First vinyl presssing of Blank Statements debut, originally released as a very limited (now sold out) run of cassettes on Hobbies Galore in 2017. The original eight tracks from the tape are featured here alongside one previously unheard track, ‘Successor Island’, and that latter is probably my pick of the lot.
If you’re hearing some kinship with fellow Melburnians The Stroppies, then your ears are functioning right - Claudia and Steph play in both bands, and of course, Hobbies Galore is the original home for both, not to mention Julia’s solo project. And there’s a shared spirit of DIY spontaneity on show, here allied with a whip-smart sense of humour that’s as addictive as it is intimidating. Smart, funny, effortless, as debuts go it’s an impressive concoction that teeters on the edge of collapse. But of course it never does. Needless to say, we’re very much anamoured with this mob.
