Episode 106: AJ Tilyard – The Velvet Club

<p>One of my favourite things is watching a band achieve their goals. I don&#39;t just mean recording an album, releasing it, hitting the charts, and going on tour – both domestically and internationally – but honestly, even just playing music together.</p><p><br></p><p>While Melbourne outfit The Velvet Club have certainly achieved all those initial things I mentioned, the majority of their journey was predicated on a shared love of music and the ability to simply get together and crank out some tunes.</p><p><br></p><p>Having done just that close to a decade ago, the group have gradually and constantly risen through the ranks of the Australian music scene, with a series of singles and EPs resulting in them ultimately releasing their debut album, &#39;Are You Falling In Love?&#39;, earlier this month. </p><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s a great record that will undoubtedly appeal to anyone who is a fan of genres like indie rock, the garage rock revival, and the indie sleaze vibe that came along with it.</p><p><br></p><p>That era of music was exactly what I found myself chatting about with the band&#39;s vocalist and guitarist, AJ Tilyard, who was kind enough to join me this week while we talked about the band&#39;s rise, and the release of their debut record.</p><p><br></p><p>Anyway, have a listen to The Velvet Club&#39;s &#39;Are You Falling In Love?&#39;, buy a ticket to their upcoming tour, have a listen to our chat, and I’ll see you at the end of the episode for some general housekeeping.</p>