Calling All Cars

Calling All Cars

It’s a sad thing to say goodbye to one of the most promising bands in the Australian music scene, but far be it for us to deny Melbourne rockers Calling All Cars their opportunity for international success. In the midst of sorting through his valuables before relocating to England, frontman Haydn Ing is enthused about their transition from home-grown heroes to Aussie exports.

“It’s something we’ve always wanted to do,” he says of himself, brother and drummer James and bassist Adam Montgomery. “It kind of feels like there is a definite rock movement over there at the moment so it makes sense to go.”

Leaving on May 5th, the trio will have finished up their mammoth 23-date national tour only the day before. Showering crowds in the riff-tastic gems from their third album Raise The People, this ambitious collection definitely shows a progression of sound from their previous offerings.

“We can see a bit of a change in the crowd now compared to the last tour,” says Ing. “There’s less dudes and moshpits now and more girls and dancing, which is a nice change. You can really tell what songs have been connecting with people, like Standing In The Ocean and Werewolves.“

The change in sound is largely thanks to the uncharacteristic recording process over the two years between this album and their sophomore release Dancing With The Dead. The trio have been described as a band that has “wanted to turn out albums as quickly as possible”, mostly because “people’s attention spans are growing shorter and shorter”. However, this time around was a much more natural process.

“We went into the studio just to record demos but it actually ended up sounding so good that we used some of the chopped tracks and the live tracks,” explains Ing. “We didn’t plan on it so we had to change our approach as we were going. We ended up using four different producers as opposed to one, which mixed it up and gave a whole bunch of different songs different sounds.”

Packing up your life and relocating is a daunting process for anyone, let alone a musician. However, there’s no doubt that these guys will work their way up and dominate the English scene. It may be sad to see them go, but Haydn Ing’s sentiments are undoubtable.

“I just think that enjoying what you’re doing is the most important thing,” he reasons. “You have to do it for yourself before anyone else.” (CD)

May 3, Oxford Arts Factory, 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, $20+bf, moshtix.com.au

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