Split System (at last, a band that fully assumes its admiration for cooling technologies) hail from the great city of Melbourne, Australia,
and sorry bu yes, if you're into catchy rock'n roll, here's another Aussie band you
won't be able to resist!
This new five-piece is made of some of the usual suspects from the super
active Melbourne/Geelong scene, they've been seen in various rock'n roll acts bearing names like
Stiff Richards, Jackson Reid Briggs & The Heaters,
Speed Week,
The Black Heart Death Cult,
No Zu and
The Grand Rapids. According to the legend (and their bandcamp page) they "had only one
jam together before lockdowns kicked in again in Melbourne in 2021. Five
songs were written and with rehearsals and gigs on the back foot, once
again, the only option was to record remotely via email. Everyone recorded
their parts at home and Split System's self titled EP was
recorded."
Yes the music is still not done with
lockdown stories!
Released earlier this year on
Legless Records, this four-track EP was made with one simple purpose only: give birth to catchy tunes and make your fat ass boogie boogie on the beach,
honey!
Described as garage punk or punk'n roll, this EP is a perfect combination
of the old school sound of the catchiest late 70s punk / KBD / power pop bands (The Buzzcocks?, The Heartbreakers?, The Lurkers?)
and the sunny vibes of that good ol' australian rock'n roll/punk (shall I mention the almighty Psycho Surgeons?). Ok let's make it simple, take the
Anxious Pleasers, Amyl And The Sniffers,
Priors,
Trash Ferraris
and, of course,
Stiff Richards, just blend the whole thing together, add a couple of Hawaiians shirts, a
tablespoon of nostalgia for the 70s and a fat slice of Aussie laid-back
attitude: that's it, bottoms up!
Mixed and mastered by Mikey Young from Total Control and
Eddy Current Suppression Ring (like almost every rock'n roll record
coming out the state of Victoria right?), this EP is going to hook you
right away, don't fight it! Just enjoy that silly and easy rock'n roll fun,
this is exactly what you need right now! Yes it does sound a lot like
Stiff Richards and hundreds of "rock'n punk'n roll" bands you've
heard before but who's complaining?
Frankly for a guy like me who tends to dive heart and soul into increasingly fast and aggressive types of music, coming back from time to time to a band like Split System is a real delight, and I can't encourage you enough to do the same.
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