Built around the musicianship and songwriting talent of Christian Zappia, SUPATHICK recently released their sophomore EP, 'In The Thick Of It'.
Four tracks drizzled in cool funk tones and smooth indie instrumentation that oscillates between suave pop sensibilities and R&B-laced groove-rock melodies, Keely Brittain adds her powerful, alluring vocals that ices the Supathick cake perfectly."This second EP, for me, is really about learning to trust my own instincts musically and creatively," Christian says.
"Each song lives in its own world and has its own colours, which I think happened more naturally than intentionally.
"'Healin', 'Love Back' and 'Own My Mind' are all love songs to an extent, but differ in the angle they take, and 'Little Bit More' is more of a reflective track I wrote after a talk with my Dad.
"He told me when John D Rockefeller was asked, 'How much money is enough money?' he answered with, 'Just a little bit more'. And that guy was filthy rich. So it's kinda a slow down and smell the flowers type vibe."
With Christian and some members of his SUPATHiCK collective recently moving from Perth to their new home base Brisbane, here he lists five artists he'd die to collaborate with them.
Cosmo's Midnight
Kings of the disco/ dance genre, I'd love to get funky with them.
Tom Misch
The guy that really helped me find my sound as a guitarist, and showed me that funk is still cool.
Nile Rodgers
The grandfather of funk guitar! I'd love to just be in the same room as Nile and take in his energy. The man is funky without even picking up a guitar.
Client Liaison
I heard Queen when I was in high school and it left me in a trance. The Client crew are the epitome of style and soul in Australia.
The 1975
My day ones. They don't miss, nothing more to be said.SUPATHICK support one of their childhood heroes, The Cat Empire at Fremantle Prison 22 April, 2023.
