The Shiny Brights had better come to Brisbane soon. After hearing about their on-stage antics, costumed tigers, unstoppable energy and current prospects which include sponsored trips to NYC, I think these Adelaide boys are right up my alley in terms of fun-tastic bands that don’t take themselves too seriously. Check them out yourself - you’ll probably want to don a tiger-costume and do the running man adorned with David Bowie make-up. I sure as hell do.
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How did the band get together?
The band started when we were all in high school. The other four had already been together for about 6 months when I joined the band.
What is the best gig you’ve ever done and why?
My favourite gig by far was our EP launch in August. We put a lot of work into it and it was so rewarding to see it all pay off. We aimed pretty high by choosing the biggest venue in town (The Gov) and it was packed. Everyone was really excited and it was a pretty crazy night. We had all these costumed tigers running around and everyone was crowd-surfing. It was nuts.
What artists influence your music?
We all have such diverse influences in our music which is great because we all bring something different to the table. I’d say that our common influences are musicians like David Bowie, Rolling Stones, The Pixies, The Libertines, The Beatles…. we could continue that list forever.
I know some artists hate being asked this question, but I’m curious.. so where did the bands’ name come from?
We originally had another name but we felt that we had evolved a lot since that band and we needed a change. We went through some huge lists of names and it took ages to cull them down but we all thought that The Shiny Brights suited us really well. We like to have fun and don’t take ourselves too seriously so I guess the idea that we’re clean cut and polished and shiny is a bit of a joke to us. We also rehearse in this huge warehouse down by the river that is full of old washing machines so the whole squeaky clean laundromat theme fits perfectly really.
If you could collaborate with any artist, living or dead, who would it be, and why?
I’d have to say George Harrison or Louis Armstrong. Purely because I think that they’re the two coolest cats ever.
You’re about to perform at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York, with artists such as Coheed & Cambria, Bear Hands, A Place To Bury Strangers, Roisin Murphy, how did the opportunity come about?
It’s pretty funny how it’s all fallen into place so quickly. It started out earlier this year when we heard about this campaign that Japanese label Onitsuka Tiger were designing called ‘Electric Tigerland’. The concept was about Tokyo and the nightlife where fashion, culture and music all come together. We loved the idea of a neon utopia in Tokyo and so we wrote a song about it and decided to send it off to them as a bit of fun. We were stoked when they got in touch and said that they loved it. Then one thing lead to another and they invited us to perform at CMJ, where they are one of the major sponsors We can’t wait to go to New York and check out some of the other bands and just run amok in the city. We’re actually going to be blogging about the experience for fasterlouder.com.au so do check it out in a few weeks time.
What are your plans for 2009?
We’re going to have a bit of a break early in the year so we can write some new material, then we’re going to look at going back into the studio and maybe releasing another EP, followed by a tour. We really want to focus on playing more shows interstate and building our fanbase so that’s going to be a bit of a priority for 2009.
esigns and a poster for sale at RedBubble. We realised it has been some time since we let everyone know about them. Not only are there different designs, there are different colours! Whoooa!
