Timothy Nelson is set to take his band and incredible afro back on the road after winning a slew of awards for their latest album.
Timothy Nelson is absolutely buzzing; his band, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels, recently won five of its seven nominated ‘WAMIs’ (Western Australian Music Awards) including Best Album, Best Pop Act, Best Keys/ Synth Artist (Timothy Nelson), Best Male Vocalist (Timothy Nelson) and Best Guitarist (Luke Dux). “I thought they hadn't heard anything about us, so it was kind of cool in a way,” Tim says.
Forming in 2007, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels started off touring and building a following around their native Perth, captivating audiences with their folk-rock sound before releasing their debut album, ‘I Know This Now’, in 2011. The singles ‘Nothing’s In Tune’ and ‘You Don’t Know What You’re Waiting For’ received massive airplay, being played on over 80 radio stations Australia wide.
After extensive touring, the band needed the help of its fanbase to release its second album, and so it launched a crowdfunding campaign on Pozible. ”We were always a bit curious about the crowd-sourcing thing for a while, but it seemed like a no brainer. Eskimo Joe did it and a bunch of other bands are doing it and people were actually really excited to support bands.
“There has always been this mentality to keep up this illusion that your band is really rich and famous all the time, even thought that is not true. No one knows the financial side of being in a small band is like. Pozible is a way of bands getting away from that; reinventing how they fund their music.
“We found it really encouraging to find so many people donate to it… Because it wasn't a cheap album to make, but when you've got big dreams, you do what you got to do. We were stoked.”
Raising the required $10,000 in just 60 days, the band were then very fortunate to have long-time friend Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe) onboard as producer for their follow-up album, ‘Terror Terror, Hide It Hide It’, which was released last month. “[Terror Terror, Hide It Hide It’] sounds much better, in leaps and bounds. It's a lot different,” Tim says.
“The first record was the sound of a guy with a band, and this one is the sound of a band with a guy. That's the main difference for me. It was a far more collaborative process making this record.”
The sound of Timothy Nelson & The Infidels had evolved by the time of ’Terror Terror...’ to include elements of pop and disco. “We were looking up to bands on this record that set themselves up in a way that they could do anything they wanted to and write any kind of song they felt like … And I had always wondered how they'd do that. After a while it became apparent that as long as what you do is coming from an honest place… It will give your tunes the unity they need.”
Striking while the iron is hot, Tim has numerous shows planned both as a solo artist and with The Infidels over the next few months. “There may be some recording, but the focus [now] is to play as much as much as we can. More people haven't heard the record than have. Now we have to get out there and play it to people, or play it at people.”
Written by Nicholas Ivanovic
Timonthy Nelson & The Infidels Tour Dates
Fri 9 Jan - Albany FestivalSat 10 Jan - Albany Festival
Timmothy Nelson Tour Dates
Fri 16 Jan - Wesley Ann (Melbourne)Sat 17 Jan - The Butterfly Club (Melbourne)
Sun 18 Jan - The Retreat (Melbourne)
Thu 22 Jan - The Drunken Poet (Melbourne)
Fri 23 Jan - Exit Strategy (Melbourne)
Sat 24 Jan - The Butterfly Club (Melbourne)
Thu 29 Jan - Farouk’s Olive (Melbourne)
Sat 31 Jan - The Butterfly Club (Melbourne)
