BIGSOUND 2012: Kira Puru & The Bruise

Member/role:
Kira Puru.

Hometown:
Newcastle.

Short description of your band and your music:
Uh, that might just be the question I am least fond of. If you can imagine me and three dudes, cruising the Hume, listening to mix-tapes with everything from Portishead and Radiohead, to Outkast and Lana Del Rey via the Arctic Monkeys, then drunkenly fumbling out schizophrenic ballads about one night stands... well, it's sort of like that.

What are you hoping to achieve from showcasing at BIGSOUND?
We're just about to throw down a new release, and we want to jam it in the earholes of as many people as possible. We've been busy making some changes to the live show and are enthusiastic about putting it out there. Frankly, we're just grateful to be invited and in such good company, anything more is just gravy.

Why should people come and see you from amongst the myriad bands at BIGSOUND?
We'll give you five bucks.