Marthouse
DR SURE'S UNUSUAL PRACTICE - Scomo Goes To Hawaii / While Aus Burns LP
Limited edition of 200 copies.
Highly recommended.
“Recorded during Australia’s ‘black summer’ bush fires 2019/2020. Dougal Shaw wrote songs about a dubious exodus and environmental crisis. 2 EP’s originally released on tape now compiled on vinyl for the first time. For fans of DEVO, Brainiac, The Screamers…” - Swish Swash Records
"Most of the songs on this Australian group’s record straddles the Present Day Post-Punk Partyline of minimalism, herky-jerky guitar parts, and thumpy ruled-out basslines keeping the erector set rhythms together, but the transistorized burble of synths gives this record character. The closer “10 Million Acres” is the standout track on this, a downcast but moving meditation on the cataclysmic bushfires of 2019, and the layers of loss involved. That song is an absolute must-listen if you want to hear anything from this." - MRR