Introduce Skorts in a few words. What should we expect?
Raw, real. We make music that we hope will move you, somewhere new, somewhere deeper. We make music to be played and experienced in a room together.
What’s the most chaotic thing that’s happened at one of your shows?
Getting tequila poured in all of our eyes mid-set.
Who are your top icons and influences? (doesn’t have to be music related)
Jeremy Wade, Phil Collins, our mothers.
Best tour or live show story?
Our first trip to Europe we played this place called Cafe Kairo in Bern. First time in the city, country and continent, and people were singing along to the guitar riffs. Chanting like at a football match. It blew us all away, some of the best crowd energy we've ever had.
What’s the NY music scene like at the moment?
I feel like you can only really know what a scene is like in retrospect. There's a lot of incredible musicians and bars and bookers doing cool things. Go to a Showbrain show, a free concert series in NYC's parks, and you'll see the best of the best and get a true taste of the community being made in New York right now.
What do you think people misunderstand about Skorts?
We are not a punk band or a new wave band. For some reason, we've been billed that way many times. People think we're trying to do something nostalgic but we're just writing the music that comes to our ears in a very organic way. Collectively, we listen to a very wide range of music, so our influence comes from all over.
Recommend us some of your favourite bands at the moment - new stuff and / or whatever you’re listening to right now.
Wolf Alice, Sextile, The Velveteers
Bonus: what’s a question you wish you were asked?
What's your venmo?