00:05Hi, I'm Andrew Trendle. You're watching NME. We are here at Reading Festival 2026 with Radio
00:10Frealis. Hey, Andrew. How are you? How you guys doing? We're great. If I'm not mistaken,
00:16this is your second Reading, right? That's right. That's sweet. How do you guys find it? I mean,
00:22do you feel the weight of the legacy, the legend, the magic in the air at all times?
00:26It's a hefty weight to bear. Yeah, I feel like this is the one festival that being from Australia is
00:32so
00:33aware of. I mean, this is in kind of Glastonbury in a way, like Nirvana at Reading and these kind
00:37of like legendary gigs. So yeah, I really do. It carries a particular weight that other festivals
00:44don't as much in a way. How did your set go down today? Yeah, good. We were playing at 2
00:50p.m.
00:50so it was kind of, it was 2 p.m. But it was good. We were really happy with the
00:56crowd. It was a full
00:56tent. So that was crazy. That was sick. Yeah. Well, there's a lot of us behind you guys. I mean,
01:00and it's been a big year starting with you guys. You supported Geese in Australia back in February,
01:05right? I mean, how were those shows? What was it like to get kind of caught up in that whirlwind?
01:08It was amazing. It was crazy to kind of see Geese in person. I mean, Cameron Winter and Geese have
01:15just
01:15been on my phone just like incessantly. And then to see him like talking to him backstage was kind
01:21of strange. So topical. Like that was sick. I mean, it was amazing to see like the most talked
01:25about band in the world, like to share a stage with them. So it was amazing. Does he have linear
01:29conversations or does he go into like, I imagine you'd go into like different universes?
01:37No, it seems as you'd expect maybe. It was very, very super smart to me. Yeah. It was an interesting
01:44guy. I mean, I remember speaking to him about like, he played in Melbourne the night before
01:49just solo stuff and talking about how in Melbourne, there's a law where you have to have a support
01:54act. And he never has a support act when he does solo. So he brought on this like 10 year
02:00old child prodigy to come on and play like a piano sort of concerto before him. I was just
02:05like, it's just like a perfectly genius Cameron Winter idea. But yeah, it was lovely.
02:11That's such a classy move. And it's been a big summer for you guys kicking the shins banger,
02:16by the way, has been blowing up on the radio. Everyone's excited about the album. Do you guys
02:21feel a lot more eyes and ears on you right now? I don't know. It just feels like all of
02:26our
02:26eyes and ears are contained in the van that we move in. And we wouldn't really know if anyone
02:32was paying attention if they were. But what do you think? No, I mean, I feel like since obviously
02:37since we announced the album feels like there's maybe a lot more attention than there would
02:42be otherwise, which is equally, you know, anxiety inducing as very exciting to just to finally
02:48put it out. It's funny because with that kind of thing, it's so hard to kind of gauge eyes
02:53and ears because like our whole lives, it's like I just see like Michael Jules and Lockie
02:58and our tour manager and you just live in this little like echo chamber. So it's really hard
03:03to tell like how many people, if anybody cares. Every time we play a show and there's people
03:08rocking up, it's like, oh, there's a world outside of just the four of us and our van,
03:12you know? Yeah. Well, debut album, What's In Between? Get your plug in now. What's In Between
03:16coming October 30th. Am I right? A big chunk of the album was written in Joshua Tree, right?
03:23I wouldn't say a slice. A slice. A tasty slice. Yeah. We had a break last year on tour in
03:32America.
03:33We went out to Joshua Tree and we stayed in this crazy kind of area with this producer and his
03:38family. And I don't know if he was totally cool with the situation. It was like the most amazing
03:43writing session we've ever had. It was one of the best weeks of my life in a weird sort of
03:47way.
03:47It was in this valley in Joshua Tree. Were you like tapping into the spirit of Joshua Tree,
03:51pulling some forno moves, going to be a Josh Homme? Yeah. I'm not the type of person that would
03:56say that, but if I was, yes, we were. And where would you say the album takes your sound from
04:03what
04:03we've heard so far? Yeah, I'd say because, I mean, a lot of the songs, they weren't all written
04:07like at the same time, you know, a lot of, they're all written like, you know, some of
04:11them were written two years ago. A couple of them were written a month ago. A lot of them
04:15weren't written with the intention of being an album, like, you know, on the album. A lot
04:20of it is sort of just jams we've done over the years. So I think it's very, it's a bit
04:26of
04:26a mixed bag. Yeah. I think you can expect a sound very similar to what we've got out already
04:32at the moment. Um, but I think it's, it's, it's a, it's a step in, in a, in a slightly
04:38different direction. I'm not, I can't, I'm not sure exactly what that direction is. You
04:42know, it's, it's, it's the album's still very melodic. Um, but I think it's a lot more considered.
04:48I think it's a lot more intentional. Um, and, uh, and yeah, I think we're all really proud
04:54of it and we're very excited. Sweet. Yeah. You guys have said that your kind of core shared
05:00tastes are like new order, the jam, the house martins and people have like noticed echoes
05:06of like the cure and the Smiths. It's a really, it's really cool. It's like kaleidoscopic indie,
05:12um, and ultimately catnip for miserable British indie fans. You're a magnet for miserable
05:17British indie fans. The crack for cats. So I just wonder, are you guys, uh, would you
05:21consider leaving Australia and moving to Manchester living in the rain? Well, I, well, we, we,
05:26we are, um, I mean, we, we love Australia. We've grown up there, but I think we're, we're
05:31quite excited with the prospect of moving to London and we're all already, um, looking
05:35for places. Um, some of us have found places. So we've kind of already made the move.
05:40What have been, how are you finding London rent prices? Oh yeah. Brutal. Very brutal.
05:45Yeah. Yeah. You, you've just, Noah's just moved into Bo. Uh, do you know Bo? Yeah. Yeah.
05:52Yeah. Yeah. It's just a good part of town. But yeah, rent is tough. Particularly, I'm
05:56trying to navigate like touring and being on a lease. I don't know. It's really boring.
06:03Please buy this album. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And make next month's rent.
06:08Lyrically, would you say there's like a thread or a character to the album? I'm like, what kind
06:11of, I don't know, but it's hard to say, but I, I kind of, I almost have as much idea
06:19as
06:19anybody else does. Cause I don't really write with, with the intention of like, I want to
06:23explore that idea. Um, but looking back, like I'm, I've always been a sucker for anything
06:31coming of age, to be honest. Uh, even my, a lot of my favorite movies growing up, like
06:36John Hughes vibes. Yeah. But there is, there is a theme of, I would say there is a theme
06:41of, I don't know, dispossessed young person. Oh, there's, there's amongst others, but there
06:49is definitely that thing. I've been told, um, and it, and it is true.
06:53Dispossessed young person needs to make rent. Please help.
06:57Exactly. And, um, the album's out the day before Halloween. You got plans for a spooky Halloween
07:02shenanigans release party. I haven't thought that far ahead. I'm going to be scared enough
07:07just with the, with the release. If you were going to do a Halloween party, what would
07:11you guys address us, do you think? It's a great question. Three minions.
07:16A little minion. I mean, yeah. I don't suit me for some reason. I go, yeah, for some reason.
07:22I go, it's rude. That'd be Gru. That'd be Gru. Yeah. Sweet. I can see it. Rita Frealis,
07:28thank you so much. Thank you so much for having us. Appreciate it.
