Living In Sin With MATT And Luke From KODEM

Being a band from Newcastle has meant massive expectations ever
since the Screaming Jets exploded onto the scene in 1989. What was
already an uphill battle establishing yourselves from outside the
capital cities overnight became even more daunting with little
brother always fighting to escape the shadow of one of Australia's
finest ever musical exports.
While admittedly difficult, it is not impossible. A fact proven by
the emergence of progressive rock outfit KODEM.
After two years spent honing their craft on the touring circuit,
KODEM have unleashed their debut single Tattooed Sin, celebrating
their signing to rising Australian music label XMusic with an
atmospheric and intense track that highlights the struggle between
vulnerability and shame. Tattooed Sin is also the lead single taken
from KODEM's upcoming debut EP of the same name, and showcases the
raw emotion from which KODEM have launched their assault.
HEAVY caught up with vocalist Luke Jones and guitarist Matt Semmens
to find out more.
"We're super pumped," Matt enthused when we bring up the release of
the first single. "Super pumped. This was our first track that I
sent to Luke in his truck many years ago, just reaching out to him
and saying, hey, would you like to write some tunes? This is the
very first one that we worked on, so we're pretty pumped to get it
out there finally."
In the full interview, Matt and Luke spoke more about Tattooed Sin,
which delves into themes of acceptance and life's challenges,
highlighting the synergy between the lyrics and the abstract
visuals of the accompanying music video. They also shared insights
from their live performance experiences and their excitement for
future projects, including another single and an EP, showcasing
their dedication to their musical journey and more.


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