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It felt like the wrong side of town was everywhere you go.” It was something that couldn’t be escape. But a lot of my friends who did that felt like they were back where they started. I wanted to get out and be somewhere different. “Packing up and going back to where they came from. “I wrote it during lockdown and everyone was getting pretty claustrophobic,” says Nadine. They answer with – “What’s that song about?” The title track of their new EP, ‘Wrong Side of Town’ was their choice of song to delve into. I ask Nadine and Carey what would be a question they would want me to ask them. “The music scene there is so fun,” she says. Nadine, on the other hand, went with Japan. Cities that have heaps of people who are starved for different experiences like that.” You’ve got the well-trodden path of where bands always tour, but I feel it would be so much more special to perform somewhere like that. If you could tour anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? But if I was going to sell out – Pat Benatar’s ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot’.” “If I wasn’t going to sell out, I’d say the Saints – ‘Just Like Fire Would’. Nadine makes two choices, based on her own integrity.

‘”‘Baby Blue’ by Badfinger,” is his choice. If you could travel back in time and steal one song, what would it be and why?Ĭarey errs on the side of classic rock. “I miss that shit: it doesn’t happen as much as it should.” Trying to mix together a bunch of different influences – there’s a very “see what happens” kind of attitude in our band.”Ĭarey wants punters to resurrect a classic gig tradition for their gigs. I think that’s what makes it interesting.

“Then they talk about things like Thin Lizzy, but there’s definitely these other things that are driving the sound from underneath. “There’s a lot of LA 70s power punk bands that people initially point to,” says Carey. “I’m going to keep saying that so that people eventually say “They sound like the Divinyls!” Nadine cites classic pop and rock singers like Cher, Madonna and Pat Benatar: she loves “Strong powerful women who wear sick outfits.” The Divinyls get a mention too. The Prize draw their influences far and wide. Joe and Carey double up and do guitar harmonies together.”Ī post shared by The Prize are your most unlikely inspirations? “A lot of people comment on the three guitar thing,” remarks Nicole, “because that’s not very common either. Usually it’s the “duelling lead guitars,” he says. It’s like a Phil Spector sound but just with vocals.”Ĭarey joins in on the musical elements that make their shows memorable. That would be the thing that sets us apart.

“A lot of people remark on what it’s like having five voices singing at once and how much they enjoy that. “Probably having a singing drummer in a wall of voices,” says the drummer herself. Get to know this melodic new band before they rock on into the stratosphere!

“It’s like having five siblings where its like I love you but I want to punch you in the face,” jokes Nadine. With a nostalgic, Aus-rock sheen that permeates their sound but doesn’t leave you feeling stuck in the past, the Prize pride themselves on their formation as a tight family unit. Get to know each group with our fortnightly deep dives into their worlds and you might just want to grab a ticket to their next show…Ĭurrently supporting the Chats on tour, these guys pride themselves on a sound that is catchy to listen to by yourself, but like a monumental wall of sound to hear live.īoth lead singers of the band, Nadine and Carey play the drums and guitar respectively, rounded out by two more guitars and bass.

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We are once again focusing on up-and-coming Melburnian, live artists that deserve to be seen in their full glory on stage. Words by James Robertson This week get to know Nadine and Carey from the Prize, a new rock ’n’ roll outfit who recently released their first EP.

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