A record of sturdy resonance which keeps faith with their indie roots and tittered on the verging mega-sales, which in the end never came. Nestling between Dorland Bray's punchy drumming, Stephan Philip's nifty guitar hooks, and Helen Carter's wonderful bass work lies one of Australia's finest if not the world's most powerful female voices --
Deborah Conway. Domestic is indeed just that in sound and lyric. "Theme From Uncle Jim" sounds a little tawdry now but it's followed by some of the best examples of Aussie rock from that period; "After the Volcano" and "Idiot Grin" both exude a fresh jangly guitar sound married to rock prowess. The result resides somewhere between
the Church and
INXS. Their biggest hit, "Man Overboard," features the words "penis envy," which got it banned in the U.K. More startling -- it isn't even the best track. Further wonderment and for those seeking an altogether Aussie sound should hear "New Tabboos" and "1000 Mouths"; great for air drumming also.