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with a punk intensity that is tempered, refreshingly, by some truly inspiring melodic lines and an alt.country element that never comes off as sounding too hayseed. However, Leece said the shambolic melodic punk of Minnesota legends the Replacements was more of a common touchstone. “There is a definite punk influence in there as we all grew up playing in punk bands especially the likes of The Replacements – just listening to the progression of their sound across their albums is just amazing. But I’d say, with the kind of music that we’re playing now, there’s a little more longevity to it.” Catch The Delta Lions when they play at the Lass O’Gowrie on Friday, May 17 alongside Newcastle alt. countryists Adeline Pines (who are in the middle of an East Coast tour), Andrew Richmond and Jen Buxton.
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fter releasing their brilliant slab of punk infused alt. country tunes ‘Magnetic South’ in December 2011, The Delta Lions have really come into their own over the past 12 months and, if the start of this year is anything to go by, this is one four-piece who is definitely on an upward trajectory. “Yeah, it’s been good,” guitarist and vocalist Ben Leece told TE. “We started off the year at the Country Music Festival in Tamworth – we did two dates last year and this year we were asked to play five and that went really well. We also played the Newcastle, Sydney and Woollongong legs of the [Radio Birdman guitarist] Deniz Tek and Leadfinger tour as well as a bunch of Newcastle shows and we’ve also been working on a new album, which has kept us pretty busy.” Leece said the band took a similar DIY approach with the as-yet-untitled long player as they did with ‘Magnetic South’, recording at drummer Mat Taylor’s home studio. “Both Mat and Mick [Ferfoglia – guitar/ vocals] are both audio engineers, which is quite handy and Mat has a home studio where he has done quite a bit of work with a few Newcastle and Sydney bands that he calls Scabby Road Studios. So, yeah, it’s very much a DIY affair.”
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Leece said the new album would be a much more cohesive effort than ‘Magnetic South’ as there was much more band input this time around. “With the first album, both Michael and myself were both solo singer-songwriters and we basically came together with a bunch of songs each and it was more
about learning each others’ songs,” he said. “While there was input from the rest of the band on the first album, this one is definitely more of a band effort.” Drawing comparisons to the likes of Social Distortion, The Old 97s and Hot Hot Heat, The Delta Lions bristle
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f you like your reggae rock steady, then the Great Northern is the place to be this weekend when one of Australia’s finest purveyors of the genre, King Tide, hit the stage. These ARIA nominees and self-confessed gig pigs have basically been on the road since the release of their third album, ‘Roots Pop Reggae’, playing such festivals as the Sydney Festival, Womad, The Great Escape, Peats Ridge, Playground Weekender and Ragamuffin to name a few. More recently, the band headlined Reggaefest in Ballina alongside the likes of no foolin’ Jamaican Studio One legend, Stranger Cole. King Tide have been featured with a track on the Ministry of Sound ‘Chill’ compilation as well as being featured on UK label Urban Sedated Global reggae compilation. Urban Sedated also released the band’s debut album, ‘To Our Dearly Deported’, in late 2009 as well as the band’s third album, ‘Roots Pop Reggae’, in the summer of 2010. Due to the band’s formidable and totally deserved live reputation, King Tide has been selected to also open shows for Fat Freddy’s Drop, UB 40, Maxi Priest, KatchaFire and The Black Seeds. Catch King Tide when they play at the Great Northern Hotel on Friday, May 17.
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