After the success of their first album, ‘Nothing To Do’, Bleeding Knees Club have gone from strength to strength.
2012 was a massive year for Bleeding Knees Club. After recording their debut album in New York and releasing it to an overwhelmingly positive reception, the two Gold Coast boys embarked on an international tour, which lead singer and guitarist Alex Wall says helped the band to hone their skills as musicians and mature as artists.
“We have gotten a lot better at our instruments and a lot better at music. 'Nothing To Do' was recorded over a year ago now and we've played a show pretty much every week since then so now we can actually play the music we want to make.
“The band has changed a heap. I started off playing drums with Jordan [Malane] on guitar and we travelled and played like that for a while and then after 'Nothing To Do' came out we changed to a three-piece with me on guitar and Jordan on bass and we had a drummer and then we got rid of that drummer and then we got another drummer but he quit. Now we've got a new drummer who is awesome so that aspect of the band has changed heaps. I guess when we started we were all down for partying, and we still are, but it got old after partying every night for three years. Now we're just hanging out and having fun.”
Their latest single 'Feel' is an earnest and relatable account of a breakup, and the accompanying video is replete with adorable puppy dogs that double as a metaphor for unhappy couples.
“I was in a relationship and my girlfriend was always telling me how to do things and what to do and it was really frustrating me. And then I didn't really want to be in the relationship but it was too hard to get out of it and then it eventually ended and I wanted to be back in the relationship because I felt bad.
“The video is as if I am the dog and the owner is the girlfriend and I'm just on a lead getting told what to do. If I didn't have my owner I'd probably die because I wouldn't be able to get food because I'm a dog.”
Bleeding Knees Club play Alhambra Lounge Thursday June 6.
