PRESS CLUB RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'INSECURITIES' & ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN & EUROPEAN TOUR
Photo Credit: Ian Laidlaw.
'INSECURITIES' - OUT NOW
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Every so often a musical outfit will release a song that isn’t necessarily a component of a greater body of work. A song can sometimes be just that. A song. Not known for being profoundly enigmatic, Melbourne touring juggernaut, PRESS CLUB, release a bolt from the blue.
It was shortly after the release of their ferverously received sophomore long- play, WASTED ENERGY, that the band was approached by German publication, Visions magazine. The magazine was seeking never-before heard material to populate their annual CD compilation of rarities alongside IDLES, Metz, Ty Segall, Marilyn Manson, J. Mascis et. al. PRESS CLUB tend to write songs en mass, and to date, during the writings for their first two albums they have written over 110. Due to the band's creative workflow, for each song PRESS CLUB has ever released there is at least five that have never been heard by the general public, nor the band’s mothers.
When prompted by Visions magazine, PRESS CLUB instantly presented the outlet with ‘INSECURITIES’, three minutes and two seconds of concise and visceral power-pop. PRESS CLUB are more melodious than ever. With shades of 1980’s North American punk rock and craftily interwoven overdrive, ’INSECURITIES’ unfurls into an anthemic chorus, with a decidedly folk sensibility. Lyrically singer, Natalie Foster, reveals self doubt, insecurities, and it is a touchstone for the band’s progress since releasing their debut record Late Teens in 2018.
‘INSECURITIES’, as premiered on triple j, is blessed with absolutely slamming production and interlacing melody across the board. Why the song hasn’t seen the light of day until now is as hard to fathom as the Marianas Trench. ‘INSECURITIES’ was recorded at a similar time and place as the band’s most recent record, Wasted Energy. Though it is unknown whether they ever intended for the song to become a constituent the album itself, or if it was simply one of the poor young ideas that would become fodder for the cannon that is PRESS CLUB’s creative process.
The release of ‘INSECURITIES’ hits your mailbox shoulder to shoulder with the unsurprising announcement of more time on the road for Australia's darlings of the highway, PRESS CLUB.
WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP FOR 'INSECURITIES' HERE
PRESS CLUB AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
Thursday 7th May - The Chippo, Sydney - TICKETS
Friday 8th May - La La La’s, Wollongong - TICKETS
Saturday 9th May - Northcote Social Club (All Ages Matinee Show) - TICKETS
Saturday 9th May - Northcote Social Club (18+ Evening Show) - TICKETS
Friday 15th May - Crowbar, Brisbane - TICKETS
Saturday 16th May - Vinnies, Gold Coast - TICKETS
TICKETS TO AUSTRALIAN SHOWS ON SALE 9AM FRI MAR 6
PRESS CLUB UK/EUROPE TOUR DATES
Thursday 21st May - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds UK - TICKETS
Friday 22nd May - Dot To Dot Festival, Manchester UK - TICKETS
Saturday 23rd May - Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol UK - TICKETS
Sunday 24th May - Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham UK- TICKETS
Friday 12th June - Download Festival, Donnington UK - TICKETS
Sunday 14th June - Booze Cruise, Hamburg Germany - TICKETS
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
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Praise for Album Wasted Energy
#64 on the ARIA National Album Chart
#18 on the ARIA Physical Chart
#4 in the AIR Album Chart (Independent Labels)
#48 in Kerrang! Magazines Top 50 Albums of 2019
Edge Radio (Tas) - Album of the Week
Industry Observer - Record of the Week
Singles ‘Get Better’ & ‘Thinking About You’ added to full rotation at triple j
‘Thinking About You’ added to New Music Friday in the US, UK, Aus & NZ
4 Star Album Review in The Music
"make no mistake, where there's a new directness to Press Club, there's still plenty of warmth, colour and personality. Opener Separate Houses feels like sticking your thumb in the mains - in a good way" Kerrang!
"Wasted Energy is wholly gripping. It's a force to be reckoned with. It's 12 huge tunes that you didn't know you needed until now." The Music