but a soon as I did, I left my law path and decided to pursue a music career.

How would you describe your sound? Why do you think people resonate with your music?
Imagine if one of those wacky waving inflatable tube guys outside of a car dealership learned how to play guitar but also had a weirdly specific and tragic backstory.
That’s basically how my music sounds.
I think people resonate with it cause it’s fun-dancey pop but with with lyrics that make you go “oh haha this is kinda sad, but also kinda funny cause it’s true”.
Best of both worlds really :)

Which artist’s music and/or performance, past or present, inspires you today?
Always inspired by Mallrat and the way she expresses complex emotions so simply and elegantly in her music – lyrically she’s incredible – someone I really look up to!\

Your new single ‘Jealous (I Swear I’m Not)’ has just been released! Describe its origin and evolution.
I made the song and video by myself in my apartment after I got my heart broken and needed a distraction – (I ended up making 11 music videos in those 2 weeks, was a time…).
I was never planning on releasing it fully, but after posting it on TikTok and Instagram it got a pretty wild response and people kept asking for the full song (even some labels emailed about it!!).
So basically I’ve been bullied (in a nice way!!) into putting this song out! And I couldn’t be happier!

Is there an EP or Album on the drawing board?
There is an EP in the works, putting the finishing touches on it right now :)
Tentative title is “Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be” but will probably change!

You’re playing The Mountain Goat Valley Crawl What are you looking forward to, and what can the fans expect?
Looking forward to going absolutely buckwild on stage!!
People can expect:
– me, wearing a colourful jacket/pants/shoes/all of the above
–  amusing personal anecdotes between songs that make you chuckle slightly.
– (and, most importantly) bad dancing to good songs
I also have unique visuals I’ve programmed for every song so people can stare at that while I’m telling the aforementioned anecdotes.

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How has COVID affected you to date? What have you introduced to balance the losses from missed events?
I think to balance out the lack of shows I’ve been writing and creating a lot more!
During the last lockdown, I made music videos by myself in my apartment – managed to finish about 11 in 2 weeks.
As I said, one of them was ‘Jealous’, which people liked so much, it became a full song!
But now that we’re back, I’m keen to play Mountain Goat Valley Crawl and release all that pent up energy from the last 2 years!

If you could perform with any music artist, Alive or Dead, who would you choose? And why?
Gotta be Gorillaz.
They’re kinda the reason I’m doing this darn music thing in the first place! I used to listen to Demon Days as a kid non-stop until I fell asleep.
I wanna be on a Gorillaz song and play it alongside Damon Albarn. That’s the plan.

Do you have any long-term aspirations as a music artist?
I have three!
Meet Mallrat, be on a Gorillaz album and sell-out a show in space.
(like, ‘Space’ space, y’know, everyone in Zero-G, chilling, plus you wouldn’t ever be stuck behind tall people and not be able to see, you could just float somewhere better).

What is the best thing about performing to a live audience? What’s been the career highlight so far?
The best thing is when people fully let loose and just start dancing – moments like that help me go even bigger as a performer. Playing ‘Jealous’ at my last show was one of those moments!
Highlight would have to be playing the Queensland Music Awards last year at the Fortitude Valley Music Hall! Being on the same night as Cub Sport and hanging out at the after party with Powderfinger, such a crazy night!

Finally, a few questions for some quick answers –
FAVOURITE:
Album – Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Artist – Four-way tie between Gorillaz, Mallrat, Childish Gambino and The 1975
Movie – Lost In Translation
Place to visit – Airports
Venue to play – Fortitude Music Hall
Food – Pop Tarts
Drink – Cherry Vanilla Coke
Person in History – Three-way tie between Kurt Vonnegut, Katherine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn
Tattoo – I’ve got the word ‘buckwild’ tattooed on my ribs :)

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Press Release 30th November 2021 (below)

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KWAME, ADAM NEWLING,
RAT!HAMMOCK, FLOWERTRUCK
& 1300 lead the
MOUNTAIN GOAT VALLEY CRAWL
2022 Lineup

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Mountain Goat Valley Crawl – TOWNS // Photo – Jared Hinz Photography

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Fresh off the press and ready to impress giddy music lovers, the lineup for The Mountain Goat Valley Crawl 2022 is unveiled today; Featuring 36 standout artists, including Kwame, Adam Newling, RAT!hammock, 1300, Flowertruck, and Bec Sandridge.

Assemble the herd and trot through the first multi-venue festival, returning to full capacity in Queensland, Saturday 12 February 2022. It’s hard to believe that a lineup like this is completely free!

Punters can choose their own adventure, with all night to explore the lineup of exceptional Aussie acts. Catch Kwame dominating the stage, bringing the high-energy rap that has made his name unforgettable. Join Sydney four-piece, The Lazy Eyes, and marvel in magnificent modern psych-rock. Delve into vivid stories, told in the distinctive twang of Adam Newling, then get down to Korean-Australian rap supergroup, 1300. Sway and bop with Melbourne four-piece RAT!hammock and loosen up those vocal cords to alt-pop heavy, Bec Sandridge. Lose yourself in the hypnotic beats of Sydney’s Milan Ring or dance the night away to Australiana jangle-rockers, Flowertruck. Peep the full lineup below, there’s something for every member of the pack and sure to be the soundtrack to an unforgettable experience.

As well as some of the best national acts on offer, festival-goers will be given access to nine of the Fortitude Valley’s most renowned venues. Hosting the hordes are old favourites, The Zoo, The Brightside, Black Bear Lodge, Woolly Mammoth, and Rics Backyard. Alongside them newcomers, Suzie Wongs Good Time Bar, a New York-style hang-out that is quickly becoming a Brisbane haunt. Organisers advise festival attendees that each venue will work on a first-in best-dressed basis, with limited tickets available and registration essential.

Shepherd your mates for good beer and good times at the GOAT of festivals, The Mountain Goat Valley Crawl 2022 – RSVP via Oztix today.

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18+ EVENT
SAT 6 FEB | 6PM – 11PM
FREE ENTRY

ARTISTS

Kwame
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1300
Adam Newling
Bec Sandridge
Flowertruck
The Lazy Eyes
Melaleuca
Milan Ring
Nyxen
RAT!Hammock
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90Ivy
Blue Velvet
Bored Shorts
The Buzzing Towers
Cheap Date
CityPiss
Cloe Terare
Elcid Flores
Fomi
Fraser Bell 
Girl and Girl
Haliday
Hollie Joy
Isabel Wood
Lucy Francesca Dron
Melrose.
Monet’s Pond
Passionfruit Band
Radium Dolls
Slowrip
Square
Stage Presence
Straight Girls
The Tinderboxers
Tjaka
Willis and the Lovely Ones

VENUES

Black Bear Lodge
The Brightside
The Brightside – Outdoors
Greaser
O’Skulligans
Ric’s Backyard
Suzie Wongs Good Time Bar
Woolly Mammoth Mane Stage
The Zoo

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