Have You Heard: Freakwave

Answered by: Andy Hayden

How did you get together?
Went to Mike’s for a beer, heard demos he and Neil wrote, showed them to Lombi, had a jam, decided on a stupid band name – BOOM! Freak Wave started. Recorded our first 12” soon after.

Sum up your musical sound in four words?
Unpolished, swinging, fuzzy, indie-rock.

If you could support any band in the world – past or present – who would it be?
Australian band: Midnight Oil (late-‘80s era, in a pub). Overseas band: Husker Du.

You’re being sent into space, no iPod, you can bring one album – what would it be?
I’d burn a CD of Fugazi’s Repeater and sneak on a mix of Screamfeeder, Archers Of Loaf, Husker Du, Front End Loader, Lungfish, Samiam and Magic Dirt to fill up the CD.

Greatest rock’n’roll moment of your career to date?
Touring USA and Europe a few times with my old band, A Death In The Family. The feeling of traveling with mates and playing music you created to people on the other side of the world is a remarkable thing.

Why should people come and see your band?
Because we’re in the prime of our lives – physically and musically. You could argue otherwise and stay home though.

Website link for more info? freakwaveband.bandcamp.com