My favourite Adelaide duo TOWNS are back with a new single via Farmer & The Owl/BMG this week and once again it is nostalgic as hell for the early 00’s pop punk sound. They have an album on the way, this is one of my favourite tunes from it and it captures the energy of these two so well!
The Richie Weed vinyl copies of Strays have finally arrived, pre orders are on the way to everyone, we have some copies now in store and there will be copies available at other stores around the country in the coming days (Sonic Sherpa, Rocking Horse Records, Hiss & Crackle Records, Landspeed Records, Desert Highways, Co-Co Bananas, Rocksteady Records and more soon). Richie (and his band) are also hitting the road up and down the east coast to promote the record, the first lot of shows are below, check back on his socials as there will be some other shows added along the way.
I haven’t highlighted any personal record picks in this column for a while, so I thought I’d showcase a few this week, kicking it off with Full Flower Moon Band. I first come across this band at Bigsound a couple of years back and have followed them closely since. This Friday they release their brand-new album Megaflower and it’s another strong step forward for the band. Their music is a thick guitar attack that on earlier releases had elements of the early era Queens Of The Stone Age desert rock. While that influence is still here, it feels they have also refined and diversified the sound, taking on some shoegaze elements that fans of My Bloody Valentine and Mazzy Star will dig and also adding some healthy pop tones to the mix as well.
Perth band The Triffids have been a long-time favourite of mine and I spent plenty of time searching record stores all over the world for their back catalogue that was quite hard to find on vinyl. Thankfully over the last few weeks many of these releases have been getting the vinyl reissue treatment making them readily available for people still searching, and hopefully reaching a whole new audience as well. The Triffids captured the essence of the Australian landscape better than nearly anyone, the dark and the light, the harshness and the beauty is all there within their sound. While most people will know their hit Wide Open Road from the classic album Born Sandy Devotional, they deserve a much deeper dig into their catalogue and two of this week’s arrivals are a really good further listen in the form of In The Pines and Calenture.
Last Friday Sydney band The Buoys dropped by to play and instore here on the release day of their debut album Lustre. They are another band I’ve been seeing live for a long-time (they even played our Bigsound showcase in 2019) and they have also taken a strong step forward on the album release. Well-crafted and produced songs, delivered with plenty of energy, in parts I can hear 80’s sounds such as The Go Gos, while there is also a very 90’s element to the record throughout that would appeal to fans of The Breeders. It is also very fresh and now, I can imagine fans of the latest Olivia Rodrigo album would get across it as well.