You might not know the name Georgia Fair, but chances are you’ve been humming along to their new song “Picture Frames,” which provides the soundtrack for the current Big M flavoured milk ad. I caught up with one half of the talented duo, Jordan Wilson, to chat about the band’s new self-titled EP, their big upcoming tours, and his favourite Sunday afternoon tipple.
You’ve just released your debut EP. What can you tell me about it?
It just came out on Friday. We spent about a month, on and off, recording it and had a really good time. It’s got some new songs and some old songs on there so hopefully that turns out.
People might have heard your song “Picture Frames” on the new Big M advertisement. How did it feel to see your song on the TV for the first time?
It’s pretty exciting. The first time I saw it it was a bit of a shock. I wasn’t actually expecting it. It was after the footy actually, after my team won. So it was a pretty good day.
You’ve managed to score some massive supporting gigs for Kate Miller-Heidke and Whitley in the coming months. Are you fans of their music?
Yeah, definitely. Ben and I both love their music so we’re happy to be supporting them next month. It’ll be a good tour.
Busy times supporting both artists I suppose too.
They’re sort of interlinking I think, so we’re managing to fit it in. We’re really happy we got to do both of them. There was a chance we’d only be able to do one, so this is good.
What do you love about being on stage?
I guess it’s definitely an adrenalin rush. The main thing is that I love playing our songs to people getting in the zone. It feels really natural playing our songs, especially the new ones.
How have the crowds been responding to your music?
Really good. The whole EP started with us playing full instrumentation with a band and stuff, but with the last couple of shows and this upcoming tour we’ve been getting acoustic, just by ourselves. So that’s a really good challenge, with the crowd and stuff. But we’ve found they’ve been pretty responsive and we’ve been playing some good shows. They’ve been listening and haven’t been too hard.