Any product or service of someone else’s you reckon we should know about?

What are you plugging?

No one knows who we are in New Zealand, so I guess our plan is to use these answers to convince people that we’re an awesome band and you should come and see us when we play our first overseas shows ever, in Auckland and Wellington on June 30 and July 1. Fortunately, we actually are an awesome band that you should see live, so no problems there. I’d like to plug your local record store. Surely you have one in your town and you should support it because records are back – all the cool kids are buying them. And you can probably buy our debut LP Alright Already there, which I thank you in advance for doing.

How did you initially get involved in music?

The soundtrack to Batman & Robin, the Joel Schumacher Batman film whose Bat-nipples basically led to Christopher Nolan revolutionising superhero movies. It had an awesome soundtrack, featuring Smashing Pumpkins twice, R Kelly, Bone ThugsN-Harmony and Eric Benet.

What are the ingredients for a great live performance?

Charisma and a bit of danger. If you’re nodding your head in the crowd but also slightly stressed that the band you’re seeing might f… it all up at any moment, then it’s a good show. Just don’t be boring.

What’s your idea of happiness?

Most brown foods.

What life lesson would you pass on to other people?

Lack of action and urgency regarding climate change. Sydney’s Lockout [after-hour drinking] laws and more importantly the blatant corruption from which illogical laws were implemented. Human rights abuses at detention centres and across Australia in general. I can’t solve these. You just have to stay informed and decide how you feel about these issues and try to talk with anyone who will listen. The biggest issue we face is a general sense of complacency, which I am 100 per cent guilty of.

What’s exciting you at the moment?

We just played to over 1000 people in Sydney, which is over three times the amount of people that we played to last tour. So my hubris overtaking my self-deprecation is pretty exciting.

What’s freaking you out?

Nothing, why?

What are you looking forward to right now?