When most people think Australia, they think the Sydney Opera House, Kangaroos and Koalas. When I think Australia, I think of Short-Stack, and no I don’t mean pancakes, I mean the band. Based out of New South Wales, Australia, Short-Stack is made up of Shaun Diviney rocking vocals and guitar, Andy Clemmensen on bass and background vocals, and Bradie Webb on drums. Bradie was kind enough to answer a few questions for us via-email! Short-Stack was formed in 2005 and signed by the Sydney indie label Sunday Morning Records in 2006. They started out practicing at school, and then began to play shows around Sydney. Coming from America we all think of Short-Stack as a type of pancakes, but we couldn’t be more wrong as to how these Aussies got their band name. Bradie informed us that “itis a sexual position. We were teenagers at the time and thought it was cool to name a band after sex!” Typical boys…

They’ve gained a very large fanbase over in Australia through Myspace. Bradie thinks “social networking sites are crucial to a band’s development. The way bands ‘make it’ these days is changing, and anyone that doesn’t realize this will be left behind. Myspace has helped us a lot in our early stages.” The guys are still shocked that they are as big as they are in Australia, the fans surprise them everyday! “We have only achieved a small amount of our goals. It’s amazing to have such a following in Aus., but we really crave for a massive international fan base.” Having small fanbases all over the world is a bit of a shock for the guys, Bradie says, “We might be a well kept secret that people will want to find out about.” They would really like to tour in England or America, Bradie personally thinks “[They’ll] be well perceived. Hopefully they “get us.’”

So if you like boys with accents and rockin’ songs, these guys are your band. They may not be huge here yet, but once they make their way around the globe, they’ll be here for good. So jump on the bandwagon a little bit early! Check out more of their music at myspace.com/shortstackband

-Sara Feigin