Hot Little Hands aren’t a band who likes to stand still. Fresh from their run in the Toohey’s Extra Dry uncharTED competition, the band are now touring around the country to promote their debut album Dynamite in Black and White. The band’s drummer James Harvey took time out of his busy schedule to chat to me about the CD, life on the road, and their unique sound.
You’re about to start your Australian tour. Are you looking forward to getting back in front of local audiences?
Yeah we love it! Australia’s so massive and so each city we play in is so different – it’s great!
You recently played some shows in New Zealand. How did the crowds over there respond to your music?
New Zealand was very kind to us indeed! The audiences went nuts – and as far as we know they hadn’t heard much if any of our music before. We might even be playing the Rhythm and Vines festival over the New Years period!
This is a bit of a blink-and-you’ll miss it tour. Are there any plans to get out and play some regional dates later this year?
Hopefully. We do love playing regional shows – again it’s so different each place. Fingers crossed we will get to but we’re also hoping to record a new album soon so we’ll have to see.
There’s a lot of travelling involved in getting to all those capital cities. How do you amuse yourself on the road?
I’d like to say we knit up a storm … but that would be a lie. There’s lots of loud music listening and Frisbee inside the airports until we get told off … and then sneak a few more throws in before they come back.
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