<p><strong>They’ve graced the cover of Rolling Stones magazine, currently touring Australia with Good Charlotte and as one of Australia’s hardest working bands Short Stack are flipping the bird to their haters and doing what they do best... killing it live.</strong></p>
<p>Moments after getting slammed on Twitter for being “Australia's most obnoxious he-divia”, frontman Shaun Diviney along with Bradie Webb and Andy Clemmensen walked into the Nova FM studio’s to get it off their chest.</p>
<p>Although Diviney laughed off the comment on Twitter, Nova FM’s Jarrod Walsh had to ask if things like that P*ss them off when these reviews come in and they aren’t actually about their music. “You know we work hard at playing live and we put on what we think is an awesome show” said Bradie. “We’re not saying you have to like us, we’re just saying admit we’re fu*king awesome live” Diviney added.</p>
<p>Not having time to dwell on the negatives the boys have been hard at work showing off their new album and taking pride in the fact that it sounds so different to their first. Making it a conscious effort to sound different, ‘This is Bat Country’ is about keeping their music relevant to their growing fans, the music scene and more importantly them. “We didn’t want to be the band we use to be” said Diviney “ When we wrote the first album we loved that sort of music but now we don't particularly. We loved the first album but we just feel like we can relate to ‘Bat Country’ so much more and on so many levels.”</p>
<p>Releasing their first album at 17-years-old, playing their older songs next to their newer ones, to them, feels like almost being two different bands. “Songs on the first album were so thrashy” said Diviney putting it down to the medium of drums, base, guitar. With more time up their sleeve with ‘Bat Country’ the boys got the chance to experiment with full creative license. “We got to record strings at the Opera House and stuff like that. What band gets to do that? So we ceased the day, took the opportunity and ran with it” said Shaun.</p>
<p>Currently on tour with Good Charlotte, it turns out the boys have played on the same bill before “We originally met when we were starting out and still in high school” said Brodie “We did a show with them back in the day and you know they remembered us from there and that was four years ago and they are just such respectful people.”</p>
<p>More than just two bands touring together, Joel and the rest of the Good Charlotte boys have been a big inspiration to Short Stack not just with their music but personally, getting almost life lessons from the guys. “It kinda made us look at the way people should be treated and if someone their level can be so friendly and nice to people then there is no reason why three little sh*ts from Budgewoi shouldn't as well.”</p>
<p>With a solid album, plans to tour again later on in the year and keeping their hates at an arms distance, we can’t help but feel the boys of Short Stack aren’t going anywhere!</p>
<p>Short Stack touring with Good Charlotte around Australia till April 15th.</p>
<p><em>Photo: Getty/Getty Images Entertainment / Mark Metcalfe/Stringer</em></p>
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