Gay Paris Won’t Sell Themselves Again

Sydney rockers Gay Paris have admitted they're unlikely to use crowd-sourcing to fund an album again, despite the success of the project in the making of their forthcoming second disc The Last Good Party.

The band's Pozible campaign scored them $6,000 to for the project as they traded money for gifts or favours. But vocalist Wailin' H Monks – aka Luke Monks – was hesitant when asked if they would consider the move a second time.

“I don't know if we'd do it again, because I think if you ask for too much too often people might get a bit pissy and you might have to answer for yourself in a way we're not prepared to,” he said.

As well as the expectations of having financial investors, there's a very literal aspect to people expecting things after supporting Gay Paris. Among the perks offered were a personalised birthday wish for several years in the row; having a member re-enact any film (or trailer) in ten minutes using only cutlery from the kitchen; having the band make and deliver a candlelit dinner; or having two members re-enact 'The Fake Orgasm' scene from When Harry Met Sally in a fast food store and send you the catastrophe on film. For $750 Monks even offered to get a tattoo of a fan's name.

Despite the hesitations, Monks referred to the campaign as “the easiest way to pre-order the album” and was adamant that it really helped the band make a better quality album.

“I think overall this album is more cohesive, and I don't want to be the band guy who says, 'This album shows how much more mature we are', but I think it is more cohesive in so far as, and I can't speak for the others, but it's less about showing off the talent pool and about how many riffs we have (that are awesome!), and it's more about being stripped back.”

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