One of Sydney’s most exciting upcoming Indie-pop bands Nova & The Experience have had an impressive year, from receiving the inaugural First Break Development award from Commercial Radio Australia and the Mushroom Group, winning Marble Bar’s ‘Be Discovered’ competition as well as beating 100’s of bands to open for Stonefield and Amy Meredith at the Ben & Jerry’s Openair Cinema Charity Launch.
When they weren’t busy winning competition and accolades the four piece wrote their most anticipated EP yet. Titled Where We Go the EP sees the band once again with ARIA nominated producer Lachlan Mitchell (Jezabels, The Vines) to develop a new progression in their musical direction. In celebration of the release of the EP (out digitally Sept 1st) James Buckingham the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist gave us a track by track rundown of this indie-pop delight. Check it out below.
We’re Not Going Anywhere
“Look, let’s be honest. This track is really just the intro to the next track. Like candles and Barry White, it helps set the mood.”
Jennifer Lawrence
“This song is about eloping with a lover to try and save what you have lost. I started writing it in the aftermath of a few big days over new years eve. The band finished it with me. People always ask why we chose to call it this name. There are a whole bunch of reasons. For one thing, it’s a line in the song. I think her name is going to become a ‘classic actress’ kind of name. I liked the ring of it.”
We Made
This is about all the awesome friends we met and plans we made since moving to Sydney. Warehouse parties. Experimental music nights. The Inner West has a lot to offer.
The Island
Roll yourself up a nice spliff and listen hard to the lyrics. That’s all I am saying. That and we don’t condone taking drooogs.
Spidercrabs
This is about the creatures we find on the island we journey to in the previous song. It’s also our tribute to the drunk masses that come out of their hiding places every weekend and stumble around. We are all the spidercrabs.
Paper Mache Planes
We actually had another song that was supposed to be on the EP but the week before we started recording we half wrote this song, and couldn’t not put it on. So happy we found it.
Upcoming Shows
Fri 29th Aug – Smith’s Alternative Bookshop, Canberra
Sat 30th Aug – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney – 2nd Show
