When did you first start making music and what led you there? We played our first gig at The Brunswick Mechanic’s Institute at the end of 2013 which led to local muso’s nights for about 12 months. The band’s made up of eight individuals with interests in soul, funk, pop, jazz, early-Jamaican music, exotica and Australian music history.
What’s the story behind your new single ‘A Man Needs Cooling’? The Offtopics’ Funk Dynamo persona is like a budget Tom Jones. He’s pretty convinced of his own sexiness right up to the point where he spills a drink on himself or he falls off the stage. This single takes that idea and runs with it asking, “Have you ever been so attracted to someone that they make you want to wee?”
What do you love about making music? We love making people dance, laugh and clap their hands.
How would you describe your sound and how did you come to it? Blue-eyed soul with a cheeky whiff of brown-eye.
What can we expect from your launch show? For this launch we’re taking things back to the site of our first gig. We’ll push the seating back in The Mech’s to make a dancefloor, move the bar into the theatre and party like it’s your birthday.We’re talking Aldi levels of value here.
