The Laneway lineup dropped yesterday and brought with it a range of big names, including Australian psychedelic crew Tame Impala and the newly renamed Chet Faker, who’d appreciate it if you’d stick to calling him Nick Murphy from now on.
But looking down the list of names set to appear at the Auckland leg of the festival are Yukon Era, whom you may not necessarily recognise but who are notable in that they’re the youngest band ever to play St Jerome’s Laneway Festival.
“We have to have parental supervision,” 17-year-old guitarist Lachie Thurlow told the NZ Herald. “It’s anoying sometimes. Our parents are like, ‘Yep, we’re going home now,’ and you can’t say no because you can’t be in there without them.”
In fact, two out of the four members of the Auckland unit, who formed just two years ago, can’t actually stay in any of the licensed venues where they regularly perform without a parental guardian. In fact, that includes the 18+ Laneway Festival as well.
“We’ll be opening for a band and we’ll play and then we won’t get to see the band because either our parents want to go, or the bar says sorry you can’t stay,” singer Christian Dimick, also 17, told the Herald.
The four-piece garage punk outfit unleashed their new single ‘Vietnam Man’ earlier this month and have received attention from the music blogosphere both at home and here in Australia for the singles ‘Leash’ and ‘Daily Judgement’.
Despite their age, they’ve also racked up some impressive support slots, having opened for a range of big name international acts including Mac Demarco, Viet Cong, METZ, and Mini Mansions, even though they couldn’t stick around to watch them play.
