'I Wanted My Album To Feel Bigger Than Just Music': Charley On 'The Chronicles Of A Serial Idealist'

Guide Cover: Lane-Harry x Ike Campbell

Member answering: Lane

How long have you been together? This is our second year.

How did you all meet? We went to the same high school but the first time we ever hung out was to go see 360 play an all ages show in Brisbane in 2011.

You’re on tour in the van – which band or artist is going to keep the most people happy if we throw them on the stereo? Kanye West, hands down.

Would you rather be a busted broke-but-revered Hank Williams figure or some kind of Metallica monster? Probably Metallica monster.

Which Brisbane bands before you have been an inspiration (musically or otherwise)? Baskervillian are wild. They’d be my favourite Brisbane band, so I’ll say them.

What part do you think Brisbane plays in the music you make? Our two biggest shows have both been at Eatons Hill in Brisbane so we absolutely love Brisbane for coming through and supporting us.

Is your band responsible for more make-outs or break-ups? Why? Make-outs for sure. I’m always trying to shine a light on my indie singer-songwriter friends to give them as much exposure as I can.

What reality TV show would you enter as a band and why? Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Would dramatically increase our chances of bumping into Kanye.

What’s in the pipeline for the band in the short term? We have a new single called Netflix coming out really soon. Nils Nilsson is directing the music video; Nils worked on movies like Man Of Steel, San Andreas and the new Pirates Of The Caribbean. He’s just finishing up the storyboard now and we’re hoping to shoot it this month.