Six Pack: Orphan Ann

Gradually put together over time, Brisbane's Orphan Ann were formed a few years ago to help Everett flesh out his developing solo work, however after a few rotations the revolving door of band members stopped spinning and now the line-up is firmly established, and the boys are ready to dive into recording a second EP.

“The [new] tracks reflect the growth of the individual members as well as the band as a whole,” he tells. “Through the rehearsal process the overall sound has changed pretty dramatically since our first EP. The old EP is very folky and there was a lot of additional instruments [and players but the new material is a little more pop, more energetic and stripped back to the band itself.”

This “rehearsal process” that Everett mentioned was the result of the alt.country quintet removing themselves from the road during the second half of 2012. But as the 30-year-old explains, they haven't simply been letting the cobwebs form.

“Actually we've been [practicing] pretty regularly in that time,” he states. “We're quite rigid on consistently rehearsing as long as there's new material coming in. Right now we're going through a developmental stage for the recording of this next release. It's been great being able to focus on the songs alone and spend time fine tuning them.”

Although, for Orphan Ann, the tunes still start from a singular place. “I tend to write the songs at home, record ideas on my phone and then bring them to the band for fine tuning, arrangements etc.” Everett says. “I had a pretty heavy relationship breakdown early this year so the themes of the songs stem from that experience. The songs tend to deal with loss, sadness, hope, resentment, jealousy... All the baggage that comes with a break-up,” he laughs. “It's like a soap opera!”