Watch Tim Freedman And Horrorshow’s Solo Go Deep On ‘No Aphrodisiac’ And Live Aussie Music

Last week Sydney act Horrorshow tore up triple j’s Like a Version with their cover of The Whitlams’ 1997 classic ‘No Aphrodisiac’.

It’s a classic Australian tune from one of Sydney’s all-time greatest bands, and Horrorshow gave it the treatment it deserves — including a new verse performed by vocalist Solo.

Horrorshow and The Whitlams’ frontman Tim Freedman both hail from Sydney’s inner-west, but as Solo told triple j’s Ben and Liam, he hadn’t had the opportunity to meet him — until now.

After covering ‘No Aphrodisiac’ Solo decided to get together with Freedman, and asked a mutual friend to hook them up. They met up at Solo’s place in Newtown and had a nice, big chat about the state of live music in Australia, what it’s like being a muso in Sydney and, of course, ‘No Aphrodisiac’. Turns out that the first version of the song was written just 150m away from Solo’s lounge room, where the interview went down.

It might not seem like a hip-hop act like Horrorshow and an early-indie rock band like The Whitlams have much in common musically, but over the course of their chat Solo and Freedman talk about similar inspirations and themes for their tracks.

Freedman also gives his review of Horrorshow’s Like a Version (he’s a fan). You can watch the whole video, shot by Cole Bennetts and edited by Entropico, right here:

Horrorshow kick off their national tour tomorrow, in support of their latest album Bardo State. Check out the list of dates below:

Horrorshow – Bardo State Album Tour
With support from David Dallas and Turquoise Prince

Friday, 2nd June – Margaret River – Settlers Tavern
Saturday, 3rd June – Bunbury – Prince of Wales
Sunday, 4th June – Perth – The Rosemount
Friday, 9th June – Chelsea Heights – Chelsea Heights Hotel
Saturday, 10th June – Geelong – Barwon Club
Sunday, 11th June – Melbourne – 170 Russell
Friday, 16th June – Canberra – ANU Bar
Saturday, 17th June – Sydney – Enmore Theatre
Thursday, 22nd June – Airlie Beach – Magnums
Friday, 23rd June – Townsville – Dalrymple Hotel
Saturday, 24th June – Cairns – The Jack
Thursday, 29th June – Gold Coast – Miami Marketta
Friday, 30th June – Byron Bay – Great Northern
Saturday, 1st July – Brisbane – Max Watts
Friday, 7th July – Wollongong – Wollongong Uni
Saturday, 8th July – Newcastle – Bar On The Hill
Friday, 14th July – Hobart – Republic Bar
Saturday, 15th July – Adelaide – The Governor Hindmarsh
Friday, 21st July – Darwin Discovery
Saturday, 22nd July – Alice Springs – Gap View Hotel

Click here for tickets and more info.

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Feature image via Cole Bennetts