For me, the week was mostly spent running between Fortitude Music Hall, tiny rooms, carparks and whatever venue I could get to before the next set started.

I caught up with The Halves frontman Tim Hardy to talk Opus, lyricism, and the band’s movements.

Their debut album is an ode to empty goon sacs adorning a hills hoist. It's steeped in the chaos of D.I.Y backyard gigs, yet so clearly moulded by a decade of growth in taste and musicianship.