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THE NEON REBEL
I asked Nick to describe the band in 10 words or less
…
“ RAWPOWER, REAL, FERRAL, ONAMISSION,
UNSTOPPABLE, THEFUTURE, INYAFACE,
EDUCATIONAL, INSPIRING, RIDICULOUS.”
I also asked Nick what it was like working with the
band + given his very poignant background with post
punk music, how does AM+TS fit in there …?
‘It’s interesting because they weren’t even born when
Punk happened in 1977, yet the essence of what they
do is exactly the same.
They are simply letting out what they feel 100%
inside, and that’s what Punk was about back then.
Amy is extremely real and honest, which is very
refreshing in the era of “AUTOTUNE”...’
(more from Nick Launay below keep reading ...)
This is balls out rocking music that Amyl + The
Sniffers are known for, backed by their intensity you
feel at live shows.
This record has been allowed to simmer through a
pandemic + come out with some thoughtful lyrics +
more sophisticated guitar slinging than simple power
chords.
This feels like Australia to me … Let’s go ...1-2-3-4!
Dark beauty Adalita, has just released her 3rd solo
record, Inland.
The songs are hauntingly beautiful but with ever
catchy hooks + melodies that get stuck in your
head for days, something Adz is reknowned for.
A Darling of Australia’s rock scene in the 90s
fronting band Magic Dirt, she wrote hits like Plastic
Loveless Letter + Dirty Jeans + the incredible
Vulcanella.
Adalita’s songwriting + the voice is stronger than
ever.
The foundation is a stark landscape of an
emotionally troubled guitar with a yearning vocal.
The opener Private Feeling has a movement
musically + lyrically will take you out of the
mundane + transport you somewhere in your heart
for a while … like a truly good song ought to do.
The whole album has this quality + sits out of time,
on its own, lovely + iconic.
I asked Adalita to describe her new baby in 10
words or less …
“ INLAND is a world within, of vast and vibrating
memories, and slow realisations. It is also born from
the external influences of electric connections,
vanished love and the epic wilds of the Australian
landscape.”… Adalita
If I was to put money on any of the songs, it would
be Equations.
I can hear it as the perfect theme track for a show
with it’s anthemic quality.
My fave tho is Savage Heart.
“I wanted you right from the start …
are you beating for me Savage Heart?”
“Is my body too plain?
Am I unaware, too involved or insane
In a moment too hot for your brow
I’m just one of many for now”
The melody stays with you for days, let alone the
raw honesty of a woman bearing herself, tinged
with the possibility of rejection.
I cant.
And Blue Smoke.
Give me a tremolo any day.
ADALITA - INLAND
Go deep … go Inland...
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