Putting on a ‘Show” is a concept as old as time. Sadly, it’s lost some meaning as everything seems to rush by in a flash of data, a like and a follow!
The Wreckery hail from a time when everything was DIY. Indy Melbourne mid ’80s posters, records, warehouse gigs, yes DIY central! But man, there were some “shows” put on!
Halfway are kindred spirits from a different decade and 2000 odd kms away. But a true band, fiercely independent and uncompromising. The Australian music family tree is vast, and our particular branch joins Halfway to The Wreckery via John Willsteed, the two eras via The Go-Betweens via QLD 80’s music scene.
Two bands together who paint vastly different landscapes through their music but hold the same values. Across 3 states, 3 Saturdays and 3 special venues:
Saturday 17th February The Great Club, Marrickville NSW
Saturday 24th February Northcote Social Club, Northcote VIC
Saturday 2nd March The Old Museum, Bowen Hills, QLD
The new album FAKE IS FOREVER will be available in CD/LP format from February 2024. In the meantime it is available on all streaming services but the best way to get your digital copy is from Helixed Bandcamp!
After 35 years, the uber cool The Wreckery are back and sounding as suave and brooding as ever in their brilliant new album ‘Fake is Forever’ released through Golden Robot Records. The legendary Australian rock outfit has made an astounding return: it has been a long-awaited release, and the band does not disappoint. This record is a masterclass in capturing the essence of rock and roll’s soul, delivering a gripping, visceral experience that’s bound to resonate with both seasoned fans and newcomers alike.
The Wreckery have always been associated by me with that clustre of slightly terrifying but incredibly gifted musicians coming out of Melbourne in the late seventies early eighties – The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party and all the various offshoots and varietals, the cell mates of Nick Cave and Rowland S Howard. Dark, brooding, menacing and touched with a gothic edge. A tasty touch of bacchanalia and excess, haunting and atmospheric, deliciously cathartic and brutal.
‘Fake is Forever’ feels like a revelation, a raw and unapologetic exploration of the human condition through the eyes of a band that’s seen it all.
– Arun Kendall, Backseat Mafia 2023
