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I meet with Muscles early on a Saturday in late Octoberl; the busiest day of the Valley Fiesta (Brisbane’s biggest street party and all-ages, free festival)

After a four year hiatus, The Early November have re-united and made a new record, ‘In Currents,’ which they will be bringing to Australia on the band’s first ever visit for Soundwave next year. KYS caught up with guitarist Joseph Marro to chat about the hiatus and the group’s future plans.

I’m comfortable with the fact that Burial’s Untrue is just two-step minus the naff, brostep is just nu metal minus the Durst, and Muse are just Queen with MIDI and better haircuts.

"In the future it will be more about having ideas and then playing them with the band, but I don’t want to lose that singularity of making music on your own."

"The people who I respect, generally speaking, can see the work that goes into my music. I feel I’m more misrepresented as a person, really. People who like my music meet me and think I’m going to be this loudmouth."

“As we’re speaking, I’m making underwear for my boyfriend... This week I’m onto panties. Maybe I’ll make a few extra and try to sell them at the merch table, but I can’t really say right now! It would be really funny.”

"I’m just loving the band I’ve got at the moment. I don’t take those kinds of things for granted, you know: the fact that we’re all in the same place at the same time, all able to play the same kind of music. They’re phenomenal musicians, and really tasteful musicians. I couldn’t be more happy, really."

“I’m really excited to try and bring the songs to life, bring it to the next level and make them pretty and fun and sad.”

"You have to do this every day on tour actually, to make sure you haven’t lost your mind. So let’s see if I can do it, okay – today is Thursday, October the 11th, my name is Ron Pope and I am in Salt Lake City, Utah. That’s it."

"I think we’re trying to consolidate things a bit at the moment rather than look too far forward... just keep writing for the next album and do a good tour for this album."

“The biggest problem I faced as a writer when Hunters & Collectors ended was just a crisis of credibility I think.”

“I don’t know where the ‘lucky hat’ rumour came from, though. It’s not true, man – I don’t have a lucky hat! We love Melbourne, we love Australia. We can’t wait to come back."