A QUICK CHAT WITH BANFF

You were on hiatus for a while, what brought you back?
Shortly after releasing last EP ‘Mt Pleasant’, some pretty significant life events happened for me. It’s been 1,260 days since releasing a piece of work, but throughout that hiatus I still felt that urge to create. When the dust had settled a bit and I got back into a groove of a more normal life, I began revisiting little recordings on my phone. Snippets of ideas I’d captured in rare moments of peace throughout that time. The lyric line in my 2018 demo ‘The revolutions tiring me’ felt so relevant to me. It summed up how I was feeling in many ways. So I felt like it was the catalyst to reviving the energy, exploring the song further and eventually bringing me back.

Explain Beverly Spills and the influence behind it.
The song narrates the to and fro of hope, anguish, excitement and desperation in your head - all wrapped in one tiny but pretty significant story for me. The track sort of served as personal therapy. A way to mirror those feelings back to myself and start to accept it all. That was really the driving force behind its existence. That and my great friend Dan Puusaari, who co-produced the track and instilled the confidence into me to dive headfirst back into BANFF.

Who are some of your influences who aren’t musicians?
My family. They work hard and always bring the vibes. Also a massive fan of the late American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. His work is incredibly inspiring, and makes me want to become a better artist.

What is one of the proudest moments of your career?
Hmm.. There have been some cool moments. I guess I’m most proud of the close friendships I’ve formed throughout my career in music. There’s something beautiful about making and performing music with your closest friends. It’s not something you get to experience with everyone you’re connected to. Together with my band, we’ve been able to create new work together, build our home studios, tour together and remain awesome mates. I’m proud that we continue to champion each other with all of our separate musical projects too, and that’ll always be something I cherish most. Shoutout to Adrian Mauro (Machine Age) (Guitar, keys, piano, trumpet and anything in between), Dan Puusaari (Cub Sport) (Drums/Production), Dom Spooner (Bass) and Dan Curtis (Drums and percussion).


What else is coming up this year?
Beverly Spills is the first of a fair bit more to come. I’ve spent many days writing and recording new material, in hope of a bigger body of work to come this year. Alongside all that, I’ll be taking the live show on the road, and hopefully playing a few more intimate acoustic gigs as well.