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Monday 23 August 2:34 p.m.
Fear isn’t something people usually embrace. But for the five young Aucklanders that make up the soaring pop-rock outfit The Earlybirds, this troubling emotion was not something to run away from. Instead it was something they felt needed to be confronted head on, dealt with and then ultimately overcome.
“The album title Favourite Fears came from a song that we have called ‘Metaphobia’ which means fear of being watched,” explains bassist Jared Aisher. “And that’s the story of our youth. We started when we were quite young and at first it was very intimidating going on stage and always having older people watching and criticising us. But the thing that you’re most scared of can sometimes be the most important because then you can work towards getting over it and that’s what we had to do to become the band we wanted to become. This is our way of saying now we’re over it and we can move forward.”
Moving forward is one of the main driving forces of this exceptional young band, whose members range in age from 19 to 21.
Favourite Fears by The Earlybirds is out August 23
1. Cold To The Touch
2. Low
3. I Can’t Live Without You
4. On Your Shoulder
5. Truth
6. Runaway
7. No You In Youth
8. Metaphobia
9. I Killed The DJ
10. Kill To Love
11. Sleep
THE EARLYBIRDS are:
Filip Kostovich – Lead Vocals/ Keys
Mike Cannon – Lead Guitar
Jared Aisher – Bass
Kane ter Veer – Guitar / Backing Vocals
Sean Patterson – Drums
But before we talk about where the group are going we must first discuss where they came from. Springing out of the well-established Devonport music scene in 2005 The Earlybirds have spent the past five years honing their sound, style and stagecraft in venues small and large around the country.
Lead guitarist Mike Cannon says that to build their initial fanbase they were constantly gigging.
“It was chaos,” interjects Aisher laughing. “We were playing in bars where people were so close they were actually touching our strings!”
But no matter where the band played - from sweaty basement dives to sharing a main stage with, amongst others, Opshop, the Feelers, Midnight Youth, The Checks and Stereophonics – each gig brought with it new rewards and new fans.
“We’re always moving forward, trying to get to that next step,” he says. “Because there’s no top for us. We’re going to keep going and trying to be the best we can be.”