Interview: Getting to know King Ibis

Boorloo/Perth indie-rock band King Ibis are supporting Coldplay on the Perth leg of their Music of the Spheres World Tour, on Sunday, November 19th. We asked them to tell us about themselves:

Home is… Perth currently. Majority of us grew up in rural towns, Yelbeni, Denmark and Geraldton. 

‘Watch My Mind Bend’ is… about wanting to quit a habit that you know isn’t good for you. In this case, the habit is a friends with benefits situation bound to end in tears but the allure of the physical connection is too powerful to resist.

We played this song for a while at our shows and always felt like it wasn’t quite sitting right. We tried to workshop it and get it to a point where it was recording ready, but it really wasn’t hitting the mark. Just before we binned it all together, we decided to try some ideas in the studio with Dave Parkin to see if he could help to get it across the line. Everything sat so much better once he got his hands on it. He helped to really solidify the rhythm section and get the best ideas and playing out of everyone. Overall, the song came out so much better than we had hoped.

We spend too much time… making fun of Nadene. 

We’ve never… been to Hawaii 🙁 Also we would love to tour overseas! 

It might surprise people to learn that… Nadene loves trap music and we make fun of her constantly for it!

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KING IBIS – UPCOMING SHOWS:

SUN 19 NOV | OPTUS STADIUM, BOORLOO/PERTH WA (supporting Coldplay)
FRI 24 NOV | BALMY NIGHTS FESTIVAL, BOORLOO/PERTH WA
SAT 25 NOV | BALMY NIGHTS FESTIVAL, KEPA KURL/ESPERANCE WA

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