"a fat chance of you keeping it together..."
The lead track from Melbourne/Naarm based The Great Emu War Casualties' latest album "Quiet Bat People", the totally timely, effervescent, strident, juggernaut-esque track "Modern Indie Spacecats" with it's nimble guitar movements, heavy banging rhythms and shouty vox have me in this lovely headspace.
The big chorus that has the drumming jumping through funky hoops (listen to the high hat jam) and soaring ascensions that feel like rebel yells absolutely kills. Disparate other artists flashed in my mind but maybe at the forefront for whatever reason is Gang of Four, Midnight Oil and Glaxo Babies. Maybe it is the politico post punk aesthetic I am hearing, the divergent shapes and the underlying funk in the punk.
Here are some liner notes so to speak:
Fuelled by a fiery frustration with the disillusionment of a capitalist society and the struggle to find silver linings, head emu / frontman Joe Jackson explains:
"The world is drying up and everyone is working all the time and nobody actually owns anything anymore, and we, the good little boys and girls, receive this rebrand from ownership to leasing as some sort of utopian global destination.”
Even the dream of space travel has been seized by the ultra-rich, Jackson continues, "We should have seen this coming from the very first day it was possible to “buy a star” and put your own stupid name on it. So where is our place in all of this? Maybe we are all the Modern Indie Spacecats."
Here are some liner notes so to speak:
Fuelled by a fiery frustration with the disillusionment of a capitalist society and the struggle to find silver linings, head emu / frontman Joe Jackson explains:
"The world is drying up and everyone is working all the time and nobody actually owns anything anymore, and we, the good little boys and girls, receive this rebrand from ownership to leasing as some sort of utopian global destination.”
Even the dream of space travel has been seized by the ultra-rich, Jackson continues, "We should have seen this coming from the very first day it was possible to “buy a star” and put your own stupid name on it. So where is our place in all of this? Maybe we are all the Modern Indie Spacecats."
Digging the sound here and loving the vocal aesthetic. I will be delving into more of The Great Emu War Casualties when I have time. (When will I have more fucking time momma?)
-Robb Donker Curtius
https://soundcloud.com/thegreatemuwarcasualties
https://open.spotify.com/artist/081OOONguvElWiFdBsc2tJ
https://www.instagram.com/thegreatemuwarcasualties/
https://www.thegreatemuwarcasualties.com/
https://thegreatemuwarcasualties.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-bat-people
If the band's name wasn't enough of a hook, the Australian indie-rock / alt-pop / art-rockers will certainly cause a stir with their sound. The Great Emu War Casualties have been busy as usual, and this is their third single release for the year following 'Dow Jones' and 'Where4@thou Romeo'.
'Modern Indie Spacecats' is an aptly titled song that gallops forward and propels you headfirst into its rocking rhythm with some impressively stomp-worthy drumming - it's an indie-galactic journey, and it truly leaves no earth-dweller behind.
Channelling the boisterous energy and restless alt-rock angst of early Foals albums, this is a track full of ambition and drama. Fans of Bombay Bicycle Club, Everything Everything and Gengahr will also feel at home here. The sheer magnitude of the chorus is just begging to be cranked up to full volume, or better yet - witnessed live. Featuring some sizzling lead guitar, beckoning basslines and attention-grabbing chants, this is a truly stellar piece from the band.
Fuelled by a fiery frustration with the disillusionment of a capitalist society and the struggle to find silver linings, head emu / frontman Joe Jackson explains:
Previous releases from The Great Emu War Casualties have seen support from Triple J, Tone Deaf, Life Without Andy, theMusic, AAA Backstage, Forte Mag, Scenestr, The Soundcheck Review, Australian Musician, 3RRR, Radio Adelaide, 4ZZZ and more.
The Great Emu War Casualties, alt rock, indie rock, politico punk, post punk, jammy rock, funk punk, "Modern Indie Spacecats", Melbourne/Naarm,
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://soundcloud.com/thegreatemuwarcasualties
https://open.spotify.com/artist/081OOONguvElWiFdBsc2tJ
https://www.instagram.com/thegreatemuwarcasualties/
https://www.thegreatemuwarcasualties.com/
https://thegreatemuwarcasualties.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-bat-people
If the band's name wasn't enough of a hook, the Australian indie-rock / alt-pop / art-rockers will certainly cause a stir with their sound. The Great Emu War Casualties have been busy as usual, and this is their third single release for the year following 'Dow Jones' and 'Where4@thou Romeo'.
'Modern Indie Spacecats' is an aptly titled song that gallops forward and propels you headfirst into its rocking rhythm with some impressively stomp-worthy drumming - it's an indie-galactic journey, and it truly leaves no earth-dweller behind.
Channelling the boisterous energy and restless alt-rock angst of early Foals albums, this is a track full of ambition and drama. Fans of Bombay Bicycle Club, Everything Everything and Gengahr will also feel at home here. The sheer magnitude of the chorus is just begging to be cranked up to full volume, or better yet - witnessed live. Featuring some sizzling lead guitar, beckoning basslines and attention-grabbing chants, this is a truly stellar piece from the band.
Fuelled by a fiery frustration with the disillusionment of a capitalist society and the struggle to find silver linings, head emu / frontman Joe Jackson explains:
Previous releases from The Great Emu War Casualties have seen support from Triple J, Tone Deaf, Life Without Andy, theMusic, AAA Backstage, Forte Mag, Scenestr, The Soundcheck Review, Australian Musician, 3RRR, Radio Adelaide, 4ZZZ and more.
The Great Emu War Casualties, alt rock, indie rock, politico punk, post punk, jammy rock, funk punk, "Modern Indie Spacecats", Melbourne/Naarm,
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