Striking A Nerve With NIAM HEGARTY From DENTAL PLAN

Interview by Kris Peters
After dropping two EP's in quick succession towards the end of the
last decade, Melbourne indie-punk outfit Dental Plan decided to
take their time with their next release, putting into effect not
only their music interests and pedigrees, but also their growing
knowledge of their craft.
2021 saw Dental Plan return with the brutal single Hole In Me,
which emphatically announced their re-emergence as a more polished
unit. Landslide followed, and anticipation turned into expectation
as Dental Plan announced their debut album Raw Nerve was
incoming.
That album landed on July 19, affirming Dental Plan's growing
status, opening the band up for a new range of opportunities that
are finally coming to fruition.
HEAVY sat down with vocals/guitarist Niam Hegarty to find out
more.
"It's been really good," he enthused of the reception Raw Nerve has
received so far. "We've kind of got more streams than I expected
and people seem to have been digging it. It's done what it needed
to do, which I think is get the word about the band out there.
We've been a band for a while, and this is our first record. A long
time coming, but I'm looking forward to getting out to play some
shows to support it."
In the full interview Niam discussed Raw Nerve more in terms of
musical direction, how it represents Dental Plan's trajectory to
date, what sorts of things are discussed going into a debut album,
finding their sound and the balance between genres, how Raw Nerve
differs to their self-titled EP, finding your musical identity,
future plans and more.


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