Head of the class

“It was overblown, a double record, all about weird stuff that was happening to us at the time,” he said. “This one is more settled, I think.”

That reflects life for Yeomans, who is now a married father of two. All the ’Gurge guys are now parents, and all live in different cities, necessitating changes to the way they’ve always worked.

“I’m a pretty selfish guy, in terms of being creative — I definitely need the time to work, otherwise I go crazy,” Yeomans said.

“But I have reassessed the way I work, because I don’t want to neglect my children. I don’t want to tour anywhere near as much, and I now work on my days off or in the cracks I get. I’m much better at working in hour or two-hour slots than I used to be. And I feel like I get more done as a result, which is really strange.

“When you look back at the albums you made when you didn’t have kids, the quality is not better. Maybe you overworked it because you had too much time on your hands. So in some ways, [having less time] can work for you.”

So, basically, the more kids they have, the better Regurgitator’s albums will be?

“We should have some more and become like a cult,” Yeomans said. “Then you’ll get some really good recordings. It worked for the Beach Boys, right?”

Regurgitator bring their Life Support national tour to Tasmania next month for two shows at the Republic Bar in North Hobart: from 10pm on August 11 (with Canberra punk queens Glitoris and Brisbane party rockers The Stress of Leisure), and from 2.30pm on August 12 (with Glitoris and local supports the Native Cats). Tickets are $38.65, go to www.moshtix.com.au for bookings.