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“We recorded two of the tracks before we’d even played any live shows. From there we decided we were going to make it an actual living thing, rather than just studio time.”

"We’ve always had a ball in Perth because people really party in a different way."

“I wasn’t particularly concerned with forming a coherent band and then representing that band in a recording."

“It’s always one of those balancing things. We definitely try and write like no one’s listening, just write for us – that’s how Tigertown started."

“The songs start fairly skeletal, and we start to put the meat on the bones."

"I think it’s important to be creative; being active like that and just working your brain and your spirit, y’know – in a creative way."

“Yeah, if you’d told me ten years ago that we would’ve finished our European tour two weeks ago walking offstage at Mighty Sounds, I would’ve laughed at you."

"I grew up obviously around church music and bluegrass and blues and roots music, and then as a teenager you just go as far as you can get away from that."

Cloud Control keyboardist/vocalist/tambourinist Heidi Lenffer was kind enough to give us some of her time by answering some questions for us!

We met with Sures on a lovely friday evening at the Excelsior Hotel before they head out on their huge co-headlining tour with Go Violets.

"Miley Cyrus slapped some arse, shook her own and everyone carries on like zealous self-righteous monks with a hankering for burning-woman’s-flesh."

Melbourne blows the Bloods minds and leaves them brutally hungover in the process.