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"The passing of [American surfing legend] Andy Irons [from an overdose] – I wrote a song about him called A.I. – and it was just the feelings I’d had since he passed."

"I think more touring and playing a lot more changed the record a bit… I think this record is a bit more stripped back. There are less things happening, but the things that are happening are better."

“Looking at such an extensive back catalogue, and we are able play about 90 per cent of that, we can make our choices wisely."

"We haven’t really had the chance to put ourselves out there and get the name goin’ so the EP launch on Valentine’s Day will be really good for us.”

“Crank it up I really like this bit, fuck that riff sounds really sick…” Kris Swales gets deep about the musical love of his life.

We caught up with Melbourne gal Kristina Miltiadou on the lead up to her self-titled record!

“I’m definitely going to be seeing Metallica. You know, some cities you just fly in and fly out and you don’t get a chance to see anything. But as a guy who grew up in the ‘90s, seeing Metallica is something I have to do."

“I’m there trying to make the craziest, fucked-up sounds with my band, and vibing off the band, and creating something, like a fucking musician."

“My aim was specifically to write music together and not apart, because for Neighborhoods we weren’t together at all – we just weren’t even really talking."

“We just wanted to release the record to everybody at the same time, press included, more or less.”

“Hardcore in general is a very energetic and interactive style of music so of course the live shows are very important – perhaps more so than in other styles of music."

"It’s not like you come up with a new name and all of a sudden you’re like, inspired to write songs. I know what you’re saying; there’s this idea that the name was emblematic of some big change."