Having played around Adelaide for several years predominantly as a solo act, Aviator Lane’s atmospheric pop hue has begun to expand it horizons both musically and with the recent development into a three piece. On the verge of releasing their third album, we at ADD-DELAY were able to have a bit of Q&A session with their singer/songwriter Michael.


Where do your draw you inspirations for writing music?

I tend to generally have no set source or muse for songs. Most of my lyrics tend to be an amalgamation of things I have ripped off from books written by people much smarter than I. I would like to also point out that despite my wimpy baritone, not every single song I write is about girls.


What is the writing process; do you primarily write for the studio or for live first?

Recently, since we now have a rather handsome young drummer, we have started writing songs as a band for the first time so I guess you could say that the live sound is foremost at the moment. However, most of the songs on the album we’re currently finishing mainly evolved from my writing them at home, strangely enough, and then bringing them to the band at rehearsal. Not a particularly strange way for a megalomaniac to operate. I don’t really tend to write for the studio or for live shows. However, having said that, the instrumental tracks are often just for the albums since they can be a touch difficult to recreate live. Lacking 17 guitarists and as many keyboard players, as we do.

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To celebrate the launch of Add-Delay, we’re helping to promote tonight’s showcase at The Ed Castle, with Mr. Wednesday, Love Stereo and Aviator Lane.

We’re planning for a huge night of blissful layered sounds, so come along, find a comfy spot, and help us launch Add-Delay in the best way possible.

Welcome to Add-Delay, a new blog promoting shoegaze, dream pop, noise pop and post rock music from around the world, Australia, and, in particular, the local Adelaide scene.

Over the next few days and weeks will be adding plenty to read – interviews with Lumonics and Aviator Lane, reviews of some recent releases and gigs, and the introduction of our Pedal Porn section – profiling and demonstrating a variety of effects pedals.

Please take the time to check out the artists involved with Add-Delay: BrotherSister, Horse & Cart, Love Stereo, Lumonics, Mr. Wednesday and come along to any of the upcoming gigs.

As with any new site, there’s sure to be a few glitches here and there, so if you do come across something strange, let us know in the comments and we’ll get the monkeys on to it. Likewise, if you have any feedback, good or constructive, let us know so we can make sure that Add-Delay is the best resource for fantastic music, and for Adelaide.