William Maybelline Talks Lebanon Hanover Australian Tour|Interview

With their unique mix of cold-wave, post-punk and gothic environment, Lebanon Hanover have actually invested more than a years taking a world that feels both bleak and oddly gorgeous. Following their extremely effective Australian launching in 2024, the duo are returning for a run of unique September programs, bringing their hypnotic noise and apparent visual back to Australian audiences.

We overtook William Maybelline to speak about their connection with Australia, uniqueness, vulnerability, the advancement of goth culture, and what takes place when they enter that various state of being onstage.

Your 2024 Australian launching offered very well. What psychological imprint did that very first go to leave on you, and what obliged you to return for these special programs?

WM. Australia and individuals are lovely, and coming for the very first time was a truly fantastic experience. We felt invited, accepted, and entirely comfy from the minute we got here which sensation alone suffices to make us wish to return.

Lebanon Hanover have actually been called “the most stylishly unpleasant band in the world.” How do you translate that description and does torment still seem like the best lens for the world in 2026?

WM. Specific parts of life are constantly going to be unpleasant. That sensation does not disappear even if the world modifications, it is constantly present in one type or another. Anguish belongs to the human condition, and whether individuals identify us that method or not, it’s merely a truth all of us bring.

You’ve invested more than a years forming the noise and visual of modern-day goth culture. What part of that tradition feels essential to secure as you enter this brand-new period?

WM. Anybody is totally free to be influenced, which’s a lovely thing. If somebody copies something as an ideal reproduction, that’s simply unfortunate it’s a waste of natural human capacity. What matters most to secure is uniqueness: individuals taking impacts and changing them into something of their own.

Your music is typically referred to as a remedy to a world in continuous rush. What do you hope Australian audiences decrease enough time to feel throughout these programs?

WM. The very minute they’re in, that’s what matters. I hope they decrease enough to feel that area, perhaps vanish with us for a while, or a minimum of ambiance with us. If the rush fades, the environment ends up being something genuine.

The cold‑wave and post‑punk revival has actually taken off worldwide. How do you remain linked to your roots while still developing within a scene you assisted specify?

WM. Roots are roots, they do not alter. They’re the structure, and they stick with you no matter just how much the world around you shifts. With a foot in the past, we stroll in reverse into the future. That’s how we progress: by bring what formed us while still moving into brand-new area

Your live efficiencies are hypnotic, practically ceremonial. What internal shift takes place for you when you step onstage and how does that strength manifest throughout these Australian dates?

WM. I vanish, another part of me gets in the program, like something inside awaken. It feels blissful, practically like entering a various state of being. That strength grows much more when the crowd is moving with us, leaping around and feeding that energy back.

Lebanon Hanover’s noise is bleakly gorgeous, yet deeply human. What function does vulnerability play in your songwriting, specifically in an age where psychological sincerity feels progressively uncommon?

WM.I do not see what’s to conceal. Typically when you share a much deeper part of yourself, another human gets in touch with it, and often that connection can change and even assist somebody else. That’s a lovely thing. Vulnerability isn’t a weak point it’s what makes the music feel genuine, particularly in a time when psychological sincerity is ending up being uncommon.

Australia has an enthusiastic underground neighborhood. What do you sense in Australian audiences that varies from Europe or South America, and how does that shape your setlist or efficiency?

WM.It’s difficult to state, however from the last time we existed, the audiences appeared very up for it, truly present, actually energetic. That sort of interest pumps us too. When a crowd considers that much, it naturally forms the efficiency and the environment, and we lean into that energy

If you could explain the 2026 Australian trip in one sentence: the state of mind, the message, the pledge; what would that sentence be?

WM.It simply had a general fantastic feel, the location, the environment, whatever. We felt comfy there, totally at ease, and we truly like the fans … it made the entire trip feel alive.

LEBANON HANOVER September 2026 Australian Tour Dates

Thursday September 17th BRISBANE, The Triffid

Friday September 18th MELBOURNE, 170 Russell

Saturday September 19th SYDNEY, The Metro