THE BEAT: FAR AWAY STABLES

Meet Cameron Bury, Nick Palmer, Brendan Sheargold, Mitch Grace, and Tim Byles. Together, they are Far Away Stables, an Australian band with a smooth blend of modern rock styles with a few jagged edges. During their North America tour, singer Brendan took some minutes out of their busy schedule to chat with The Mantle’s Arts & Culture editor Laura Scheriau about music, life, and important philosophical questions ... like how it would feel to get lost in the desert during a peyote trip. For the interview, they were asked to put their music players on shuffle, and this is what they are listening to: 23-year-old Cameron’s third shuffle song is “Welcome to the family” by Avenged Sevenfold, Guitarist Mitch listens to “Hurts Like Heaven” by Coldplay, Nick, 25, shuffles to “Let's dance to joy division” by The Wombats, Singer Brendan’s random song is “Hot Water On Wool” by Dance Gavin Dance and 25-year-old Tim is listening to “I’ve Got Friends” by Manchester Orchester. And on that note...