Tyler McLoughlan, Journalist

Nada Surf nailed it in 2012 for Tyler McLoughlan.

“I’ve been excited to get back to Australia and do festivals – they have quite a distinct energy to them, the Australian festivals compared to American ones – so yeah it will be really fun."

“It’s gonna be a fun show – [we’re] playin’ all the loud songs ‘cause I figured everyone will be drunk by the end of the night and it’s the Beetle Bar and everyone talks, so I thought right, we’ll do the big ones!”

“We’ve supported The Aston Shuffle twice on their tours, and we’ve also played two more festivals with them so we’ve been fortunate enough to become good friends with those guys."

"I’d be pretty disappointed if I got seven tracks on an album, but it’s a lot bigger than what you’d expect an EP to be… So we went with mini-album…”

"I get an extra sense of freedom and even a boost in confidence or self-esteem when I land on American land – it’s really weird."

"It’s not until you get the title and you get the artwork and you get the disc and you slap them all together that you really know. I think there’s luck involved in the decision making process. And I thought that it all worked – I think that it all works well as an entity.”

"I got tired of hearing people go: ‘And we were just listening to the beautiful Jen Cloher,’ you know. I got tired of being beautiful and nice, so I really wanted to go for something that was imperfect and you can hear it in the vocal take."

“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.”

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

There is no doubt that Tim Hart is a talented, thoughtful and honest musician, though Milling The Wind lacks stylistic dynamic.

“We just got a bit carried away I think! We really wanted to get a whole lot of African groups and make a mini-festival and have good food available and, yeah, just have an extended party. We’re really happy about presenting this group of bands.”