SAN CISCO
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Thursday, May 30
Wollongong UniBar
Tickets: bigtix.com.au
Jordi Davieson is quick to point out that not all of the songs he writes for San Cisco are based on real life.
Which is probably a good thing, considering their first hit Awkward, which made it to No 7 on Triple J's 2011 Hottest 100 list, was a call and response about a boy semi-stalking a one-time date.
While their sound might be upbeat, Davieson, the vocalist and guitarist for the Fremantle four-piece, says he and his bandmates often write lyrics about hardships that are relevant to many people, such as relationships breaking down, friendship and wondering what to do with life.
"If your life isn't that interesting you run out of stuff to say about yourself, so you just make up scenarios," he says.
However, on their self-titled debut album, which was released at the end of last year, there is one song that Davieson thinks can apply to his own life.
"Wild Things is about negative thoughts in your head growing the more you think about them and the more you think about them happening, the more they happen and they end up just controlling you - they're the wild things," Davieson says.
"I can find that relevant in what a lot of people do, and even me."
But there hasn't been very much time for negative thoughts for the band this year.
They have constantly been touring their brand of "surfy pop-rock-folk" since January, hitting America and the UK twice, as both a support act and doing a headline tour, as well as getting to a few places in Europe playing with American indie band Darwin Deez.
Several of their tours along the west coast of the United States sold out, as did a number of shows in London, which isn't bad for a band with a lead singer who is only 19.
For the three boys in the group, the tour was their first big overseas trip (drummer Scarlett Stevens had done some travelling before).
Davieson says being able to experience that with friends was fantastic, even if he did experience a little homesickness.
"It was hard. It was really good, but you're away from home for a long time, living out of a suitcase. It was a bit crazy," he says.
"You miss out on things you really like to do, like surfing, hanging out around the ocean and the beach, and Nick didn't get to hang out with his motorbikes.
"But you just have to be there and enjoy it because it's an amazing opportunity."
While San Cisco formed in high school as a bit of fun under the name King George, once their first EP, Golden Revolver, started getting airplay on Triple J, they realised they had to tighten their sets and take the band more seriously.
Davieson says their goals for the moment are simple ones, and include another big bout of overseas touring later this year.
"I like a few short-term goals, I want to play a few festivals this year, win an ARIA, just the normal things. Just work really hard at it and make a good band."