The Naked and Famous is a genre-mixing rock back from Auckland, New Zealand. Although they haven’t taken off as much in America, The Naked and Famous’s debut full-length album, “Passive Me, Aggressive You,” reached No. 1 on the New Zealand music charts and No. 25 on the Australian and U.K. charts.

The Kiwi band is playing La Zona Rosa alongside Foals and Freelance Whales tomorrow, but before you head out to the show, see what bassist David Beadle had to say about playing South by Southwest, what American TV show he’s recently become obsessed with, and what band he’s looking forward to seeing while in Europe.

You guys are fresh off your SXSW appearances. How did that go for you guys?

David Beadle: It went really well. We were there for four days, and we played eight shows, so it was pretty hectic. We didn’t get a lot of time to see any of our favorite artists, but all the shows went really well, and it was a really good experience.

There’s a large Kiwi presence at SXSW every year with the New Zealand Music Commission’s party and all the bands that they bring over. What was it like for you to get to play in America with so many other New Zealand bands?

Beadle: It was really good. We’re friends with a group called Kids of 88, so it was good so see everyone from home in another country or another place all playing music together. So that was really nice.

Your fans have really been enjoying the music videos for “Punching in a Dream” and “Young Blood.” Can they expect another music video any time soon?

Beadle: Yeah, there should be one for “Girls Like You.” We released music videos for the songs “Girls Like You” and “All of This” in New Zealand, but they haven’t been officially released in the UK or American yet.

Do you have any idea when they are going to be released in America?

Beadle: I know the single “Girls Like You” is coming out very soon. I think in April. Wait, what month is it? It’ll be coming out soon anyway. It just got announced on our Facebook page, so that will be coming out soon with the videos to follow.

You guys are very popular in New Zealand: your record reached No. 1 on the New Zealand charts. How have the American audiences out on tour been responding to your music?

Beadle: Really well. We played three nights at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, but both those nights were sold out on Friday and Saturday, which was really cool. We just started our American tour with Foals and Freelance Whales. We’ll be here for about a month I think, just touring around the states. It’s going really well so far.

How would you describe your live show to someone who hasn’t seen you?

Beadle: Some guitars, some drums, a lot of singing. We’re a rock band first and foremost, so you can see guitars and bass and drums on stage.

Your music has been featured on several popular American television series like “The Vampire Diaries” and “Gossip Girl.” Can you talk a little bit about how that came together and what it’s like having your music heard by all those millions of viewers?

Beadle: It’s pretty exciting, I guess. Take “Gossip Girl” for example. I’d only heard of the show, but consequently I ended up watching it and becoming a massive fan. Having things like that is really exciting because it exposes the music to an entirely different audience and there’s a whole other back avenue that you get sent to with shows like that. It’s really exciting for us, and hopefully exciting for other people as well.

Your music has been described as everything from indie to industrial to shoegaze. How do you describe it?

Beadle: I guess a blanket term would be alternative rock or alternative pop. We all grew up listening to that genre of music, like ‘90s alternative rock and alternative pop. So that’s where our greatest inspiration collectively as a band comes from. That realm of music.

Can you tell me a little bit about how the writing process if for The Naked and Famous?

Beadle: Thom [Powers] and Alisa [Xayalith] start out with a demo, that traditional song idea. From that point Aaron [Short] and Thom they’ll work on producing the song and different noises and different tones and structure of a song. After that point it comes into rehearsal room where we play together as a band and try to figure out what works and what doesn’t and how a song feels as a five-piece band. From that point it just goes around all these steps again with Thom and Alisa working on it and then Thom and Aaron working on it and us all working on it together as well, so it’s sort of like a three-step process until the song comes together.

When you guys are on the road in the van, who’s music are you listening to, as in what bands?

Beadle: We were listening to The Grizzly Bear record. And we were listening to the new White Sea record as well. A bunch of different stuff really. We just came into California a couple of days ago so we were listening to songs with the word “California” in them. We’ve all got varying interests in music from rock to pop to metal to shoegazey, electronic stuff. There’s a big source of music that’s flying around.

You have a lot of European festival dates lines up for the summer. Are you looking forward to any of those shows in particular? Are there any bands you want to see?

Beadle: Yeah, I mean I can’t keep up with it all. I know Rob Zombie is playing at one of them, which is pretty exciting for me. Just the prospect of playing that big European festival is exciting in itself.

After you finish all your European dates, what’s next for The Naked and Famous?

Beadle: Essentially, we’ve dedicated the year to just touring and promoting “Passive Me, Aggressive You.” After the European dates, hopefully we’ll be back in the United States later on in the year and like I said, just continuing to tour and promote the album.