UPDATE: Thu 26 Melbourne sold-out! All others selling fast. Seven years on from their glorious Golden Plains debut Built to Spill return to Australia as special guests for Melbourne’s inaugural Eighty-Six Festival building on their enormous reputation for a transcendental live show. On-sale May 18.
FOUR TET RETURNS
A mere six months after his last visit UK DJ and electronic soundscape artist Four Tet returns to Australia for the travelling fest that is Listen Out. It’s his second appearance at the Listen Out line-up having first made an appeared back in 2014. On-sale May 18 via listenout.com
ED KUEPPER VINYL REISSUES (AT LAST)
About bloody time! Ed Kuepper finally gets the treatment an artist of his standing deserves with the first in a series of reissues of all his post-Saints output courtesy the good folk at Melbourne label Remote Control.
First cab off the rank; vinyl, CD and digital versions of Ed’s debut solo release Electrical Storm along with his all-time classic Honey Steel’s Gold. Both albums remastered from the original analogue tapes marking their first vinyl appearance in 30 years! Pre-order both of them now for June 9 release in either coloured or black vinyl via the EdK shop . Electrical Storm also available immediately for streaming.
And yes, full band tour dates to follow…
SUNNYBOYS ’81-’84 DOUBLE VINYL
At $60 the new Sunnyboys double vinyl collection ’81 – ’84 capturing their Mushroom Records years is practically a giveaway. 23 tracks: studio, live and rare; hits, b-sides, fan and band faves all beautifully remastered and released on blue vinyl includes various titles (alternate mixes) on vinyl for the first time. Extremely limited too so pre-order now for Nov 11 release.
WHEN CHIMERS SUPPORTED MUDHONEY…
“Supporting band Chimers arrived on stage without much ceremony, truth be told they didn’t need it – their no-wave music spoke for itself and the early crowd were getting into it. I have searched high and low for a setlist for this gig or even a previous gig and Chimers are an enigma that I have not cracked at the time of writing this review. Chimers are why you turn up early to watch the support – they are something different that is not really out there with elements of not only Mudhoney, but Sonic Youth and something else that was really their own. I will be hunting down their music and having a listen.” – theLiveWire (Coolangatta)
“Next we had Wollongong Post Punk duo Chimers hit the stage. Formed in their backyard during lockdowns in 2020, they have become hugely popular in the local scene. They played a rocking set including their latest release ‘Turn on the Lights’ to a fairly decent-sized crowd who seemed to be having just as much fun as they did on stage. Vocalist/Guitarist Padraic Skehan put on an energetic show with drummer Binx that really impressed.” – Wall Of Sound (Brisbane)
Chimers new 7″ Turn Out the Lights‘] out now via bandcamp. Debut album (4th pressing) also available.
MASSAPPEAL / BEN BROWN MERCH COLLECTION
At long last the iconic t-shirt designs of Sydney hardcore band Massappeal featuring the art of the legendary Ben Brown return. Three classic designs: Deadheads, Nobody Likes A Thinker and the 1986 tour ‘T’ Sucked Up and Spat Out (shared with Hard-Ons) produced in their original form in all sizes on quality 100% cotton AS T’s. Available now via artistfirst.com.au