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\n<\/a>\u201cThe Snowdroppers started with a very specific purpose and we were very much, well we still do to some extent but we were very much wearing a costume both physically and metaphorically *laughs*, and aurally I guess\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

From release: Seminal Sydney blues-rockers\u00a0The Snowdroppers\u00a0are back, and they\u2019re not mucking around. They return with a swag of brand new pop-soaked anthems on third studio album \u2018BUSINESS\u2019, released on\u00a04 September, 2015\u00a0through ABC Music imprint FOUR | FOUR. On\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2018<\/em>Business\u2019,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>long-time sound man\u00a0Ryan Hazell\u00a0 (The Drones, The Fumes)\u00a0distils the band\u2019s live energy and unorthodox interpretation of rock n’ roll into a triumphant collision of potent song writing and discordant raw power. The album\u2019s twelve tracks, an unpredictable fusion of everything from classic soul and r\u2019n\u2019b, fuzzed-out stoner riff-rock to distorted country\u2026<\/p>\n

Out for a stroll, we chatted to Jeremey \/ Johnny from The Snowdroppers about the band\u2019s new album \u2018Business\u2019, touring, evolution, personas and much more\u2026<\/p>\n

So, \u2018Business<\/a>\u2019 has just been released, how is business?<\/strong>
\nBusiness is good, business as usual, business casual\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2018Business\u2019 is your third album, so going into this one did you set out to do anything differently this time around?<\/strong>
\nWell not necessarily different, I think we just went in there and the last record, like a bit of our history, but our last record was a little bit rushed in terms of the song writing process, we didn\u2019t have as much time as wanted to really let the songs sort of simmer before serving *laughs*, just because it had been so long between releases we really felt the pressure to get something out. There\u2019s some great songs on that record that we love and we still play live but a couple of songs we say \u2018ooh that could\u2019ve been a little bit longer in the oven\u2019 *laughs* if you know what I mean\u2026 So this time we just wanted to really have enough time to let the songs tell us what they wanted.<\/p>\n

How do you feel your approach to song writing has changed in your time together?<\/strong>
\nI mean credit given where credit is due, Pauly has really stepped up on this record and song writing wise it\u2019s very much a labour of love for him; he really has come into his own as really kind of a brilliant song writer in my opinion. On the last album I guess there was a bit of a sense of competition between his songs and my songs if you know what I mean? Pauly is a bit of an evil genius, he\u2019s very reclusive in his song writing, he likes to tuck himself away and he\u2019ll just come out with this like a mad scientist, he\u2019ll have it in his lap for a couple of weeks then all of a sudden he\u2019ll bring this brilliant song to rehearsal. So this time around I think it was a little bit more collaborative *laughs* we were sharing a lot more idea as opposed to writing separately, more so than in previous records, so yeah it was a bit more collaborative this time around.<\/p>\n

The sound has evolved somewhat, do you put this down to growth or a natural evolution within the band?<\/strong>
\nColumn A, column B\u2026 I think it\u2019s just a case of whether it is that album or not, was probably getting closer and closer to the album that The Snowdroppers always had inside us you know what I mean? At the end of the day the nature of how the band started, I\u2019m not going to say unusual and I\u2019m not going to say unique, but just a little bit different you know what I mean? The Snowdroppers started with a very specific purpose and we were very much, well we still do to some extent but we were very much wearing a costume both physically and metaphorically *laughs*, and aurally I guess. So I think as the albums go on we shed that a little bit more and more and at the end of the day you\u2019re just talking to a couple of Billy Joel fans that are trying to write a really good song *laughs*. We\u2019re just kind of classic pop fans at the end of the day, we love choruses, we love melodies, we love singing along, we love pop music at the end of the day. So I think that\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to do, I guess at the same time though we\u2019re kind of really aware that we like to dance, we like to boogie, boogie on down, so we\u2019re trying to keep things a little bit more up this time and that was a conscious decision just to keep it a little funky fresh.<\/p>\n

Your live shows are always a whole lot of fun, have you got anything planned for this upcoming run of shows?<\/strong>
\nJust the usual smattering of under rehearsed, bad stand-up comedy *laughs* no we\u2019ve been rehearsing pretty hard now for a while so we\u2019re hoping we can bring something quasi-rehearsed to the table, but that\u2019ll probably all go out the window in the first five minutes of the gig *laughs*<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite thing about being in The Snowdroppers?<\/strong>
\nTalking to journalists on my way to work *laughs* man, it has been and always will be playing live for me, just that feeling of making music with three other people in the room just when you hear that first incarnation of a song, you can\u2019t beat that, that germ of creativity, it\u2019s that God particle *laughs* it\u2019s why we\u2019re all here, so whatever way you can get that is what I enjoy about life and that\u2019s what I enjoy about music.<\/p>\n

