Melbourne four-piece Mid City are fresh from the release of their debut EP 'Die Waiting'.
That deserves a high five, and the band's lead singer Joel Griffiths is an unashamed supporter of the old-school greeting. “I'm a massive fan of high fives,” Joel says.
“And not in an ironic way. I wish they were more commonly accepted in our modern hip-as-f... world – even if, like me, you are super white and lame and they rarely stick even when you really, really concentrate and mean it.
“I challenge you to substitute them for your regular handshake for a week and see how much radder your life can be.”
Joel lists a few stand-out high fives in pop-culture.
1. Maverick and Goose playing volleyball
The quintessential high five IMHO. Nothing said 'cool as f...' as those two casually serving it to those dicks Iceman and Slider out on the court. And in jeans no less. Jeans! I've since heard this whole movie has a very sophisticated homoerotic through-line. I just thought they were rad pals.2. Dutch and Dillon in 'Predator'
Continuing the macho theme. This is technically like a 'high clasp', but makes the list mainly because of the way-too-long focus on the biceps of both dudes. You get the feeling Arnie stipulated this shot in his contract.3. Borat
As much as this is one that even my mother now shudderingly uses, you've gotta give the guy credit for bringing back super-lame high fives for the rest of us.4. Harry and Lloyd in 'Dumb And Dumber'
Proving you don't actually need to land a high five to mean it. Classic, classic vibes.5. That Obama Fist Bump
Okay, now we're getting a bit off-track for the high five purists, but could this dude get any cooler? Even if this was staged and he's a big phoney, this image always makes me feel a little radder about the world.'Die Waiting' is out now.
Mid City Tour Dates
Fri 31 May - Lansdowne Hotel (Sydney)Sat 1 Jun - The Foundry (Brisbane)
Sat 8 Jun - Howler (Melbourne)
