Upcoming local band, Headstock are currently in the midst of establishing their own little spot in the Wellington music scene this year! Today, I caught up with one of their guitar/vocalists, Joe Coleman to have a chat about how things have been going for them so far and what the future may hold for Headstock.
Joe explains how they came up with the name 'Headstock' after he was discussing potential band names over a long phone call with his fellow band-mate, Mason Kay. "We wanted a name that would sound good yet also suit our style of music, so we decided on the name which comes from the 'headstock' of a guitar."
Drummer, Mason Kay and guitar/vocalist, Johnny Koster, originally formed in early 2015. About a month into starting, Joe had joined the band and roughly half-way through that year, bass player, Mat Campus made his way onto the scene. The four boys met as students at Rongotai College and have since performed various gigs at the local youth venue, Zeal. They describe their genre as "psychedelic reggae-rock" and list their main musical influences as Pink Floyd, Sticky Fingers and Ocean Alley.
Predominantly playing their original songs at gigs, Headstock have also occasionally performed covers of "Rum Rage" by Sticky Fingers and "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd.
Joe mentions their most popular track, Drinking Alone. "It's about a man who has succumb to the life of drinking away his sorrows." He explains by quoting the lyrics, "I've got nothing to do, no one to hold, no baby I'm all alone in this big wide world, now I'm sitting on the couch thinking the world makes no sense while I'm sipping and drinking my forty percent."
Disclosing Headstock's main goal, he says, "It's all about writing good music, playing great gigs and getting the recognition and support from people that enjoy our music. That's all we could ask for."
They are currently set to open for fellow Wellington band, Bakers Eddy at Zeal on March 11th so make sure to come along! You can find out more about them by checking out their Soundcloud, Facebook and Instagram pages.
Sincerely, Verity.