Pushing Forward With SHAUN DIVINEY From SHORT STACK

Interview by Kyra-Jade Coombs
Short Stack are one of those Aussie bands that you mention and
unlock a core memory. Whether it be their ultra-catchy tunes or
their time-stamped emo’ hair… you remember them. I was keen to
catch up with frontman/ guitarist Shaun Diviney to see what’s been
happening in the world of Short Stack and what they are looking
forward to.
Starting off this week, they are taking off on their ‘Regional(ish)
Tour’ with Hevenshe and The Beautiful Monument. They’ve got plenty
of new stops on the bill and are returning back to towns they
haven’t visited in 10 years. Not long after returning home from
their tour they will be playing Good Things 2023 alongside some
huge names to which Shaun joked about being the representation for
‘Aussie heavy music’ and Limp Bizkit obviously looking forward to
seeing/ watching Short Stack.
All jokes aside these fellas are ready to hit the stage with our
favourite songs from Stack is the New Black to now and will be
awesome to watch.
Speaking of Stack is the New Black, recently the boys released
limited edition vinyl albums to celebrate the album that took Short
Stack straight to number #1 on the ARIA charts. Shaun reflected on
what it was like to have that experience and release an album with
some of the songs written in their high school days. ‘We had such
minimal expectations, and it’s set up everything we have done
since’, he also joked, ‘It must have been a shit week on the
charts’, which gave me a good laugh.
After talking about the early days of their careers we delved into
what the boys have been up to and spoke about their new release
Shotgun Wedding which is an upbeat pop-punk anthem and a taste of
what’s to come from Short Stack.
Whether an album is on the horizon or not can be left up to
speculation but what I can confirm is they are making music that
makes them happy and is fun to play live.
There’s plenty more that we covered along the way, like whether
they will revive their iconic hair and eyeliner for Halloween this
year, sharing their musical life with their kiddos, their favourite
songs to play and selling out their comeback tour.
Be sure to check out Short Stack on their Regional(ish) Tour or
Good Things later this year at a location near you!