Silverchair, David Gilmour and more comprise Lipline’s list of ultimate creative muses.
Even upon an initial listen of Lipline’s latest single, you’ll be able to hear traces of the musicians who came before them. Released last month, Fifth Ave takes cues from a range of staple rock acts, and draws upon the riffs of classic eras like the 1990s.
While Lipline also manage to deliver a sound that’s wholly their own, the Queensland band acknowledges the rock peers upon whose shoulders they stand.
In this spirit, the four-piece swung by Happy Mag to sound off on their biggest inspirations, both on the stage and behind the camera.
Check out Lipline’s full list of creative muses — with mentions of The Stooges and Pink Floyd — below, and scroll down to listen to their new single, Fifth Ave.
Lipline’s lists their ultimate creative influences.
Our band is comprised of a bunch of individual influences that melt into what we would describe as our Lipline sound. One of our prominent influences is the Newcastle band Silverchair.
With heavy-hitting drum fills, distorted tones and melodic vocals we take great inspiration from the Newy three-piece. Particularly, we love Neon Ballroom and the juxtaposition between the soft spoken and high impact moments on the record. This is something we as a band try to emulate in our live performances.
Second inspiration would have to be the legendary Jimi Hendrix. His fusion of blues, jazz, rock and soul inspires the band to create our own blend of genres.
Particularly inspired by Jimi is our lead guitarist Pat, who has him tatted on his shoulder. Additionally, Pat pulls heaps of inspiration from David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.
His ability to add subtle licks of blending blues and psychedelia is a cornerstone in Pat’s guitar playing. The Stooges have influenced our music in a big way as well.
The electrifying performances by Iggy Pop and The Stooges are what inspired our sonic pivot for our latest single Fifth Ave. We wanted to release something that was fuzzy, fast and in-your-face like the classic Stooges riff I Wanna Be Your Dog.
We were all driving home after recording Fifth Ave listening to the demo, just remember we were all thinking “this is kinda cool… but where the f#cks all the fuzz??”.
Finally, the flick Lords of Dogtown is a monumental part in defining our sound as a band. Watching that film as a grom left a long-lasting impact on us that we didn’t even realise, it essentially shaped our taste in music.
We just related to that movie so heavy, probably cause that’s all we do, surf, skate, and mess with each other.
