With Confidence

Last week, just one day before the band left for what is to be essentially five months on tour, Jayden Seeley took some time out of his afternoon to speak with the City Hub about song writing, their new album and the intense tour schedule.

“Tomorrow morning we leave for the rest of the Australian tour, then we get a couple of days off before we go to Japan, then straight from there we go to the UK to play a tour and festival, and finally straight after the UK we head to the US to play on the Warped Tour. So literally five months on the road. It’s very, very exciting and very busy,” Jayden told us.

With such an intense tour schedule finding the time to write new material can be extremely difficult, and as Jayden explained laughingly it often leads to many “terrible f**king songs” on their mobile phone notes applications. Thankfully songwriting has become more natural for the band compared to when they first formed. “Starting out as a band it was something you had to think about a lot, whereas nowadays it’s less of a choice and more ‘hey I’m feeling’, and you just need to get it out into a song in a really therapeutic way,” explained Jayden.

The Australian tour With Confidence is currently on is a celebration for the group, who earlier this year signed with Hopeless Records and are set to release a new album, Better Weather, in June. The two singles we’ve already heard from the album are very different, and as Jayden explained were deliberately chosen to release first because of that very reason. “The way I like to see it is that ‘We’ll Be Ok’ is one side of the album then ‘Keeper’ is the other more aggressive side, then we’ve got a bunch of songs that sit in between,” he explained.

Fans planning to head along to the Sydney show are likely to hear some of these new songs and get a little bit more of a sneak peak into the new album. “Sydney is special because it’s our hometown, so you can expect a very good atmosphere, [and] a few new tunes. [Things will] get a little bit rowdy and [fans will see] an improved live show after all the touring,” said Jayden. “I think there is something to be said for going on the road for a couple of weeks watching a really good band play live every night. We’ve toured with some incredible acts and grown from those experiences, that’s honestly where we’ve grown the most as performers.” (JA)

Apr 17, 1pm. Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst. $20+b.f. Tickets & Info: oxfordartfactory.com