Sound From Earth are hitting the road.

Sound From Earth are hitting the road. Photo: Supplied

Sound From Earth tell us what they get up to on the road.

What are you listening to on the road? Really digging the Alabama Shakes album at the moment. Haim are addictive. Nick Cave, Blondie and Johnny Cash are all staples. We listen to a lot of Triple J, and we stream Nashville's Lightning 100, which is our favourite.

What's your favourite instrument? The guitar.

What's your earliest musical moment? Singing Where Have All the Flowers Gone with my mum, age three or four.

How do you prepare for a gig? Do some singing with Jules [Crighton], write the set, pretty casual.

What's your favourite post-gig pastime? A snack and a walk.

What's the greatest thing you have seen on stage? Simon & Garfunkel with a full band at the Arena in Sydney

What's your most treasured possession? Probably my electric guitar that Al Tomkins made me and my grandfather's jacket, but I gave that to Kevin Hammond - it's keeping him warm somewhere in Wisconsin.

What's your best piece of touring advice? Always keep an eye on the fuel gauge and remember to eat. Pack the food you like because food on the road is not great and it's expensive.

Who are your musical heroes? Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Chisel, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Slim Dusty, Emmylou Harris and Counting Crows.

What are your vices? Peking duck. Cannot get enough of that.

What's on your dream rider? Lots of food and a case of Tsingtao.

Who would you most like to tour with? Leonard Cohen would be the ultimate, or Arcade Fire, love their songs and live they're awesome. I did a couple of shows opening for Counting Crows a few years ago, they were on the list as well.

What was your musical epiphany?Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan and the album August and Everything After by Counting Crows.

What's your latest recording? Our debut EP! We formed Sound From Earth last year. We're still doing our solo stuff, but this is the focus at the moment.

Describe your sound? Has some lush '80s influences mixed with some more raw sounds. This particular tour is acoustic, so it's going be stripped back and very intimate.

What's your favourite gig of all time? The Front is hopefully going to be close, we had an awesome time last time we played there.

What's your dream touring destination? The moon. You'd need a big PA to hear it from here. AC/DC would probably have to headline.

Tell us something about where you grew up and how it influenced your sound? I grew up in a little town just over the Brindabellas called Tumut, an Aboriginal name meaning ''resting place by the river''. I did a lot of that and it's where I started to write songs. I think the simplicity and beauty of the environment really influenced my writing.

What is something we don't know about you? I love to camp, by the river, in the hills, wherever. I like to be out in the food chain. I may have a different opinion if I were in Africa.

What does the future hold? Lots of travelling, music and getting older.

Anything else you want to tell us? We're really excited to be out on the road with Maddy Hay, she has one of the most beautiful voices and her record is stunning.

Sound From Earth

WHERE: The Front Gallery & Cafe

WHEN: March 5