Frontman Liam O'Connell says the band's line-up was only finalised last October but they've already played support to some pretty big talent.
"We started by supporting Motocade and The Veils on their stops [last year] in Queenstown."
O'Connell says the band has been busy in the studio and the results should be ready for public consumption soon.
"We plan to have a single and video recorded in time for our October tour. As for this gig, it's more to give Dunedin a better chance to get to know our sound. We feel we are better suited to your little city, than the tourist Mecca that is Queenstown."
He describes the band's sound like this: "We seem to have a melodious approach to progressive alt rock (not prog rock) with a taste for psychedelic noise and D'n'B-type moments, and with a smattering of jazz. Overall, it's pretty impossible to describe but it always seems to go down well."
O'Connell says as the band is still pretty new, its repertoire is growing. "We currently have an ever expanding set list of 20 original songs, and fully intend to record an album - it's just a matter of finding the money, or at least someone's money. The plan is that the tour might help us on all fronts."
Of Irish decent, O'Connell says music his parents listened to while he was growing up has had a big effect on the music he plays now.
"Everything I ever listen to influences me in some way; my parents had a huge role as I had music around since I was a baby and played with them in a variety of gypsy and ceilidh bands.
"I was also strongly influenced by my friend Toni Blazques, who introduced me to Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, The Pixies, [to name a few]."
• See them
The Skitzofrantiks play at Circadian Rhythm at 9pm tonight with the Julian Temple Band, before heading around the country.
