So how has your latest album/EP gone so far with fans then?
I think most peeps were very happily surprised with the album and enjoy it. When we play live we see a lot of people singing along with us. And, you know, if they know the words then I guess they dig it. The album offers something for everyone so its not just Twenty-O-Six or Tooth Fairy (the singles) getting the love but the album tracks too.
The album’s got momentum – and it’s gaining. As time goes on it’s getting more play and interest. I think we made something awesome and when peeps hear it they keep coming back.
Tell us something about the release no one knows?
Geez, could it be the weird-ass instruments Joe has been collecting for a lifetime just to put in Tooth Fairy? It was very cool the little embellishments he sprinkled throughout the album. If you listen carefully you might even hear a melodica and or a sousaphone. Rock sousaphone man; it’s gonna catch on!!
If you could work with any band on a new song, who would it be and why?
I’m sure we would all have a different choice on who to work with for example Rip aka Dano our stick man would most likely say Chris Cornell or Jerry Cantrell, Grant might suggest Angus & Malcolm Young, Peter would possibly be Eddie Van Halen and Joe could be some crooner from the 50s so it’s a huge breadth of coverage. Personally, I (Huck) would love to work with Elvis Costello. He has written so many great songs over the years and has an extraordinarily large range of knowledge on so many aspects of music. There was a time when you couldn’t watch a rockumentary without Elvis giving his two cents on some band or movement. But Elvis has a lot of fabulous but subtle little tricks to keep a song sonically interesting from start to finish. I’d love to just watch him at work.
Can you tell us about the meaning behind the release?
Our newest single Twenty-O-Six is from our album ‘Never Look a Gift Foot in the Mouth’. It’s about a man living in Detroit in 1976 considering what the world will be like in 30 years – 2006.
Detroit was once the biggest car maker in the US. Dodge, Ford, Chrysler all built cars there. The city got smashed by the 1973 oil crisis, and all of those big, beautiful, beastly cars they made became too expensive the run. So the factories started making small cars but their small cars were poorly designed. Then foreign manufactures moved into the market and jobs went offshore. It obliterated the city economically.
I like to think we captured the sacrifice that generation made and the pride they had for their city. And through that you can feel the sense of betrayal they must have felt.
What tours do you have coming up, and what can you tell us about them?
We will be doing a handful of shows to close 2026 but then moving the show out onto the road in 2027. We are very keen to go out and meet all the amazingly supportive peeps who have been showing interest in our work. So keep an eye out for a Scandal Tree shod coming to a town near you and come out and say hi and singalong to our tunes!
What venue are you most looking forward to playing the most, and why?
There isn’t a particular venue we prefer. We do like a room with atmosphere and older theatres like the Brightside or Princess in Brisbane. They were both built around 100 years so they have history and sonic ambiance. The Brightside was built as a Masonic so we get the thrill of great acoustics but with that ominous touch of possible satanic blood sacrifice.
What else can we expect from you in 2026?
For the rest of 2026 we will be putting most of our efforts into writing and recording the next album. We already have a handful of songs and a strong idea of what we want it to be like. No, not a concept album. We’ll also be doing the backend of the year focused on business such as booking shows and tours.