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 You appear as quite youthful band (though your tunes have a unique weariness to them), how does it feel to be on Radio National’s (traditionally an ‘older persons’ station) list of Top 5 releases for 2009?
Well I guess when you look at the other acts on that list (Grizzly Bear, Joe Gideon & The Shark, Lisa Mitchell) it’s clear that they weren’t really pitching for a particular age group. At the end of the day we don’t really give a shit about demographics. I like The Rolling Stones, so do my grandparents. Music has more to do with where you’re at than how old you are.
‘Alt-country’, ‘gothic country’, ‘country blues’, ‘rock & roll’ – how do you describe what you do?
We tell stories that are put to music. Sometimes, in between songs, I tell stories that aren’t put to music. There’s an element of truth to all of the stories but there are some excellent lies as well. There’s a country sound in there – probably dictated by our genetic makeup. Maybe if we came from Jamaica we’d play reggae? But we didn’t so we don’t.
How does the ballad of a young married man differ to the ballad of an old married man? (where does this leave old married men with young wives, or vice-versa?)
That song is about a guy that tries to have his cake and eat it – which I think we’d all like to do. It doesn’t end well for him, but he’s kind of resigned to his fate. Old married men with young wives are probably the ultimate example of having and eating cake – but it’s more tragic if it’s the young man that gets shot down. Young men with old wives are asking for trouble – we’ll never be as smart as women so we need the advantage of having spent a few more years on the planet. Without it we’re screwed.
THE WILDES play tracks from BALLAD OF A YOUNG MARRIED MAN at The Hive on Saturday Mar 13 and The Beerwah Hotel on Sunday Mar 14. www.myspace.com/thewildesband
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