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Q1. Where are you from?
All four members are currently living in Portlaoise, Co.Laois.
Q2. Musical influences?
Influences range from Husker Du, The Replacements, The Lemonheads to Bloc Party.
Q3. What’s your song writing process?
Daniel, our singer and guitarist, usually will come to ther band with a rough demo of a new song. From here we each individually pitch in our own ideas and we try them out. After much rehearsing a new song will then be played live a few times and we sometimes tweak it again until we’re happy with the final song.
Q4. Most bizarre gig experience?
There’s been many, one that comes to mind is performing onstage at Captain America’s on Grafton Street. Having to play at half volume to a restaraunt full of people eating was very strange. I doubt we’ll return.
Q5. If you could share the stage with anyone, who would it be and why?
Personally when I was younger I always wanted to be the person Green Day pulled onstage during their shows to play a song with them. I was never picked unfortunately but would still like to share the stage with them. Speaking for the other members I’d guess they’d say The Replacements, Husker Du or maybe The Smiths.
In their own words
Dara Comerford (drums), Daniel Heffernan (guitar & vocals), Brian Scully (guitar) and Stephen wall (bass) got together in late 2006. Since then, countless gigs, hundreds of miles, hazy memories, lofty ambitions, new friends, mortal enemies, broken promises, shattered hearts, hibernation, inspiration, good times, bad times and things they can’t mention have shaped nova static into an eight legged pop-rock behemoth.
August saw the release of nova static’s self titled debut e.p…. four tracks of love, loss, piracy and possibly gay vampires; it demonstrates perfectly how the band harnesses an eclectic range of influences to create their own unique sound. the response to this release has been overwhelming, with Jackie Hayden of hot press recently selecting the disc as his “pick of the fortnight” in his first cuts column.
With (typically, unintentional) perfect timing, just a week before their e.p. became available, Nova Static were selected by Declan Forde of pod to perform at electric picnic 2010. The band are now playing as many shows as they can and intend to break through any proverbial doors, rather than get their foot in…
Nova Static have supported acts such as Little Comets, Killing Joke, The Coronas, Ham Sandwich, The Blizzards, Republic of Loose, The Immediate and many more…