Audacity are four slacker kids from California who play rambunctious, slop-pop garage songs that usually wobble like shopping trolley wheels at terminal velocity. They’re off on tour with Mika Miko this summer in the US. We asked them to introduce themselves over the ether.
Vice: Hello, how did Audacity come together?
Audacity: The band was started during sixth grade in Fullerton California, North Orange County in 2001 by Kyle, Matt and two other guys. During high school, Cameron and Thomas joined and were much better fits. The other two quit due to religious and relationship issues, as we are an anti-God and anti-girl band.
What influenced you to start the band?
When we began we didn’t have many influences, we just made what we thought music should sound like. The only emphasis we had was on making original and creative music. These first few years we only practiced and played our own birthday parties, school carnivals and talent shows. Everyone made fun of us. But these were only our awkward years, and in high school we lost our innocence thanks to Thee Makeout Party. Some early influences were “A Wizard, a True Star” (by Todd Rundgren), Mission of Burma, The Modern Lovers and Pink Flag, but when we started it was just because we were little kids looking for something to do.
Along with Thee Makeout Party, what modern bands are you currently into?
The Rantouls, Danger Strangers, White Night, Nobunny, Bad Antics, The Tuberculosis Boys and anything on Burger Records.
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Check out the Burger Records site to pick up Audacity’s music.
June 16th, 2009 @ 06:05
Reader Comments
June 16th, 2009
6:43 am
mika miko are awesome.
June 17th, 2009
3:13 am
oh this is good. it reminds me of the unicorns some but more sloppy. good summer windows down rock.
June 17th, 2009
3:15 am
you weren’t kidding about the “kids” part. they probably have a dozen pubes put together.
June 17th, 2009
3:15 am
Thanks for keeping it short. Music speaks for itself.
June 17th, 2009
3:18 am
they started in 6th grade…so howold are they now? they look like theyre still in highschool
June 17th, 2009
3:20 am
left handed guitarists tickle my fancy parts
June 17th, 2009
3:25 am
they’re probably twenty by now.
most kids are 13-14 in 6th grade, that was 01, its 09 now, slap on 8 or 9 years and you’re looking at twenty somethings
June 17th, 2009
3:26 am
Audacity is tits!
Great live band. Deliciously sloppy.
June 17th, 2009
3:27 am
most kids are 11 and 12 in 6th grade at least in California.They start them early because The parents want them the fuck out as soon as possible so they can sale the house and move to Carona Del Mar.
June 17th, 2009
3:28 am
they are all 19
June 17th, 2009
3:28 am
they sort of sound young i dont care for young music that much
June 17th, 2009
3:29 am
cooler than japanesse motors!!!
-the growlers!
June 17th, 2009
3:30 am
fuck these fools talking shit about god and shit
June 17th, 2009
3:30 am
“i don’t care for young musicians that much”… that statement is wack foo.
June 17th, 2009
3:30 am
These guys are burnt out, they should all settle down with girfriends
June 17th, 2009
3:31 am
Stellarphone? is better. and all the music on vice sucks cock. and yes, so do you, you dumb fuck that listens to wavves and no age, that is most likely about to make fun of me for every spelling mistake I probably just made.
June 17th, 2009
3:32 am
Cute
June 17th, 2009
3:32 am
they all have the andy mikonakis disease
June 17th, 2009
3:32 am
they are all thieves and scoundrels, i know this for a fact for i see them quite often.
June 19th, 2009
2:46 am
chuuuuuuuuuuck!!!! you let eve tempt you…..what a shame.
June 19th, 2009
2:53 am
“ARE YOU COMING TO THE WATER FIGHT BBQ TOMORROW?” -Emmie
June 24th, 2009
7:35 am
i dont care for good music that much.
xoxo
June 24th, 2009
7:36 am
thomas i can see your wang
June 24th, 2009
7:36 am
“North Orange County in 2001 by Kyle, Matt, and two other guys.”
I iz one of two other guys! YES!
June 24th, 2009
7:37 am
annoying
August 17th, 2009
11:53 am
haha the fat kid with the tie-dye looks like andy milonakis