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CRUMPETS PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS HAVE IGNITED THEIR NEWEST ALBUM, SHYGA! THE SUNLIGHT MOUND. IT’S A NATURAL EVOLUTION, YET AN EXCITING LOOK AHEAD, TO THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL SOUNDSCAPES JACK MCEWAN AND THE BAND HAVE BEEN PLAYING DURING THEIR TIME OFF ROAD. Fourteen tracks strong, SHYGA! is intense in its delivery, a trademark of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. However, the songwriting and arrangement presents the band’s most refined and dynamic collection yet. It’s even landed them the coveted spot as Triple J’s feature album. Featuring previously released singles ‘Mundungus’, ‘Mr. Prism!’, ‘Tally-Ho’ and ‘Pukebox’, the album is full of twists and turns. Written during an extended period of time off road, the band’s frontman and songwriter Jack McEwan found himself going back to the drawing board when it came to sonic inspiration. “I wanted to evolve on a sound that’s always felt playful and inviting. An upbeat mixture of fuzz tones and harmonies that nod towards The Beatles, but punch more like early Kings of Leon and Nirvana. The album is a fast paced, high intensity record that journeys from warped acoustics, haunting strings,
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warm Melotron, to heavy guitar riffs that venture through a plethora of styles and forms. It allows the listener to breathe and treat the album as a whole piece. “Hopefully the album translates well to the listener as I feel it’s the work I’m most proud of, dynamically and production wise. The title reflects the madness, crazy midweek adventures, highs and physical lows of touring and I feel like it encompasses a sense of euphoria to say, SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound,” says Jack. Creativity and production hasn’t stopped the band for 2021. Despite much of this year’s tour plans being put on pause, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have used their time off road to continue preparing themselves for an eventual blistering return to stages around the world with a heavy-hitter of an album primed for the live space. SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound is out now. •
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TILD PUTTING 2020 IN THE REARVIEW, SYDNEY’S TILD RETURN WITH NEW MUSIC FOR A NEW YEAR IN THE FITTINGLY TITLED ‘CHANGE’. The band has become favourites on the Sydney scene for their tight grasp on grunge and rock sounds. They’ve delved deeper on their new track; fusing ‘90s melancholic grunge with fresh alt-rock attitudes. Teaming up once more with Lachlan Mitchell from The Vines and The Jezabels, the band laid the track down at Sydney’s Parliament Studios. Driven by tight vocals and strong production of well-paced and arranged guitars and rhythms, ‘Change’ is TILD at their finest. A song about resistance to development and change and the negative effects on one’s mental health and life as a result, ‘Change’ breathes new energy and edge into TILD’s growing catalogue. “The writing of this song was one of the easiest yet. It’s really exciting to have a track come together so quickly. Musically, the song went to another level in the studio. Lachlan Mitchell had us messing around with different feedback and undertones. We created a whole track of noise and feedback that play subtly underneath the whole track which we felt gave it an extra edge.” said TILD. Since their debut in 2019, TILD have been consistently building their sonic identity and crisp dynamic on the live front, supporting the likes of British India and The Dead Love early on in their career. Such opportunities have laid the foundations for TILD to build upon their headliner quality in the music fans since
