You may not have heard of them yet, but you definitely are about to watch them take the music world by storm.

Get ready for, The Faim.

A four piece rock band from Australia, made up of vocalist Josh Raven, guitarist Sam Tye, bassist Stephen Beerkens, and drummer Linden Marissen, The Faim have been slowly making their way onto the US alt-rock radar.

Having released their EP “Summer is a Curse” last September, and their latest single “Amelie” just a little over a month ago, The Faim is currently making themselves known on their second US tour, supporting Andy Black.

And lucky for you (and us) Second Society Report’s Michael DeAngelis had the opportunity to sit down with Stephen and Linden ahead of Friday’s Worcester show, and find out about all things touring, new music, and more.

Second Society Report: Growing up in Western Australia, How difficult was it to break out into the music scene, and be able to make a name for yourself? Were you just playing local shows in Perth as much as you could?

Stephen: You gotta utilize basically everything you’ve got coming from somewhere like Perth. Playing local shows, developing that fan base, and also utilizing social media to be able to put your music out there and be able to connect with people all around the world because Perth is such an isolated city.

If you want to tour in the States, you can drive a couple hours and play in a new state. But for us, you need to fly. It’s basically like from Perth to the next city is like from Los Angeles to New York. So utilizing all of your resources and working really hard is the main thing to try to broke out of that area.

Second Society Report: Have you moved closer to the States or are you still living in Perth?

Linden: We still live in Perth, but we tour everywhere. We’re kind of nomadic.

S: We really live in the van, and then when we have a couple weeks break we go back and see our family and friends in Perth. It’s still home, but where we spend the most time is definitely on the road.

Second Society Report: I understand you guys reached out to John Feldmann and that was essentially the beginning of this wild ride you guys have been a part of for a couple years now, what was your experience like working with John and how has it shaped your music into what it is today?

S: From the get go that was such a crazy process. We didn’t even expect hearing back, and when we did it was kind of this crazy time where we pushed ourselves writing really hard, writing like thirty songs before even going into the studio with him for the first time.

Working with him was great because he really pushed us out of our comfort zones, and we learned so much developing, and learning where we sit sonicly within the world of music.

There are so many artists out there and something we are still learning now is “where does The Faim sit in the sphere of everything? What is our mark on the world that no one else has done yet?

Second Society Report: Did you feel as though you had to sacrifice some of your ideas for the greater good when you were working with John? Or was everything relatively smooth and did he let you take the lead?

S: It’s different with a lot of different sessions. We’ve had songs we’d written from home and taken them to the studio and recorded them, we’ve had some where a co-writer would come in and we would collaborate with them, and we’ve had some some where we work with John just ourselves. Each process, each session, has a different way of working.

What we find most important is when, any song that we stick with and are going to release ourselves, all four of us are passionate on. Some sessions have that, and the only way a song is going to make a record is if all bandmates are stoked with it.

Second Society Report: You’ve mentioned that you’ve worked with some co-writers and collaborators, I’ve seen that you’ve worked with people like Josh Dun and Pete Wentz, how was working with them?

S: Yeah, they were all cool. We’ve worked with a whole bunch of different co-writers. Some of which are artists themselves, some are writers who that’s what they do, it’s their job, and each one brings forward a different perspective with the way that they write.

The biggest thing for us is just utilizing those different methods. You can write a song, but if all you get from the session is just the song you’re not getting the most out of it. What you wanna take from those sessions is the way that they write, and the process behind it. You can take that and use it yourself and try to build yourself as a writer.

Second Society Report: As of this moment you had released a series of singles in 2018 which ultimately led to your incredibly well done debut EP “Summer is a Curse”, now in 2019, you’ve released the singles “Fire” as well as “Amelie”. Can we expect another EP anytime soon or even a full album?

S & L: Hopefully, we’ll see! [laughing]

Second Society Report: Something in the works?

S: Yes, we’ve been saying the old for years, and months, but it’s all something in the works! There is going to be a product and it’s going to be something we’re all stoked on.

Like I said before, the only way that songs reach that point is if everyone is fricken stoked on it and passionate, because that’s what relates to the people. People want to see the performance in the song when we perform it live. It’s not just singing words, not just playing a riff, it’s an expression.

Second Society Report: How did you decide upon The FAIM- did you go by other names previously?

S: Well, we’ve actually gone through a large number of names. Trying to find a name we were all stoked with was extremely hard we find out. But we were fiddling with the word The Faim, and the word faim, spelt F-A-I-M means hunger in French, which we thought was sick. The hunger is the drive to succeed, especially coming from Perth. If you don’t have that hunger and drive to do whatever you can to succeed, the chances of making it diminish. That’s the essence behind it.

