By: Lisa Steinberg
Photo By Jack Saltmiras
Q) Your music is often described as garage rock or punk rock, but how would you describe your sound?
Sophie: Songs for stomping and sauna-ing and skipping to in the key of weeeeee
Q) Who are some of your musical influences?
Sophie: Pixies, Pavement, Cleaners From Venus, Hole, The Breeders, Madonna, The Verve
Q) Talk about the story behind your new song “Sick Bag.”
Sophie: I was reflecting on a time when I really loved someone a lot and it ended so underwhelmingly that it felt like all the love went to waste. Then, I realised it was kinda a pattern in my romantic life and I kept getting into things with people where the dynamic was me convincing them to love me back. What the hell is up with that? Can someone get me on Esther Perel?
Q) Since this is one of your most vulnerable songs to date, what do you think it is about the song that fans connect to?
Sophie: Hmm, I mean heartache is a universal experience really – and there’s something very comforting about hearing other people’s versions of it through their songs, their writing, their art. Most people who’ve been heartbroken can point to the exact album that helped move them through it. I would be happy for this song to do that to someone out there.
Q) The video for it is fantastical and funny. How does it play into the message behind it?
Sophie: Our ongoing genius collaborator Maddy Purdy is behind this one. No idea where she got the idea for it from, but I love where it landed – situating it in a freaky corporate setting, an exploration of heartbreak and capitalism, love tossed out like a used up puke receptacle.
Q) Your new album Tally is out in July. What are some themes that you will be exploring on it?
Georgia: Time and maturity, the enduring power of female friendship and the cyclical nature of all things. Adventure and how sexy it is! Hurting yourself and letting others hurt you. The heart and the mind. Sydney as a place. Concealment. Artists we continue to love.
Q) What is your song writing process? Do you need music before you can create lyrics?
Georgia: This is a great question and, realistically, it is a process that changes with every new album and every new song! “Eye Is A Mouth” was seemingly created all together in the rehearsal room, the words and music slushied themselves really quickly. But more often than not, one of us will have some words or part of a song or a few chords or a melody we’ve hummed and we go from there.
Q) Stella Mozgawa handled production on the album. How did her advice/guidance help make Tally even better than you had envisioned it?
Sophie: There are some very particular moments in songs that we owe entirely to Stella. Some tracks underwent total makeovers which was a really cool learning curve. I’m a quadruple Virgo, so it really is my love language when people edit me. She also has a wealth of real cool gear and was very generous with letting us use it. And she rips on the bongos.
Georgia: All I can say is that recording and production is a truly wild process that I do not and probably will never understand and Stella is a maverick and made the album more brilliant than we could ever imagine.
Q) What songs off of Tally are you looking forward to performing live?
Georgia: Every single one.
Sophie: I love playing “Mulberry” and “Do You Want To Cry Your Eyes Out?”
Q) What do you hope listeners take away from listening to your new album as a whole – either as an emotion or message?
Georgia: I don’t have an answer to this, whatever they feel or think is brilliant. No notes.
Q) What can fans expect from a live Body Type performance?
Georgia: A whole lotta love and fun. Soph has a few new pedals that will melt your ears and eyes, too.
Q) You’ve toured the globe sharing the stage with some amazing bands. Where are some of your favorite places to perform and what makes those locations so significant to you?
Georgia: I just really love London – it is my most favorite city in the world and the closest thing I’ve found to Christmas as an adult. We’ve played two sold out shows there now. The last show we played was at the Lexington and our friend Gina Birch got up and sang a couple of songs with us – a life highlight for sure.
Sophie: The European hospitality is next level so I’m very excited to experience that again on our tour with Courtney Barnett. I’d love to go back and play NYC, too.
Q) Who would you most like to collaborate with on a song in the future?
Georgia: Gina Birch. Stella Mozgawa. Courtney Barnett. Dolly Parton.
Q) What artist/musician are you currently listening to and why do you dig them?
Georgia: Elvis. No notes.
Sophie: I’m currently in a 2-song vortex: “L’Amour Looks Something Like You” by Kate Bush. “Waters Of March” by Art Garfunkel.
Q) What would you like to say to everyone who is a fan and supporter of you and your work?
Georgia: Thank you for listening [smiles]
Sophie: Couldn’t do it without ya! See you at a show x