On the eve of kicking off a 24-date regional Australian tour, Melbourne punk rock icons The Smith Street Band have dropped a brand-new single and announced their seventh album Once I Was Wild, out Friday November 21. The album’s title track, ‘Once I Was Wild’, serves as its third single, following on from earlier releases ‘This Is It’ and ‘Star Child’. The new track captures a bittersweet nostalgia, as the...
The Smith Street Band return with ‘This Is It’ – the first single from their forthcoming seventh album. Dripping in the emotional honesty the band have come to be known for, the new track might just be their most vulnerable release to date. The new release comes with accompanying video clip, shot and edited by long time collaborator Nick Manuell, with Greg Rietwyk. ‘This Is It’ is a song about...
The new single and title track of The Smith Street Band’s forthcoming sixth album, ‘Life After Football’ is out now with the news the album will land November 25th. The song was penned after lead singer Wil Wagner escaped a “once in a lifetime” storm at the band’s studio. “I woke up around 5am to the sound of a tree hitting the roof and from the back deck I watched huge, ancient gums and...
Remote Control Records‘ inaugural compilation Bloom and Simmer is out now! Released digitally, the compilation is a celebration of community, connexion and creativity, featuring 21 tracks you’ve never heard before from the Remote Control Records family of artists. This is the music they make when they’re not making music; a dive beneath the waves, a journey off the beaten path, a glimpse behind the curtain. Bloom and Simmer brings together...
Don’t Waste Your Anger, the fifth studio album from Melbourne six piece The Smith Street Band is out now through Pool House Records! The album was set in motion a little over two years ago when the band, with the help of a handful of family and friends, set about building their own solar powered recording studio on the edge of the Wombat State Forest in regional Victoria. Over a couple...
Check out The Smith Street Band‘s new single ‘I Still Dream About You’, as premiered on triple j Good Nights. ‘I Still Dream About You’ is the second single from the band’s forthcoming, fifth studio album Don’t Waste Your Anger. Originally due for a June release, The Smith Street Band have moved forward the album which will now be available digitally on Friday April 17th (next week!) via the band’s own...
‘Waiting For Dave’ the new single from The Bennies, sounds like Cheech and Chong teamed up with the Blues Brothers and started a Ska band. The clip was shot by Nick Manuell and features the epic horn players Wes ‘Money Train’ Kingsford (Sax), Nathan ‘Strathan’ Holt (Trumpet) and Michael ‘Dougy’ Rankin (Trombone), watch below! ‘Waiting For Dave’ is the fuel injected party starter of the summer, and a healthy indication that The...
Australia’s number one party starters have announced an Australian summer tour, a short run by The Bennies standards, but still covering most of the country. This January they’ll be visiting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Fremantle and Adelaide. Full tour details below! Not just any old tour this will be the first tour officially as a five-piece as The Bennies welcome long time collaborator and tour member DJ Snes Mega to...
After years of writing and rewriting Lee Hartney has finally recorded his first solo venture as Ghoatte Hordour. This debut EP titled Blackened Blood On The Suthourn Altar is released digitally today. Watch the video to new single ‘Refuge of the Serpiant’ below! During breaks in The Smith Street Band’s heavy touring schedule, Hartney set up an 8 track in his room and started recording. With roots in black metal and...
Melbourne singer-songwriter Jess Locke today releases a new 7” vinyl featuring two new singles ‘My Body Is An Ecosystem’ & ‘Nothing At All’. To celebrate, the band will hit the road this December, playing Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Port Macquarie & Wollongong. Tour details below! ‘My Body Is An Ecosystem’ is a perfect slice of Jess Locke’s trademark dreamy guitar-pop. Speaking of the single she comments “I have a temperamental relationship with...
All-round legends The Bennies will be taking their pumping new album Natural Born Chillers around the country next month. The 11 date run will see the four-piece take to regional and metro hotspots across VIC, NSW, QLD, SA and TAS. Further tour info below! The Bennies kicked off their year in fine form with the release of their new album in February, following slots at St. Kilda Festival, the inaugural Pool...
The Bennies today release their new album Natural Born Chillers, on top of that they have shared one hell of an epic video to new single ‘Dreamkillers’ featuring the band on campaign trail. Watch it below! In a world gone mad, a nationwide scandal has emerged where people are now trying to ‘Ban the Beers’. With less than no experience, The Bennies garner the support of the people and are forced...
Melbourne’s Jess Locke has announced she will play shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Perth this March in support of her new single ‘Dangerous’. Check out further tour info below! To coincide with the single tour Jess has shared an accompanying video to ‘Dangerous’, being the final single from her latest LP Universe. Watch the video below! This is Jess’ first headline tour for the year after a busy 2017 culminating in a sold...
With new album Natural Born Chillers only a few weeks away, The Bennies share new track ‘Dreamkillers’ and announce an epic run of shows and instores in February. See full tour dates and info below! “This song is our big fuck you to all the people that try and tell you not to chase your dreams” comments The Bennies’ lead singer Anty Horgan. Kicking off with a melodic yet hard rocking guitar riff and a...
The Bennies have announced a huge list of supports for their national ‘Get High Like An Angel’ tour which kicks off next week. Full list of supports & tour details below! The party legends will be performing tracks from their new album Natural Born Chillers on an epic thirteen date national tour. The album captures the extreme live energy the band has made a name for itself on, and features some of the...
Melbourne’s Jess Locke, has released her new album, Universe. To celebrate Jess has shared a video for new single ‘Drive To Drink’. Watch it below! With a few years playing and then recording with her full band, Universe emerged consisting of both brand new and older previously released home-recordings, now re-written: “the album was very much about exploring the sound of things, and capturing an atmosphere, more than any particular concepts. There are definitely themes that...
