Press Club - Untitled Wildlife

    

  And another song that went down very well indeed on this week's show...

  Press Club (https://www.facebook.com/pressclubmusic) are a quartet from Brunswick, Australia. They've just released a terrific album titled Endless Motion and if you're getting a feeling of deja vu it could be because I featured them a few months ago when they released one of the singles from the album  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2022/05/press-club-cancelled.html

  I mentioned that they produced "a powerful eruption of alt rock meets punk rock that's seen them compared with Husker Du." Now that the full album is out, the expectations of it being a great listen have been proven well founded. Vocalist Natalie Foster manages to mix melody and rage to great effect, she's a very fine singer. The rest of the band; Greg Rietwyk (guitars), Frank Lees (drums) and Iain MacRae (bass), offer up the perfect accompaniment. It's available on vinyl (transparent yellow or black), cd and digital download : https://pressclub.bandcamp.com/album/endless-motion

  The song I'm highlighting today was probably the most popular song on a show that seemed to go down very well with the folk who listened live (the show will get uploaded to Mixcloud on Sunday if anyone wants to check it out). It's a passionate commentary about how climate change is causing the worst bush fires the country has seen. Australia's getting burned to the ground. As a bonus, you can also watch a recent live performance of the song recorded at The Zoo, Brisbane, on 20th October : 

  This is Untitled Wildlife... 

Press Club - Cancelled

   

  It's been a while since I featured a band from Australia so let's go down under today.

  Press Club (https://www.facebook.com/pressclubmusic) are from Brunswick, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne and they've been together for around 5 years. They've released a couple of albums, Late Teens & Wasted Energy and now they're back with their first new song in a couple of years. 

     It's a busy time for the band, they've just finished a tour of their home country and they'll shortly be heading north to play a bunch of gigs in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. You can get details here : https://pressclubmusic.com/pages/gigs

  Featuring a line up of Natalie Foster (vocals), Greg Rietwyk (guitars), Frank Lees (drums) and Iain MacRae (bass), they produce a powerful eruption of alt rock meets punk rock that's seen them compared with Husker Du. 

  The new single is part brooding menace, part explosive energy and you can get it here :  https://pressclub.bandcamp.com/releases

  It's called Cancelled...

Crashed my car last week Checked the rearview, kept on driving Our cars are fucked, fuck... Wait for the towie and reach for the wine Four hours? Good night. How’s that waiting room experience? You better sharpen that butter knife I‘ll sit in my room, counting my stitches Who said I can’t do this better? A waste of excuses Who says I can’t live forever? Dumb shit don’t land like it used to 30 Years young with a bill of excuses I listen to news instead of the music Dumb shit don’t land like it used to In line with my reaction Throwing towels and throwing tantrums Frustration’s gaining traction Moving out of interaction I watch it peel back Cut clean with the knife The colour of the ocean Who keeps saying that? Gimme half done advice with too much emotion Who said I can’t do this better? Who says I can’t live forever? Dumb shit don’t land like it used to 30 Years young with a bill of excuses I listen to news instead of the music Dumb shit don’t land like it used to