Tyler Fisher is trying to remember how old his brothers are. ""Well, Joshua and Brandford were born a year apart on the same day... 23 & 24. ‘Conrad, you're 21, yeah?’ Yeah. He's signing to me that he's 21.”
The Perth-based band are sitting in their parents' lounge room, which, he explains, has slowly but surely morphed into their music room over the years, and now it's officially the practice room for one of Australia's most promising new acts: COTERIE.
Vocalist / Guitarist, Tyler (27) plays alongside his younger brothers Joshua (piano/synth), Branford (bass) & Conrad (lead guitar), all of whom sing back-up. Far from any clichés of sibling rivalry, the brothers believe their closeness allows them to explore uncomfortable topics with depth & honesty. “We can talk about things very openly,” Brandford shares. “I guess in a sense because we’re brothers we’ve not only been doing this together for so long, we’ve been doing everything together for so long.”
At the end of the day, as Tyler explains, the COTERIE brothers are interested in two things: making bloody good music & changing the world a little along the way. “I want young dudes to know that everyone feels in life, and if you don’t think it’s manly or strong to talk about what’s going on with you, well whoever told you that is wrong. We’re a couple of musicians, artistic, slightly left guys... Our goal is not to break stereotypes, but just not to care about them and to focus on the music.
