It’s almost ironic that the Back to the Future day in the movie landed around the same time Suiciety returned from a 19-year break. Though the return is not one alongside a crazy scientist and gawky teen boy.
“Where’s my hoverboard by the way?” Adam Cooper adds with a laugh.
Back to the Future jokes aside, Suiciety spent 19 years living life, having children and travelling before a few jam sessions made them realise they were ready to hit the stage again.
“When we had those catch up nights it was just like it was the next day, and it was like with your family. We did spend a lot of time together back in the day, it was 24/7 with us, good times and bad,” he says.
Kicking off where they left back in 1996 as they recorded their EP Crawling Machine Edition, the band are now releasing it into the world and doing a follow up tour.
Once described as the “mosh pit, housewreckers of the highest order”, Adam says that things are still much the same but they’ve matured a lot since the raucous antics of the ‘90s.
“We’ve matured obviously – just with the relationship dynamic. I think we’re pretty much the same but I think the song writing is a little bit different just due to time and life experience,” he says.
While the band’s new songs are quite different, it’s remarkable how well those songs recorded back in 1996 fit into the music scene of today.
“I think our music is even more relevant now, for me being the main lyricist, I think they’re more relevant now than when we wrote them,” he says.
“‘Junkie’, the song on the EP, is about being addicted to media, and mass media. When I wrote it then, it was about people getting sucked in by mass media news and TV, and now it’s 24/7 on our mobile phones so it’s more relevant now I think.”
Now with the EP out, the tour is the next thing on the list to follow, and while things have changed a little since their last gig, their love for the country shows are just the same as they left them.
“We always had a great time playing country gigs, so many great stories from playing those gigs,” he says.
“I remember one night in Geelong seeing the Geelong footballers blind wearing moccasins down at the Barwon Club. Country people are just so appreciate of live music and come along in numbers and just have a ball.
“But we’ve just had crazy, crazy times down in the country shows and we’re bringing along those rock ‘n’ roll guys manic manic who are just insanity and those awesome chicks from tequila mockingbird.”
Written by Alexander Lightfoot
When & Where: The Music Man Megastore, Bendigo – November 6, The Eastern, Ballarat – November 13 & The Barwon Club, Geelong – November 28