Sons Et Al are a Melbourne based indie band. They’ve re-emerged into the scene newly reincarnated and they haven’t disappointed. Touring all over Australia with their melodic sound and groovy riffs they’ve gathered a strong following that continues to grow by the minute. Hot off their latest EP, their single “See Me Run” has taken over the radio waves by storm. We had a chance to sit down with Nick, Kyle, Carey and Sam after one of their rehearsals to chat about their new album and the life of being on the road.

Icon Brand: Why the name Sons Et Al?

Sons Et Al: We decided to be called Sons because the name had a solid ring to it. We added “Et Al.” which means ‘and others’. It kind of stuck and it works for us. It can mean ‘everybody’, ‘Sons & daughters’, ‘other people’ or whatever you want it to mean really.

How’s the creative process for you guys when writing and creating music?

Sometimes someone will come in and have a song that’s fully written and constructed or some chords and everyone else adds their bit. Other times someone will be playing something random while everyone else is at the back and then everyone else walks in and starts adding stuff and it kind of happens organically. It usually starts off with a riff or a verse and goes from there.

You guys have started to tour a lot recently, what that been like for you as opposed to working in studio?

I think a lot of musicians either love playing live or love playing in studio. Some people love to have the solace in the studio. Other love the energetic nature of playing live. Although we always try to keep the live element in mind when we’re recording. Which is the case particularly with the last EP where we were able to recreate the sounds live. But the feel is polar opposites you either love playing live or love playing in studio.

Are you guys more of a studio band or a live band?

The energy is very different live and we love playing live! It’s the before and after that becomes a blur. It would be awesome if we had roadies! They could help us set up your gear and stuff.

Who are your influences musically?

Carey: If we had to narrow it down, musically as a band for us, Crowded House would be the common thread maybe added with some sprinkles of The National. Sam: For song writing perspective it almost happens subconsciously you can hear the roots from them. But stylistically, it comes from various sources.

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Check out their video for their hit single See Me Run

_By: Sean Lim from Local Distribution.

New York based Fashion Designer and Retail Store founder, Ronnie Fieg speaks to EliteDaily.com on how he got into his design career to collaborate with big fashion brands to produce quality apparel and footwear. Fieg also speaks about his retail space, Kith NYC and what his concept was to deliver as a store front. Check it out.

_We normally don’t take habit in giving ourselves props but when you get your brand into Topman Oxford Circus, we just can’t help but share the good news.

For those of you that have been living under a rock, Topman/Topshop Oxford Circus is the largest out-and-out fashion store in the world, being the flagship store of magnate Phillip Green's fashion retail empire. Positioned on the intersection of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Oxford Circus itself is considered to be the epicentre of London's shopping district and home to the world's biggest fashion brands. Topshop/Topman sits adjacent to Nike Town, H&M, Urban Outfitters, Miss Selfridge & Gap, at the exit of Oxford Circus tube.

The store's features include a one-hour tailoring service, a hair salon by catwalk hairdresser Daniel Hersheson, a café/sandwich bar, and a one-hour delivery service whereby customers can place an order to the store and their products will be delivered by Vespa scooter to them within one hour.  

The combined Oxford Circus store is roughly 90,000 square feet (8,400 m2) and covers five floors. The shop attracts up to 30,000 customers each day.

If you’re in London checkin’ out the site and doing a bit of shopping, make sure you drop into Topman and say hello.

_Our friends at Local Distribution & High Supply are having a launch party on November 22nd releasing their new webstore. Make sure you come in bunches cause there will plenty of giveaways – including some of the latest Icon Brand summer gems. So don’t miss out!

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_We got some WWII zippo inspiration for you today. If these lighters could talk they’d probably have a lot of good stories to tell. Love the customization of each one and how a bit of the original owner’s personality comes through in it. -TC

_We’re always looking to reinvent our offering with new ness and freshness. As such, we’ve decided to give a makeover to one of our most popular wallets – the Icon Brand Trick Wallet.

Our design approach this season is the take on a more fashion-oriented direction with the use of market fabrics such as colorful woven cottons, distressed canvases, soft wools, smooth suede, vintage denims, houndstooth, herringbone, and many others. We’ve carefully mixed and matched with these fabrics and applications, as you would do in the making a shirt or jacket. Our fans of our printed wallets can rest assured that we still have some cool Navajo inspired and music inspired prints on some raw distressed canvas fabrics. The end result is a wallet range that is unique and completely different from what out in the market at the moment.

Of course, Icon Brand Trick Wallet still maintains its ultra-slim profile making it the perfect blend of style and function. –TC

_If you’re like me you’ve probably been hibernating waiting for summer to show its face. Thankfully the winter woes are soon over and we’ve released our new Icon Brand collection entitled LOST ON TOUR just in time for you to get your summer freak on. For our campaign this season we reached out to our friends Joel & Wade from AMY MEREDITH. We had so much fun working with a band for our previous campaign I felt it was the perfect way to kick off the summer once again. The boys were in good hands with our mate and very talent photographer TREVOR KING working his magic behind the lens. The day of the shoot was fun and crazy as it always is with those guys. There was plenty of laughs and good vibes to go around which translated into a fun, youthful, energetic campaign. Make sure you download their latest single from their upcoming album, appropriately entitled “FUN” - just in time for summer! -TC

_This summer we’re introducing a new addition to our already extensive wallet range – The Icon Brand™ Zipper Wallet. This ultra compact wallet is designed to fit all the basic essentials, cards, cash or coin. The zipper wallet comes in an array of cool outer shells & interior lining combinations. From Navajo, to vintage floral, to colourful paisleys, to leathers & canvases, we’ve got you covered on all fronts. This range is going to be hot and we’re already beefing it up with more styles in the works. Stay on point with our shop section for it’s imminent release.

_Coachella is not landlocked anymore.  It’s been announced that the festival will set sail in December on a cruise ship. The appropriately dubbed S.S. Coachella can host 3,000 attendees. Nothing to get queasy about this line up either, with the likes of Pulp, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells, Killer Mike among others. The first leg travels to the Bahamas on December 16th-19th followed by some fun in the sun in Jamaica on December 19th-23rd. Coachella purist can rest assured that the 122,000-ton ship will have grass. Get onboard the madness.

_50 licks and still going! Thames & Hudson recently released The Rolling Stones latest whopper of a book with fresh never-seen-before images of their 50 years of existence. We got our hands on this amazing collection of vintage photos and just had to share. Whether it's a candid moment of Keith jammin’ backstage or Mick belting it out on stage, it's this kind of photography that inspires the style of prints for our collection of men’s Trick Wallet