(Editors Note: This interview happened on the 18th of April but as usual we’re useless so there’s been quite the delay)
What can you say about The Sex Guys? Well, as Anty from The Bennies said, “These guys and Fat Dog and The Tits, are going to be the next wave in superstars”. They just hit so hard; their songs will break your neck! They start their sets in fifth gear and there’s no slowing down, Anty is spot on.
We managed to catch up with the Gold Coast’s sexiest frontman and guitarist Dennis and sexiest bassist Jordan ahead of the Brisbane show of The Bennies’ Let’s Have A Party Tour and asked them five very sexy quickfire questions.
1.If there were to be a The Sex Guys biopic film, which actor would you want to play you in it?
Dennis: Me! I’d want to play me! It would be the best! It would have to be Weird Al Yankovic though.
OB: Fuck yeah!
Dennis: But anyone alive or dead it would be Michael Hutchens as that would be way cool as shit, but Weird Al for sure.
OB: Definitely see the physical resemblance, and the matching energy.
Jordan: Oh, that’s a toughey…
OB: I was thinking, looking at your hair, Matthew McConaughey?
Jordan: Yeah! Oh, look yeah, I’d be all about that. If that’s who you wanna go for, by all means! Alright, alright, alright! ha-ha!
(Yep, casting for Jordan and Dennis is perfectly matched with Weird Al and Matt McConaughey)
2. If your music could be featured in the soundtrack of an existing movie, what movie would it be?
Dennis: Whoa… Oh… There’s this movie from the late nineties or early noughties it’s called Garage Days.
(OB Note: It’s a 2002 Australian movie about a garage band trying to bust into the music scene)
Jordan: Oh, so there was this movie called Rubber that an electronic artist called Mr. Oizo (better known by his directorial name Quentin Dupiex) did. It’s about a homicidal car tire that comes to life and kills people using psychokinetic powers. Its’s the most obscure movie ever, but I feel we could bring some manic energy to that.
OB: That would be a mad team up with the Stephen King/John Carpenter movie Christine.
3. Imagine you all end up in court for a crime you didn’t commit and have to self-represent yourselves, who in the band would do the best job and who would do the worst job?
Dennis: (laughing maniacally) Jordan he would do the best job. I would do the worst job, but I would do it the loudest… Geordie, our drummer, he’d play both sides but I’d be terrible!
Jordan: Phwoar… Look I’d like to think that I could do alright in that situation. I can talk my way out of a wet concrete, so yeah me. I’d just keep talking them around in circles.
OB: And who would do the worst?
Jordan: And I’d say also probably me! Ha-ha-ha-ha! But I feel that would go for all three of us depending on the day and the mood.
4. You’re given the chance to open for your dream artist but you have to describe your music to them in only one sentence, which artist would it be and what would you say?
Dennis: That is a hectic question to just throw on the spot! For a quick-fire holy shit… The boys wouldn’t agree with this but it would be either The Darkness or Guns N’ Roses. And the one sentence would be like… “We don’t sound like you guys, but we are a lot of fun and heaps of energy!” OMG that’s the worst answer but let’s run with that though!
OB: That’s true though, so much energy.
Jordan: At the moment? Look it would probably have to be IDLES. Some of the recent stuff they’ve got coming out is just sick. One word or sentence, is it? Oh, come on! Come on! Ah, “We’re The Sex Guys? Why not? Come on what have you got to lose right?”.
OB: Yeah, I like that. And like us they’d be listening to your three published tracks over and over saying, loving it and saying: “come on, I want more, give me more!”
Jordan: Well, we just came out of the studio a month ago. Our drummer is overseas playing drums in the New Orleans, honing his jazz craft. When he is back, we will start leaking them out. But you might hear a couple of them tonight.
OB: Alright! A bit of a scoop there. Nice.
5. You have to make a cocktail called The Sex Guys on the Beach for the world bartending championships, what ingredients would be in it?
Dennis: That’s a no brainer. It’s a Long Island Iced Tea, but you take out the soft drink and replace it with Red Bull.
OB: Oh man! Dakota and I agree, we have got to try this.
Jordy: Well look, it’s going to be something zesty. There’s going to be citrus in there, lemon or lime, maybe even grapefruit to make it super zesty. I’m a gin man so based on Jordy, Dennis and myself, we are all pretty hairy guys, so there is going to be some spillage of curly hairs in there one way or another. It’s just part of it it’s the tax you pay, we will use it as the garnish.
OB: In summary Weird Al and Matt McConaughey are serving you up a Long Island Citrus and Red Bull infused tea. Garnished with luscious locks, mouth twisting guitar riffs in a high energy tumbler!
A big thank you to Dakota (@strictly.sentimental) for the amazing photos! Plenty more happy snaps to come we hope!
The Sex Guys don’t have a huge amount of music out but you can listen to their singles below: