Aborted Tortoise - Stage Banter

   

  Forming in a Perth high school in 2013 by 3 friends, Aborted Tortoise's (https://www.facebook.com/AbortedTortoise) expanded line up features Connor Lane (Vocals), Tom Milan (Guitar), Charles Wickham (Guitar), John Peers (Bass) and Alex Patching (Drums). They featured on here last year with a track from the Scale Model Subsistence Vendor ep (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/03/aborted-tortoise-making-mint.html). 

  They return today having just released a new album titled A Album. It was recorded in 2018 but is just being unleashed, it's another winner from down under and it's available from Bargain Bin Records (Aus), Under The Gun Records (US) or Bachelor Records (Europe). You can get it on vinyl (black or yellow) and digital download : https://abortedtortoise.bandcamp.com/album/a-album

   It's hectic garage influenced punk with songs about about "bees, the Goosebumps book series, Coles Minis, getting blasted into the sun and being born." It's a fun listen and a worthy companion on your record shelves to some of the other great recent Aussie releases by bands such as Stiff Richards, Alien Nosejob, The Chats, Private Function, Disco Junk, Civic etc... 

  This is my favourite track at the moment, it's called Stage Banter... 

Aborted Tortoise - Making A Mint

 

  There's lots of excitement building about the upcoming release of the debut album by The Chats (quite rightly too, it's going to be a great album) but another Australian band with a new release to get excited about are Aborted Tortoise (https://www.facebook.com/AbortedTortoise/). They've just released an ep (it'll be out soon on 7" via Goodbye Boozy Records but is streaming now) titled Scale Model Subsistence Vendor and it's bloody brilliant.

  They're from Perth and line up with Connor Lane (Vocals), Tom Milan (Guitar), Charles Wickham (Guitar), John Peers (Bass) and Alex Patching (Drums). With a range of influences that takes in the likes of The Ramones, Dick Dale, The Mummies, The Saints etc, they play "stupid music for stupid people." Being honest though, the only stupid people are those that don't check the band out. It's snotty, irreverent punk music with garage and surf influences and should definitely appeal to those that are eagerly awaiting the aforementioned Chats lp. They formed in 2013 and you can find their releases, including the new one, here : https://abortedtortoise.bandcamp.com/

  Expect energy, expect attitude, expect to be blown away. This is the lead track, it's titled Making A Mint...