Under The Microscope With FERGUS LINACRE From KINGSWOOD

Interview by Kris Peters
Ten years ago, a then unknown Australian band called Kingswood laid
solid claim to becoming a band you had to hear with the release of
their stunning debut album, Microscopic Wars.
Drenched in rhythm, carried by the band’s strong chemistry,
bolstered by a confidence and swagger felt between songwriters Alex
Laska and Fergus Linacre, MICROSCOPIC WARS heralded not just an
exciting jump off point for the Melbourne group; for fans, it was
the start of a journey with a band whose ambition would see them
navigate a diverse range of music influences to follow.
After six more studio albums, Kingswood are now a household name
both here and abroad, but the band have never forgotten the album
that gave them their start. And now, with that album celebrating
its ten-year milestone, Kingswood are set to embark on a nationwide
tour to celebrate by playing the album in full. 
Vocalist Fergus Linacre joined HEAVY recently to reveal the band's
weird and wonderful plans to say happy birthday to Microscopic
Wars.
"We've got a few special guests that are gonna come up and join us
on stage," he teased. "We're taking a great band called The Delta
Riggs with us for most of the tour, and over in WA we're gonna have
Death By Denim come with us. Alex and I were talking, and he said
to me yesterday when we were planning out who is gonna play what
and what the parts are gonna be - because we've gotta relearn a lot
of it. I've got to relearn how to play piano, which I never did in
the first place (laughs). He said we're gonna give them… because
we're so much more experienced - we're better singers, better
performers, better players - he said we're gonna give the fans that
love that album the best version of those songs that they've ever
heard. Far better than when we played them back in the day, so it's
exciting."
In the full interview, Fergus discusses the tour in greater detail,
what fans can expect from the show, playing the album in full and
any problems that may pose, if the songs still resonate as strongly
after ten years, the band's thought process going into Microscopic
Wars, his memories of making it, recording in Nashville and how it
impacted the album sonically, the temptation of reproducing that
winning formula on future albums, diversifying your music while
staying true to your fans and roots, how Kingswood's music has
changed from their debut album to now, things they have learnt
about themselves and their music over ten years and more.

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