COUSIN BETTY TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'TAPE HISS'
Cousin Betty is the brainchild of Australia’s Damien Stofka a guitarist/songwriter, who has created riffs and written songs for Molten Universe, Death Mattel, LITTER and various other projects for the last 15 years.
Cousin Betty are set to release their 2nd single Tape Hiss on the 1st February. Tape Hiss is the follow up to the recently released Drone.
“When we were jamming this one, I just remember the energy it had. It really needed to be celebratory and communal - something that people would want to sing out load together. I thought of examples like Kiss ‘Rock 'n' Roll All Night’, Queen ‘We Will Rock You’ and Twisted Sister ‘We're Not Gonna Take It’. While we discussed those and other examples, it occurred to me that I couldn't think of anything contemporary - since ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ perhaps, that was as much of an anthem. That's when I decided to just make it about a period of anthems in general.”
- Damien Stofka
First single Drone, which is out now via Golden Robot Records, is the debut single from the upcoming EP Left. Drone is a meaty slab of distorted, psychedelic, influenced indie desert rock, and the official video is equally impressive.
Watch the official video for Drone HERE
Pre-order/pre-save Tape Hiss HERE
ABOUT COUSIN BETTY
Damien Stofka is a renowned guitarist and songwriter who has created riffs and written songs for Molten Universe, Death Mattel, LITTER and various other projects for the last 15 years. Less interested in a standard line-up and the logistics required to be in a functioning band and also inspired by the Desert Sessions, he spent his downtime compiling albums worth of material with contributing artists and performers he liked.
From these sessions micro-bands would form to present these songs live; touring with such bands as The Psychotic Turnbuckles, Doc Neeson and The Lime Spiders – having also used their rhythm section to record with. While the recordings have featured several musicians, the core live line-up has comprised of Frontman Matt Downey (Death Mattel) and rhythm sections comprised of Pat Walker (Ohms, Methusela), Tony Bambach (Lime Spiders, Aberration), Ged & Tom Corben (Lime Spiders) and Chris Drane (Cash Savage, Cherrywood). The line ups and shows have varied for each tour to include a DJ, visuals and themed stage sets.