Loose Lips Interview!

Photo by Danysha Harriott

Interview conducted with Nadine Muller, Drummer and Vocalist in Loose Lips

Shock Treatment: Can we start off by telling me who all is currently in the Loose Lips rock n roll express and what everyone does to keep the train rolling? 

Nadine Muller: I play the drums, Josh is on guitar and Ethan plays bass and we all do vocals!

In our real lives, I work as a freelance hair and makeup artist.

I’ve been running my own business for a while now. Ethan has worn many hats in the 2 years that I've known him but he is currently putting up gig posters and Josh is a fulltime rock dog.

ST: Tell me a bit about how you all met and decided to form Loose Lips? 

Nadine: Josh and I met on a tour my other band (The Prize) did supporting his other band (The Chats). We hit it off straight away and became good pals. 

We were putting a split 7” with our respective bands and decided to write a song together which we never actually got time to record before the split 7’ was due to come out. The song ‘One More Chance’ became the first Loose Lips song we released.

Ethan and Josh had met under similar circumstances- On tour. Ethan played in a UK band called Chubby and the Gang and he and Josh had toured and hung out so when Ethan moved to Melbourne and we all bumped into each other at the pub one night, Loose Lips was formed.

ST: As a kid or teenager, how did rock n roll find you and sink its hooks in your ears? What bands and/or records really made a lasting impression on you back then?

Nadine: I was lucky enough to grow up with rock’n’roll parents so I always had access to great records and my dad is a drummer so there was always a kit around to bang on.

I fell in love with the Ramones at a young age which has carried through my life. 

I was also very heavily inspired by Joan Jett and Debbie Harry of Blondie. 

My dad came home with a Shangri-Las record for me when I was a teenager and I played that to death. 

The Shangri-Las has been one of the predominant inspirations for Loose Lips. 

We all share a deep love for 60s groups such as the Ronettes and Martha and The Vandellas.

ST: What bands did you have in mind when starting Loose Lips? Did you have a particular sound in mind from the start?

Nadine: We wanted to do something that had a different feel to our other bands which are probably more classic power pop. We were keen to lean into a more New York Dolls glam thing but with our 60’s influences. 

ST: Loose Lips did a tour of Japan last year where you got to play with some other pretty killer bands out there! How did those shows go?

Nadine: We had a blast! Everyone was so lovely and all of the bands we played with were amazing. The Fadeaways, The Highmarts, Peanuts and Barbed Wire are just a few worth checking out!

ST: All of you are either currently or have been in some other really great bands like The Prize, The Chats, and Chubby & The Gang. What makes playing with Loose Lips a special, unique or just different of an experience than playing with your other bands? 

Nadine: It’s always exciting and fun to create music with new people when you really click and share the same vision. Loose Lips is a very uninhibited band and we really don’t overthink anything. 

For me, the Prize takes a different approach to writing and working on songs. There’s a lot more people to add their layers during the writing process and it’s maybe a bit more intricate. Whereas this band is probably more carefree and LOOSE!

Photo by Danysha Harriott

ST: You guys just released your absolutely stunning debut LP Last Laugh last year. Can you tell me a bit about how the experience was making it? 

Nadine: Thank you. Josh was given an 8 tack tape machine a few years ago so we decided to have a go at recording everything ourselves. We went to my parents house in the country and recorded it over a weekend. After we got all of the tracking done we spent a few days back in Melbourne in my loungeroom, with a tambourine or cowbell and did all of the overdubs. 

We had written most of the songs prior to the recording process but I think ‘Too Late to Call’ and ‘Tonight We Go’ Josh pulled out on the day!

ST: And speaking of Last Laugh, it was released on the great Dig! Records here in America. How did you hook up with that label? 

Nadine: We love DiG! Josh had hung out with Tim when he toured America with the Chats I believe and they had stayed in touch. I can’t remember who reached out to who but he expressed interest in doing a Loose Lips release and the feeling was mutual. 

If you’re a Rock'n'Roll and Power Pop lover make sure to check out the DIG catalog! 

So many great bands on that label.

ST: What lies ahead for Loose Lips in 2026? 

Nadine: Well! We actually just recorded 4 tracks (on the 8 track tape machine again) a few weeks ago and are going to be putting out a split 12” with Fast Kids! It will of course be coming out on DIG. TBC on the dates but hopefully in the next few months!

ST: Where can people go to hear your music or buy your records either online or in person? 

Nadne: You can buy directly through our Bandcamp in Australia or DIG Records in America and hopefully in most of your cool, local record stores!

DIG! Records Bandcamp