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Playing a raw brand of post-punk inspired by
Gang of Four,
Fugazi, and their fellow countrymen
Radio Birdman, Australia's
Gold Class feature guitarist
Evan James Purdey, vocalist
Adam Curley, bassist
Jon Shub, and drummer
Mark Hewitt. The group formed in 2014 when creative writing student
Purdey enlisted classmates
Curley and
Hewitt to flesh out some demos he recorded on his own. Soon after, the trio added
Shub -- a luthier who also worked at a bar with
Purdey and
Curley -- and began playing shows by the middle of that year. That September they released their debut single, Michael, which showcased the contrast between
Purdey's ferocious guitar and
Curley's crooning vocals. The band recorded its full-length debut early in 2015 with producer
Simon Grounds at Melbourne's Head Gap studio. The results were
It's You, which arrived that September via Spunk Records and Felte. 2017 saw the band drop a fiery new single, "Twist in the Dark" ahead of their second full-length,
Drum. Co-produced by
the Drones'
Gareth Liddiard, the album was inspired by society's misfits and was released in August of that year. ~ Heather Phares