You mentioned before that you wear the costumes back starting but you also went under personas, are you still going as Johnny or are you Jeremy now?<\/strong>
\nIt depends who you ask, people are still quite confused, and I am *laughs*\u2026 like I do interviews now and people kind of go \u201cWho\u2019s Jeremy?\u201d and I have to say \u201cWell you\u2019re talking to him.\u201d I think I\u2019m kind of comfortable with both now, I\u2019ve sort of centered and come to terms with my addiction *laughs* and I still some days I\u2019m more Johnny than Jeremy and some days I\u2019m more Jeremy than Johnny *laughs* but I mean I\u2019ve definitely shed that, that persona was sort of a coping mechanism with nerves when we started to be honest, so it was easier for me to climb inside that character and it would help me get over the nerves and it wasn\u2019t me, it was a performance so I didn\u2019t have to be nervous anymore. I think as the years went on that skin was shed a little bit and I don\u2019t know, people really took to it and that\u2019s kind of nice.<\/p>\n

My thoughts are the Australian rock scene is doing quite well and a lot of bands are out there at the moment killing it, from an artist side, what are your thoughts on where the scene is at the moment?<\/strong>
\nMan, I get asked this,\u00a0 I don\u2019t know and I\u2019m not going to say I don\u2019t care, I mean I do obviously being a gigging rock musician, but I sort of avoid and just put my head down and do it. There\u2019s that whole sort of moaning in the scene at the moment in terms of venues closing, like oh rock is dead, music is dead, live music is dead\u2026 and I mean there is that argument that it\u2019s certainly not the same as it was, but everything changes man, it\u2019s never going to stay the same you know what I mean? So I\u2019m going to use a Shawshank Redemption quote here \u201cGet busy livin\u2019 or get busy dyin\u201d *laughs* so I\u2019ve always just put my head down and got on with it, I mean what are you not going to play because some venues close you know what I mean? It\u2019ll make it harder I suppose, but a band starting out, fuck, I don\u2019t know *laughs*. In terms of the scene, rock and roll will never fuckin\u2019 die, man *laughs*. I\u2019ve seen a lot of great shows, I was actually at The Grenadiers show on Saturday night up at Newtown Social and they killed it dude, if anyone hasn\u2019t got their new record or gone to see them, they are the tightest rock and roll band. I\u2019ve seen all this new music recently, I went and High Tension, they were fantastic, obviously Royal Headache are just killing it at the moment, and yeah rock and roll will never die.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s get a bit of a quick fire insight into you\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

What was the first album you bought?<\/strong>
\nWould\u2019ve been Presidents Of The United States Of America\u2026<\/p>\n

What was the last album you bought?<\/strong>
\nIt was and I know this\u2026 It was\u2026 actually purchased on vinyl, a Canadian band called Single Mothers.<\/p>\n

Who is your favourite band to see live?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve seen The Hives a couple of times and they\u2019re fantastic.<\/p>\n

What band or artist made you want to be a rock star?<\/strong>
\nOh fuck\u2026 I don\u2019t know\u2026 you know what? Probably Pink Floyd\u2026<\/p>\n

Do you know all the words to \u2018Informer\u2019 by Snow?<\/strong>
\nNo, I know there\u2019s licking of boom boom\u2019s involved and that\u2019s about all I got *laughs* not actually sure what a boom boom is but use your imagination.<\/p>\n

Lastly, let\u2019s look ahead to the future, and predict the future, so finish this sentence for me, in 2016, The Snowdroppers will\u2026<\/strong>
\nIn 2016, The Snowdroppers will be embroiled in a small civil lawsuit in America involving our bass player\u00a0 and the theft of some pet food, dog food from the pet store in middle Connecticut *laughs*<\/p>\n

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THE SNOWDROPPERS NATIONAL \u2018BUSINESS\u2019 ALBUM TOUR 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plus Special Guests\u00a0FOOD COURT<\/strong>* & guests<\/p>\n

Presented by FasterLouder, Select Music, Four | Four and push.pull<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

THUR 10 SEPT \u2013 BIGSOUND, BRISBANE*<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRI 11 SEPT \u2013 HELM BAR, MOOLOOLABA*<\/strong><\/p>\n

SAT 19 SEPT \u2013 NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB, MELBOURNE<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRI 25 SEPT\u00a0\u2013\u00a0NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLUB, SYDNEY\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Part of Rolling Stone Live Lodge\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

THUR 01 OCT \u2013 ED CASTLE, ADELAIDE*<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRI 02 OCT \u2013 PRINCE OF WALES, BUNBURY*<\/strong><\/p>\n

SAT 03 OCT, THE BOSTON, PERTH*<\/strong><\/p>\n

SUN 04 OCT, NEWPORT HOTEL, FREMANTLE*<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRI 09 OCT \u2013 THE BRIGHTSIDE, BRISBANE<\/strong><\/p>\n

SAT 10 OCT \u2013 THE SPOTTED COW, TOOWOOMBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

THUR 26 NOV, REPUBLIC BAR, HOBART*<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRI 27 & SAT 28 NOV, QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL, QUEENSCLIFF*<\/strong><\/p>\n

For further ticketing info head to\u00a0www.snowdroppers.com<\/a><\/p>\n

*FOOD COURT not appearing<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

Band members: <\/strong>Wishbone \u2013 Vocals, Pauly K \u2013 Guitar, Cougar Jones \u2013 Drums, London – Bass<\/p>\n

Latest release: <\/strong>Business \u2013 (out now \u2013 ABC Music \/ FOUR|FOUR Music) – Get it HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> \u00a0https:\/\/www.snowdroppers.com<\/a><\/p>\n