Depth Perceptions

"It's a different world [in the USA],” Laubscher muses. “We were walking around and we looked like a god damn band; you know, long hair, skinny jeans, boots, the works!” With so much to see and do in the USA, it's no wonder a large portion of Shallow Highs was influenced by their time over there. “The album has been made in a collaborative storytelling kind of way – we've had a whole lot of experiences since the success of the last album, going overseas included, so we just picked a bunch of stories from that experience and moulded them into this one album.”

The guys were clearly doing something right as they walked down those foreign streets, as their songs were quickly picked up by and featured on popular television shows Gossip Girl and Awkward.

“As soon as we were on [those shows] we had so many calls from people telling me that they'd heard our song on TV. People have even posted comments on our Youtube videos saying, 'I hate to admit this, but I heard this on Gossip Girl while my girlfriend was watching it', and it's just like, 'Sure buddy...sure',” Laubscher laughs. “All we need to do now is land a song on Game Of Thrones, then we'll have made it. We just need to write a medieval symphony or something like that!”

While the guys experienced great success overseas, Laubscher says he and the band are glad to be back in Australia, and are particularly excited for their local album launch at The Zoo.

“There's no bullshit with [The Zoo],” he enthuses. “With this launch we want to make it is as big and elaborate as we can, so the guys from The Zoo are putting us into contact with lighting and sound guys to make sure it's something a little more special. We'll be trying to make this show very sleek and professional.”

Having successfully launched their latest single Young Again a few weeks back, Laubscher is confident of fan's response to the rest of Shallow Highs.

“[At the single launch I noticed] we've picked up a couple of crazy fans!” he smiles. “Every time we finish a song they'll be up and cheering. I don't know if they like us or were just taking the piss, but they pull out all these different dance moves; one guy busted out some break-dancing last time! It's cool seeing that sort of reaction. I still haven't looked out into the crowd as we're playing these new songs and seen someone giving me stink eye, so I reckon everyone's been digging the new stuff so far.”