Answered by: Thea Woodward
Album title? Underground Raptor
Where did the title of your new album come from? Recording with four dogs in the studio - couldn't figure out which dog was causing the fights - turns out it was the tiniest one - Jess (drummer) declared her the "Underground Raptor".
How many releases do you have now? Three EPs; this is our first album.
How long did it take to write/record? We started it at the end of 2017 and did a number of various chunks of days over the year. Whenever we had enough money to go back in really!
Was anything in particular inspiring you during the making? It's a little more socially current than some of our previous EPs. Dabbles in some mental health shit - if you can say that's "inspiring"!
What's your favourite song on it? Fighting The Times. It's such a vibe to play live - hopefully managed to capture that in the recording.
Will you do anything differently next time? Would be great to do it all in one session rather than lots of smaller ones..that said, who knows what would've been different.
When and where is your launch/next gigs? We kick off our national tour on March 9th at the Navy Club (with Jack Davies) in Fremantle, then we're heading over east for another 15 dates.
Website link for more info? Facebook.com/thetommyhawks
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