A Quick Chat with Edgecliff

Can you tell me a bit about your inspiration for your single ‘I’ll Be Gone?’

I’ll be gone started out as just a guitar riff, we all loved it’s catchiness and built the rest of the song around it. We basically wanted to write a solid rock song with a solid backline and a heavy guitar rhythm. The lyrics were inspired by an argument of sorts, an internal struggle. A battle between right and wrong. 

What are your influences and how do they affect your songwriting? 

We are heavily influenced by bands like Wolfmother, Powderfinger and Pink Floyd. As well as some more modern Aussie bands like Ocean Alley and Violent Soho. These are the artists we listen to daily so they have a sort of unspoken effect on our writing. Our slower songs like “Calling for More” feature the influence of OA and Floyd, whereas heavier tracks like “I’ll be Gone” show more influence from Wolfmother and Powderfinger.

What’s the creative process like for you?

When we write our music it usually starts of with a riff or a drum beat that has been put on the table, from then we like to  jam and play around with it as a band and if we like the direction it takes us then we will keep working on it until a structure is formed. There have been many times where we would start writing a song or have almost finished one and we’d drop it because it wasn’t sounding the way we wanted it to. Then as time goes by we might revisit it, change a few things around and we’d love it. In the past we have rushed the creative process but we have realised now that some things just need time. ”I’ll Be Gone” was one of those tracks.

If you could change something about the Australian music industry what would it be? 

We think the biggest flaw in the Australian music industry is the live music scene for up and coming bands. It would be great to be able to walk into most bars and clubs and be able to watch a band on any given night. The scene is definitely piecing itself back together well after COVID but there’s still room to grow and we would love to be a part of that. 

What do you think life would be like for you if you didn’t have music as an outlet? 

We’ve been a band for a while now so it’s hard to think what it’d be like without it. Each of us have individually turned to music as a means of expression and that ultimately brought us together as Edgecliff. Music has always been there for us and always will, without it we’d be lost. 

Is there anyone you would like to collaborate with?  Why?

Out of any of the bands of this day and age it would have to be between Tame Impala and Violent Soho. These are bands we definitely look up to as live acts and as musicians in general. Both bands have had huge success in their own unique style of music which makes them stand out against many other artists. These are certainly attributes Edgecliff aims for.

What’s your advice to young people who want to make a career for themselves in the industry? 

Back yourselves! Keep working, write music and play gigs regularly. Most importantly have fun while you are doing it because without the enjoyment there would be nothing. 

Who’s the most interesting person you’ve worked with/met? 

Definitely our producer Callum Howell, who also works with the likes of Ocean Alley and Eagle Eye Jones. We are incredibly lucky to have worked and became good friends with him. Such a talented and laid back dude. His influence is huge on us as band and we look to him for any advice we might need on the industry or just music in general

Favourite hangover cure?

Probably a swim and some sushi. Or more beers.

Any plans for a tour on the cards?

We have some ideas in mind! We definitely want to get out of Sydney a bit more and expand our audience. Recently we travelled out west to Cobar to play a sold out headline show and we are travelling out to Bathurst for a show on the 21st of May. For the meantime we will continue to play in our local area of Sydney but we would love to hit some places up and down the coast in the near future!