This week I interview Nic Hutton from the Band Soda.
Tell us about the band? Where did you form and who are the members?
SODA are a 5-piece band from Adelaide, South Australia. We play psychy rock. We draw a lot of inspo from artists such as Radiohead, Tame Impala, Pink Floyd etc.
We formed out of film school in 2018. We started playing gigs not long after at dive-bars around Adelaide like the Crown and Anchor and Exeter. We are currently made up of 5, Jamie Carling (Drums), Nevenko Sarunic (Bass), Kamryn Henschke (Vox) and myself on guitar with the recent addition of Lachlan Williams on keys.
How has covid changed the way you operate?
Such is COVID. We spent a lot of time on long video-calls collaborating and recording and executing the release plans of two of our singles - which we got to release regardless. We would usually play 2-3 gigs per month during the prosperous years of 2018BC-2019BC, but alas, the meddling C19 only allowed us to play a handful of gigs this year like so many other artists. Fortunately for us though the band is not our day-job, but it's been really heartbreaking to see the effect it has had on the industry.
What is your career highlight so far?
I guess it is different for each of us, but I can personally say that for me it would be the release of our single 'Slow March' in March of this year. It was an ambitiously long song and explored our musicality in ways that I have not done with a release before. We kinda locked ourselves in the basement in late 2019 and it is a really special track to me.
Tell us about your new single?
Our latest single 'Muddy Waters' was a pretty special release for us. We recorded it remotely from, everything except the drums were recorded during isolation.
What are your plans for the next 6-12 months?
Next up will be more music for sure, along with that we will finally be making a music video. After that I think we wanna try our hand at just getting more singles out and creating more consistently!
What is your opinion of the Adelaide music scene?
The local music scene was pretty good BC and thankfully has persevered throughout 2020, taking every opportunity it can to rise from the ashes. We owe a great deal of SODA to the local scene. The only reason anyone listens to our music is because they are the lovely people we have met through gigs, be that musicians, punters or staff. With that aside we have also made some pretty special connections with people along the way. So, yeah, we're massive fans of the scene.
What is your favourite venue to play?
I think it would unanimously be The Crown and Anchor, better known as the Cranker. We always said that playing there is like having another member. Not only sonically, but physically. The people and the four walls that surround us. We have seen some great acts there and yeah it is a special place.
Finally, where can people find you?
We're on all the usuals. If a search of 'SODA' doesn't return any results, try. 'sodabandofficial'. I will supply some links to make it even breezier.
https://www.facebook.com/sodabandofficial/
https://twitter.com/sodaband_?s=21
The latest Tweets from SODA (@SODABAND_). SODA places a heavy emphasis on the paring of visual mediums and sound to give you a modern take o
https://instagram.com/sodabandofficial?igshid=1w5ui3qvdylx2