Second Society Report: I know you said traveling is a huge obstacle coming from Perth, but are there any other large obstacles that you’ve faced as a touring band so far?

L: There’s always a few obstacles along the way, whatever you’re doing in life. But as a touring band, you do occasionally miss birthdays or important events, stuff like that. That’s something that’s always in the back of your mind, but you’ve got the goal in mind of the bigger picture.

Second Society Report: What has been your favorite memory or memories you’ve made while on tour so far, including your previous festival shows like Download and Slam Dunk Festival?

S: Definitely the people you meet along the way. As you travel the world, and now we’re back in America for the second time, being able to catch up with people from all these different states that we’ve met in the past. Or bands and crew we’ve met. You develop these relationships with people all over the world which is an awesome thing.

And then on top of that there’s the amazing shows that just kick ass [laughing]. There’s definitely special moments every show.

Second Society Report: What would be your dream lineup if you had the opportunity to run a one time show anywhere in the world? Where would it be? Any particular reason why you’d choose those bands and location?

S: I reckon for the where, ooh let me think. The where is important. It can’t be somewhere cold. We don’t like cold- it has

L: The pyramids just got done by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, maybe we should do another wonder of the world.

S: Oh! Stonehenge. Stonehenge Festival. Playing on top of a rock,

L: As for the lineup, I’d love to see The Strokes,

S: Kings of Leon, Nothing But Thieves,

L: Foo Fighters,

S: and maybe A Day to Remember.

Second Society Report: How do you want your fans to feel when they listen to your music, what should they take away or connect to? Do you feel the need to try to appeal to a certain demographic?

L: I guess with the songs I would like to think they can appreciate the effort that goes into it. Sometimes it’s so easy when you listen to a song that it just bypasses. Everything is accounted for, and that’s one of the things I’d like them to take away.

S: One thing we strive for is having depth in our songs. Whether that depth or the intent of that depth is recognized, as long as people can take something away from our songs. Whether that’s someone being inspired to pick up a guitar or jump on keys or drums. Or if the song has affected them in a positive way. That’s something we really want to have in our music.

Second Society Report: How do you go about naming your songs?

S: We write the lyrics for the song, and we’re like “okay, what do we think sums up this song the best?” Sometimes it’s even just whatever nickname we give the song that we use to remember it instead of just calling it “idea 17.”

Second Society Report: If you had to choose just a couple words to describe your band or your music, what would they be?

L: For the band, energetic. Honest, what you see is what you get. I don’t know, I find them all very easy to get along with, you know, approachable. Friendly. No egos or anything.

When you join a new band or get involved with a new group of people you can be worried about that stuff but that’s never been an issue with here.

S: If I were to add, I’d say diversity, both in the music and in the people. We’re four very different people that have very different tastes. There’s no egos, and the best thing about all of us is that we all listen to each other. We do clash but it’s four people clashing towards the same goal, which is to write the best song or to take each other’s creativity to the next level. We push each other to different boundaries and take the best out of each person and make it even better. It makes The Faim the Faim.

Second Society Report: If you had the opportunity to sit down with some of your fans one on one, is there anything in particular you’d want to say to them?

L: We sort of have done that stuff in the past. We had meet and greets on our tour in March, and the questions you get range a lot, like everything from ‘What are your songs about?’ to ‘What Harry Potter house are you?’

But the things I’d want to talk about are like, what makes the songs and the music appeal to you? Why do you like The Faim, and why do you attend our shows?

We’d also want to appreciate them for their support as well. We wouldn’t be here without them.

S: One thing that’s always good is breaking the surface level of things that you expect to talk about and the things you always here. It can be very easy to go into talking to people and say the things that you’ve said a hundred times. So as soon as a person asks a question that actually makes you think like ‘Oh, okay.’

In an interview we did a bit ago and they were talking about the live show and how it’s always great when we connect on stage, and we were asked apart from playing tight, what makes a live show better than another? And we were reflecting on ourselves and on touring, and came to a realization that everything that happens offstage reflects to what happens on stage. 5% of touring is playing the show, but 95% is not. If someone’s down you help them out, you organize fun times on the road to help it from becoming strenuous. All of that is part of a good performance.Staying healthy outside the shows is a big contributor to how the shows go.

So I think being able to talk about things like that, and things that break the surface of the norm. Less talking about something real but things that make you think about something real.

Second Society Report: Awesome. Well thank you so much guys for taking the time to sit down and talk with me. It was a pleasure meeting you both.

Both: Thank you!

You can check out The Faim’s EP “Summer is a Curse” wherever you stream music, and be sure to catch them opening for Andy Black when they come to a city near you!