With a sound that will attract fans of Ed Sheeran and Dean Lewis, LACHYO is a country-pop artist hailing from rural Victoria.
Early this year, the singer-songwriter (and farmer by day) finally decided to take the plunge and pursue his dreams of becoming an indie musician.So far, he's released 'Get Up' and 'Say The Word' with newest single 'Way To Kiss You' (released today) embracing his romantic side.
"'Way To Kiss You' was written in 2018, while living out on the farm, missing my girl," he says.
"I guess the same feelings of love and loss, and everything else is a universal sentiment no matter who you are and where you live.
"This song was recorded just before the first lockdown in 2020. It has spent two years collecting dust and finally I've got around to releasing it today. I hope you like it."
Who is LACHYO... LACHYO is a little boy who left Melbourne at 18 to start a life in the country. After about seven years of sitting on the porch playing banjo, he finally indulged his boyhood dream of becoming an indie music artist.
I sound like... Probably a '60s Brit-pop base with flavours of Nashville. . . and I hate to say it but Oz pub rock.
My first gig was... I haven't played live as LACHYO yet. I promise I will do something soon to prove I can actually play my songs. . . stay tuned!
When did you settle on the name, and was it a unanimous decision... Well, the closest I got to performing under a moniker was when a friend told me LACHYO sounds like it could be a breakfast cereal – LachyO's! Valid point but I decided that was something I could live with; at least it's not Callum Murray.
In the studio I usually... For me, the most rewarding part of the process is the creation.
For this upcoming album I'd usually bring in quite complete demos of my songs on my laptop from the home studio, then my producer and I would go through each song and maybe tweak the arrangements here and there, then basically re-track everything with all the expensive studio gear.
If I could tour with anyone... I've heard Ozzy Osbourne knows how to party? Other than that, having a backstage pass to Moses Sumney every night would be hard to beat.
Social media is... When I started out I had absolutely no idea how to promote music. I still don't really. But my followers seem to be going up steadily, so I guess there's a few punters out there either laughing at me or with me.
My favourite app at the moment is... Fishbrain. My girlfriend has got me hooked (heh). It's like Facebook for the fishing community.
If you'll have me on your bill, all I ask is that the rider contains... I dunno. Braised deer penis? Maybe a few bottles of Chateau Verdaflore.
If you had to live in a city abroad, where would you choose and why? Well I live on the Victorian South-West coast so given the opportunity to experience the full spectrum of climatic extremes I guess somewhere like Dubai would be the go.
Three people you'd like to invite around for a dinner party... My musical idols Luke Pritchard and Hayley Williams. I wanna know if they'd like each other. And if they didn't, I'd just get them drunk and make them do a sweet collab. Is that three?
If we were coming over to your place, what would you cook us? Well, I've recently mastered the art of boneless Korean fried chicken. Spicy and normal. There's an instructional video I've made that goes with it but only my friends are allowed watch that one.
When it comes to pets are you a lover or hater of our furry friends? Yeah, I've got a 7-year-old kelpie. Kelpies are the best dogs. But we've also just bought a baby pug called Borat, which I'm pretty happy about.
No matter the expense, send me a case of... Series 2 VF Commodore with the LS3 motor thank you. Plain white. Manual. And another crate of Harrop 2650 superchargers. AND 3 inch exhausts! And yes I know how bogan that is.
The last time I saw the inside of a gym was... I don't gym but I swim. I actually made the state finals in backstroke in grade 5 I'll have you know. It was a such a promising career. I don't know what happened but I'm determined to prove my life didn't peak at 11 years old.
What's the one chore you dislike the most? BAS Statements. I have a farm, which is great but unfortunately it's not big enough to employ a bookkeeper so my accountant is forever prodding me just like my school teachers had to with my homework.
Do you have any phobias... please explain? Yes, but I won't explain.
If you could prank any of your friends, who's your target, and how are you bringing them down? The Aaron Gocs classic stitch up will probably go down in Australian folklore as the high water mark in local comedy. If I could ever pull off a prank like that I would die a happy man.
Best local takeaway joint for a late-night feed that will leave you with a food coma? Yeah, the options are pretty limited since I live in the bush but we do have the ocean.
One of my favourite things is to go down to the beach with a couple of llads and catch a few abalone during the day. Then back to my mate Vinnie's shed and have a skinful while making our secret recipe Ab balls. Deep fried. Fresh. The townies have no idea how good we've got it.
Last show you binge-watched? 'Squid Game' left me reeling. But you have to watch it in Korean with subtitles. Don't sell yourself short and play the American English overdubbed version. That way you can truly appreciate the magic and tact of its writers. Less Hollywood. I feel like that series is a real showcase of the talent South Korea has to offer.
I also heard they're making a new 'Black Mirror', which is exiting.
