Australian blues brothers theteskeys get hang-time with Hollywood superstars and friends Matt Damon and the Hemsworths. But at home, they’re regular dads and husbands. Sam and Josh Teskey sit down with RollingStoneAus for the cover story.
There are moments in a career that alter trajectory, create faith, draw in believers en masse. Some of those game-changers aren’t easily spotted.Josh Teskey is as close to nature as most of us get. Sipping from a cup of Earl Grey tea, observing the forest from his deck, the Teskey Brothers frontman could be the poster child forAs a performer and recording artist, he and his brother Sam get hang-time with Hollywood superstars Matt Damon and the Hemsworths.
Josh and his wife Hannah welcomed a new daughter to their clan, in April 2020, right at the start of the lockdown. “We just focused on doing, you know, being parents together.” The first cuts were shaped in Josh’s living room at the beginning of 2022, “My kids were running around all around us. The first demos have the kids in the background. We also had Sam’s kids here a little bit,” recalls Josh. Despite the chaos, songs took form, with both brothers collaborating in the room, building on threads and ideas. “We realised that it was doable.”
“Vocally, I was really fit. And then after having a really big break, went straight back into it, with six or seven shows over two weeks. I’ve never lost it to that point. I was just like, ‘Oh shit.’ We just didn’t have the recovery mechanisms in place.” Not realising his superpower was temporary, the brothers got to work on new material. Josh swung for the boundary. “The swelling came back, but with a vengeance because you’ve just powered through when you should be healing.” At that point, even talking was off the cards for several weeks.
There are moments in a career that alter trajectory, create faith, draw in believers en masse. Some of those game-changers aren’t easily spotted. The Teskeys dedicated a song to the late music man with their cover of INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart”, the music video for which opens with Gudinski welcoming the band on stage, throwing out his special brand of hype. “Forever grateful that our two worlds collided,” reads The Teskeys’ message at the conclusion.
, in 2021 through Ivy League, and is comparable to a “songwriting machine,” his older brother explains. Why stop? “I try really hard to try to switch the tap off,” says Sam. “My new approach for this next year is to try and bring it all in. I can’t be a carpenter, a furniture maker, a sound engineer, a producer, a musician, a dad, a house renovator. I can’t do all those jobs. I’m just trying to separate everything. This year, I’m just going to be a musician and a dad.
The entrance to Hercules Studios, built by legendary songwriter and producer team Harry Vanda and George Young, features a wall of fame, Gold and Platinum discs from the massive names that have turned its amps up to 11. Among the discs, AC/DC’s 1979 classic“It’s easier to get into your time machine in Surry Hills. We can let the music exist without the outside world pushing in,” he says.. Hammond, horns.
While tracking the album they had a hard finish time of 6pm, an unconventionally early end that would allow the brothers to get home for time with their families and kids before bed. Touring is not for the faint-hearted. It’s the stuff of dreams, and nightmares, depending on your constitution and the circumstances. The rigours of a long stint on the road can wreck friendships, marriages, bands, minds. The Teskeys’ UK and European tour in support ofis a break from tradition, and perhaps a model others may follow. The families joined the tour, and stepped off at a homebase. On this overseas run, the band are only playing weekend shows.
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