If rules are made to be broken, then Australian alt-metalcore outfit Windwaker are the ones rewriting them. Their sound combines rock, hip-hop, pop, and metal breakdowns into something that feels perfectly natural. Their third full-length album, smile, you’re on camera, showcases their ever-evolving sound while confronting the exhaustion of remaining authentic while living in the spotlight.
To me, we’re a rock band with very eclectic influences. It’s important for the emotional spectrum to be just as varied as the genre spectrum, though. The album is quite dark and hopeless, but it also hones in on finding your way through. You can hear our frustration with the world. However, there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel.
We recently had the opportunity to chat with vocalist Liam Guinane about the creation of the album, the evolution of the band, and how their definition of success has changed over the years.
