TheImportanceofLovingIdles

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Not only is it the only Gurus album to feature the immortal (despite recently departed from this planet) James Baker on drums, it's also the best example (alongside their second album "Mars Needs Guitars!" which runs a very close second in my eyes) of what made the band so loved in Australia and in underground college/pirate radio circles overseas to start with, with their fresh approach to sounds from past decades that still doesn't sound like anyone except the Hoodoo ... read more

What initially began as a solo project for one of Melbourne (and his original home state of Tasmania)'s most simultaneously uncompromising, idiosyncratic and humorous songwriters and performers in Tom Lyngcoln, has evolved into not only a full-band effort in performance, but in songwriting too, with all songs being credited to the whole band. Lead vocal duties are passed around a bit too, with drummer Jay taking the lead on "I Can See The Bone" while Jackson Reid Briggs (JRB and ... read more

A stone-cold underground classic from the halcyon days of gabber. Forza Newcastle hardcore!!!

Full disclosure: I'm trying my best not to be too biased because of how much the people in this band (past and present members) mean to me on a personal level, not least having heard them grow from their beginnings, but hopefully the praise they've subsequently been given from publications in different parts of the world makes up for (or even vindicates?) that and gives weight to my attempt at something resembling a "music critic" viewpoint, alongside how much I've ... read more