THEY may only be in their early 20s, but Sam Pyers and Declan Murphy have already been on a long musical journey. The pair started playing music together in primary school and are still belting out the tunes as part of alternative rock band Lemonbait. Bass player Noah Melis-Sharp is the other band member with Pyers on guitar and vocals and Murphy on drums. “Me and Declan started jamming in grade five or six and we formed Lemonbait in Year 8 or 9,” Pyers said. “It’s always been something we have enjoyed, it’s a good hobby.” Plans are in place for Lemonbait to extend its footprint. The band is working through the song choices for the creation of its debut album. Three years ago, the band recorded an EP while Pyers released a solo album under the name Sam S. Edward last year. Pyers said there will be no shortage of materiel for the album. “We have a lot of original songs built up over the last few years so it will be good to get them out there on an album,” Pyers said. “We have some newer songs we have written that will also be on the album. “It’s good with our live set, it’s all originals and we might throw in the odd cover to mix it up a bit.” It is the strong original set list that has made Lemonbait a popular live band in Warrnambool. On Saturday night, Lemonbait will be performing at the Dart & Marlin in Timor Street. They will share the bill with WOY and King Puppy and the Carnivore. Pyers said the emergence of Dart & Martin as a live music venue is good news. “It’s great to have another venue in town where bands can play original music,” Pyers said. “There are a lot of bands around Warrnambool at the moment so the music scene is in a good position.” Lemonbait will continue to ply its trade in Warrnambool and will be part of Arockalypse 2017 at The Loft on the June long weekend. The band is also looking to spread its wings further to do some more shows in Melbourne.
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