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\n<\/a>\u201cTypical live show\u2026 there\u2019s not really ever a typical live show with Peep Tempel *laughs* we never know what to expect, but it\u2019s just going to be a lot of sweat usually, you can expect that, but there\u2019s going to be a lot of dancing and an all-round good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

From release: Indomitable Melbourne trio THE PEEP TEMPEL are taking their distinctly Australian, gritty rock’n’roll to the people. The ‘Gettin’ On By’ tour is going to exhibit all the slack, head-noddin’ abandon to be found on their track of the same name. 2014 sophomore album ‘Tales’ catapulted The Peep Tempel beyond the gnarly confines of West Melbourne, where it was conceived, written and recorded. It earned them a spot on the AMP Prize shortlist, and triple j acknowledged the disarmingly polite off-kilter love song Carol. The Sydney Morning Herald hit the nail on the head, calling Tales “a sustained dip into a part of the national psyche our creative cultures rarely reach.” Inspired garage rock’n’roll imbued with wacky vernacular and unsettling characterisation. It’s all there in the live show too, with more dancing<\/p>\n

We had a chat with Stew of The Peep Tempel about the band\u2019s current tour, their music, new music and much more\u2026<\/p>\n

So for those that may not know about the band, how would you best describe the sound and vibe of Peep Tempel?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019d call it twistedly trashy rock and roll music I guess *laughs* yeah it\u2019s definitely its own beast that\u2019s for sure, just full of dark stories with the twisted rock and roll that we do.<\/p>\n

You released your second album last year, and the second is always a big step but did you have a idea of how you wanted to create and what you wanted to create out of it?<\/strong>
\nNo not really, we just wanted to put together a bunch of songs that we liked that we knew we were going to have to play for the next two years kind of thing. At first it was a bit of a long process but once we wrote songs like \u2018Carol\u2019 and \u2018Big Fish\u2019 and stuff we thought alright this is kind of the direction and it kind of took off from there.<\/p>\n

Did you feel there was a lot of growth within the band between records that helped you to make what became \u2018Tales\u2019?<\/strong>
\nYeah 100% for sure, yeah, coming up to the first record we hadn\u2019t really toured properly as a band before that and then we did a few east coast tours and we headed over to Europe, like when you have your first record you only have those twelve songs that you do in your set and we sort of knew what we wanted to add to our set of live material.<\/p>\n

Do you find with the difference between the first and second album that it\u2019s weirder playing the older songs now?<\/strong>
\nNah not really, I think it fits in really well, the newer stuff gets a bit more of a reaction because a lot more people have gotten out and gotten hold of \u2018Tales\u2019 but we still love playing the older stuff, it\u2019s great fun.<\/p>\n

So what is the process like in creating a Peep Tempel song?<\/strong>
\nMost of the time it\u2019s just getting in there jamming, but sometimes one of us will have a riff or will bring in a song idea or stuff like that. We demoed a heap of songs the other day and Steve our drummer brought in this really cool bass line and we liked that and it came out as a song, so we\u2019re trying different things all the time, just trying to evolve.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re also in the middle of a tour playing some shows out and about, describe a typical live show from the Peep Tempel and what people can expect if they come and check out a show?<\/strong>
\nTypical live show\u2026 there\u2019s not really ever a typical live show with Peep Tempel *laughs* we never know what to expect, but it\u2019s just going to be a lot of sweat usually, you can expect that, but there\u2019s going to be a lot of dancing and an all-round good time.<\/p>\n

Touring seems to be a big thing for you guys, how do you manage to play so many consecutive gigs without carking it?<\/strong>
\nWell it\u2019s just what we do, it\u2019s what we look forward to doing and every time we\u2019re not doing it, we want to be doing it and it\u2019s just great to be able to get out and about, get out to places, I\u2019ve never been to WA before and we were there last weekend and it was just an awesome experience to get out there and do it.<\/p>\n

Are you guys already writing or even contemplating new music at this stage?<\/strong>
\nYeah as I mentioned before we\u2019re sort of demoing some stuff from when we had a bit of time off and when we can and there\u2019s definitely a couple of keepers in that. We\u2019re looking to record hopefully at the start of next year, hopefully try and have an album out this time next year.<\/p>\n

Have there been any thoughts about heading overseas?<\/strong>
\nYeah 100% we definitely want to try to get to The States next year, that\u2019s definitely the market we\u2019ll be trying to get \u2018Tales\u2019 released over there at the moment and hopefully that leads us over there doing a bunch of shows in the U.S., that would be unreal.<\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s your favourite thing about being in The Peep Tempel?<\/strong>
\nI really love playing live, getting on stage, the adrenalin and you never know what to expect when we roll into town and meeting lots and lots of really cool people when we\u2019re out on the road, and the travelling, you see beautiful things that you\u2019d never get to see just doing day to day work *laughs*<\/p>\n

Ok time for a quick fire insight into you\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last album you bought?<\/strong>
\nThe Led Zeppelin reissue of Led Zep 4<\/p>\n

Favourite band to see live?<\/strong>
\nI saw Flipper play a few years ago at The Esplanade\u00a0 in St Kilda and it floored me, I didn\u2019t think it was going to be as good as what it was, but they\u2019re quite older blokes now they put their albums out in the last seventies\/ early eighties and fuck, they\u2019ve still got it.<\/p>\n

What band or artist made you want to be a rock star?<\/strong>
\nDefinitely Guns N Roses when I was a kid, 100% *laughs* I had walls covered in Guns N Roses posters.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one song you\u2019d love the band to cover that no one would expect you to?<\/strong>
\n*laughs* We did do once a cover of \u2018Total Control\u2019 by The Motels\u2026 it was a friend of ours birthday and it\u2019s one of her favourite songs, so we learnt it and played it and no one expected us to do that, that\u2019s for sure *laughs*<\/p>\n

Has it ever made it back into the set?<\/strong>
\nNo *laughs* but we do have a live recording of it from the show.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s next for you guys?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019re out until the start of June but I think we\u2019ve got another couple of bits and pieces coming up in June \/ July a few shows yet to be announced, and yeah, we\u2019ll start working on the next record, pre-production, writing and all that jazz\u2026<\/p>\n

Lastly, finish this sentence for me by the end of 2015, The Peep Tempel will\u2026<\/strong>
\nHopefully still be alive after our tours *laughs* but The Peep Tempel will be recording\u2026<\/p>\n

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Catch The Peep Tempel at their remaining \u2018Gettin\u2019On By\u2019 tour dates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 23rd May<\/strong>\u00a0– Howler, Melbourne –\u00a0TIX HERE<\/a>
\nSaturday 30th May<\/strong>\u00a0– The Railway Club, Darwin –\u00a0TIX HERE<\/a>
\nFriday 5th June<\/strong>\u00a0– Crown & Anchor, Adelaide –\u00a0TIX HERE<\/a>
\nSaturday 6th June<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>– The Eastern, Ballarat<\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n

Sounds like: <\/strong>Rock and Roll<\/p>\n

Band members:<\/strong> Blake, Striker & Stewart<\/p>\n

Latest Release:<\/strong> Tales<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> <\/strong>http:\/\/wingsing.co\/thepeeptempel\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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