DIET. Suck At Keeping 'Shit In The Bank'

Everyone needs a little diet once in a while. No, no, your thighs are fine - we're talking the self-titled EP of Melbourne's jangle-filled surf rockers DIET. The band started when bassist Carlos Tinsey was living in London and got a visit from "the rest of the boys". "Since then we've been recording, as well as playing gigs with bands like Slum Sociable, Big White, Alex Lahey and Wild Honey... We're all best mates."

"We recorded a good chunk of [DIET.] at a mate's farm in Yea, and the rest at each others' houses. We recorded in Yea because our mate Matty gives us free reign and there's no neighbours for weeks! We recorded it ourselves, but Snowy Nasdaq (Ocean Party) mastered it," Tinsey explains. "We are definitely more about the vibe when recording. Sometimes you want shit to sound intentionally raw and lo-fi. If we wanted perfection, our songs would sound too polite and clean. Gotta have it rough around the edges," he jokes.

"They've all been played live before, 'cause we suck at keeping shit in the bank. I write them pretty mellow but once it gets passed around the band it ends up sounding pretty huge live."