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"We had a lot of cool guidance in the beginning from people like Loki [Lockwood] from [Melbourne-based indie] Spooky Records."

You really can't ignore The Story So Far. Arguably one of the fastest rising pop punk bands of the current decade, these guys just keep on moving onto bigger and bigger things. Two weeks ago, the guys announced their return to Australia as part of the mammoth Soundwave 2014 lineup. Guitarist Will Levy took some time out to tell us all about their expectations for the festival and the band's previous experiences touring the country in January this year.

"We really wanted to focus on the quality of the record without feeling like we had to compromise on what we were doing.”

"With Hungry Ghost, behind every song I do see some overall theme – there’s society as spectacle, this big fake-masked reality that we’re born into and we buy into it every day and we live it every day."

"I try not to read too much about ourselves, whether it’s good or bad."

"I’ve never performed by myself, because that idea just petrifies me. But I did it and it was one of the most nerve wrecking experiences I’ve ever had."

"So much of what’s written about the band is total baloney."

“We weren’t together, so there wasn’t a chemistry about the writing process the first time and I think that’s what one of the biggest differences is."

"I think the flatter the line is, the more at peace you are with the world and the universe. So that’s something that I aspire to. And of course death is the ultimate flatline.”

“The whole time I grew up I was a tomboy, so it didn’t really bother me because I would look at dudes doing music and relate to them just the same as I would a woman."

“I actually meant for it to be four years but a fellow thought that an orchestral show would be a nice big bang way of coming back and I’m glad he had the idea because it’s gone really well. "