Lime Cordiale are a band from the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They’ve have previously sold-out many local venues including The Standard and Oxford Art Factory and performed at countless festivals including Bigsound, Homebake, Peats Ridge, Deni Blues, Bluesfest, and SXSW Music Festival in Austin…
Their new single ‘Not that Easy’ is the perfect summer jam, taking the smooth roots-infused pop and electronic stylings their fans have come to love and adding an extra sprinkling of class, a pinch of edge and three large handfuls of hooks.
We caught up with them ahead of their ambitious “Road to Paradise” Tour.
You are just about to hit the road for your ‘Road to Paradise’ tour, what can fans expect this time around?
We’re just about to release the “Road to Paradise” EP so we’ll be playing new songs from that. We’re doing slightly bigger tours each time so we’ve gotta keep stepping it up. We’ve also brought on a new guitarist. But it’s the move into summer so for us this is the start of holiday. I hope someone brings a box of mangoes, if you know what I mean.
How is it touring as brothers, any dirt you can dish up to us on each other?
At a rehearsal studio in LA we met an old washed up rocker that said, “Back in the day, our band was close. Now we’ve fallen apart. We used to even share the same girls!” So yeah, there’s probably a few things we can’t do as brothers. Well we can… but it’s ever weirder. We’ve always gotta be the ones that share a bed if there aren’t enough. Apart from that, it’s easy. We’re used to our mess and know how to argue with each other without it being a thing.
The cover art for the new single, Not That Easy, is epic and has been done by your very own Louis Leimbach, can you tell us about this style of art and what got you started doing it for the band?
I’ve been inspired recently by the artist, Bruce Goold. He’s mainly known for his lino cuts and that’s what I’ve been getting into. This is a teaser for the EP cover that we’re about to release. The whole thing was designed on linoleum and then I added colour on photoshop. If anyone has any kitchen floors they don’t want, let me know. I’ve always done the art for the band which is good because I’m not good at selling myself. The band kinda does that for me. But I’ve just started doing some commissions and collaborations with brands and the like… really inspired by the stuff that our dad’s think are cool. [Louis]
Where are your favourite joints to get loose at?
Majority of the time we play in Canberra, someone’s got a house party going on. And we tend to get invited but can’t always understand what the girl inviting us is saying after all those raspberry cruisers. But those parties are normally pretty wild. You normally end up witnessing some violence. Love it.
Where are your favorite places for more civilized eats and drinks?
We’ve spent the most time in Transit Bar as that’s where we’ve played the most in Canberra. It’s not a bad place to have a drink. Louis and I aren’t meat eaters so someone suggested we try the mushroom burgers at Brodburger in Kingston. Pretty damn good. Pretty sure they had deep fried onions on the side. I’m a sucker for eating too much before going on stage. I think some people think I’m high when I’m actually just smacking out on a burger or a curry.
Lime Cordiale are playing at Transit Bar on 26th November, get your tickets here and follow the guys here
