Monte Morgan and Harvey Miller, better known as Client Liaison, are cruising down the highway to their gig in Wollongong at Uni Bar as we begin to chat about the band. Having just returned from the US playing some shows in New York City as well as a promotional tour of New Zealand ahead of the New Zealand festival held in February and March next year, the duo is abuzz with stories.
“It’s been a few days since we’ve got back from travelling and I don’t know whether we got into the swing of being in one place for an extended period of time because we were travelling so much. It was our third time in the last year being there and it was really great because the response that we have been getting to our music from just releasing the EP is awesome. And the American audiences seem to be really digging what we are doing in the live show. They are super supportive and the American bands are a lot more intense, so it really feels like we fit in.”
2015 has been a massive year for Client Liaison with international touring, setting hearts swooning along the way. Having released their own self titled EP last year (which was four years hard labour writing electro hard edged pop tracks), the boys have recently collaborated with Gypsy and the Cat on their latest EP Hearts A Gun. It’s no surprise really given that the two bands are quite good mates, however, what they have produced should definitely be on your shortlist for the Hottest 100 2016.
“There was no consideration,” Harvey suggests. “It was just jamming between friends. The song just came out and was a result of being friends and making music with other friends. We were having trouble with a song and they are really great with melody and harmony. We were just collaborating and we had no idea how those songs were going to end up. They polished up quite well though I think.”
One of the most energetic and diverse releases of 2014, Client Liaison have been blazing up stages all around the world with their ’90s disco pop/rock. Given that recording is very mobile in 2015, Client Liaison is always on the move when creating a new track as Morgan gives an insight into the bands creative process.
“We’ve got a studio in Melbourne in the city and we work out of there sometimes, but it’s mostly just on Harvey’s laptop more than anything,” Morgan says.
“It was a very long process because some of those songs are very old and it was kind of like a best of. We are currently working on the debut album and hope to have that out in mid 2016 so keep an eye out for that!”
As part of the line-up for Beyond the Valley, Morgan and Miller can’t wait to hit the stage to play a set despite ringing in 2016 in Sydney. “We are playing there on the 30th of December and playing on New Years in Sydney. We are good friends with Glenn Wheatley and are trying hard at the moment to get the Whispering Jack himself on our album. Beyond The Valley is going to be one massive party with a whole heap of mates. We can’t wait.”
Written by Tex Miller
When & Where: Beyond the Valley, Larnder Park – December 29 – January 1