By Kyra Jade-Coombs
King Parrot are local legends in our Australian heavy music scene. Their live shows are guaranteed to be a good time with high-energy chaos that everyone in the room rises to match!
Over Easter these Melbournites are coming up North to play two shows. Firstly poppin' their Mo's Desert Clubhouse cherry on April 6 and secondly ushering in a new era at Fortitude Valley's newest metal haunt Bad Luck on April 8 at their '0th Birthday Party'.
HEAVY took the chance to catch up with Matt Young, King Parrot's frontman, to see what they've been doing leading up to these shows and pry into what's in the pipeline of Parrot land.
We delve into opening a new music hotspot in the heart of Brissy, Slatt's subtitle PSA's (if you know, you know), what it was like releasing their most recent E.P Holed up in the Lair in the midst of Covid and what it was like working with Mike Foxall on their animated film clip for their title track Kick up a Stink (almost acted out in real life, which is absolutely terrifying - check out the link below).
Matt and I got talking about King Parrot's past tour diary and where they are heading off to next and on that note there's lots of good news for fans in Australia and abroad! Currently, they are working away on a new album and have plans to hit the road in Australia for a local tour circuit before taking their show over to the USA later in the year.
It's an exciting time for these Aussie legends and I can't wait to hear that energy translated into their new material. Have a listen to the full interview to enjoy all the other Easter Eggs sprinkled throughout our chat.
If you haven't already there's still time to grab your tickets and catch King Parrot doing what they do best.