joyisresistance
I listened to this album again while I was at work this morning. As of writing this I'm seeing them tonight, and in any case, this record gets better with repeated listens.
Favorite track: Memory.
Philshine
Tight.Melodic.Serious fun.Original.
A great statement of intent. So satisfying to hear different elements of various bands coming together for the betterment of indie music. Love them Favorite track: Memory.
Black vinyl LP manufactured in Australia by Zenith Records. Edition of 500. Includes lyric sheet and download code. Artwork by James Kane and Jonno Ross-Brewin.
Includes unlimited streaming of Show Me
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
$12AUD or more
Program Colour Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Colour vinyl LP manufactured in Australia by Zenith Records. Edition of 70. Includes lyric sheet and download code. Artwork by James Kane and Jonno Ross-Brewin.
Includes unlimited streaming of Show Me
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Rory Heane and Jonno Ross-Brewin have been best mates since their first year of primary school in Melbourne's south-east, and have been playing music together since forming two-piece SeeSaw when they were 18 years old (Rory has also kept busy with the likes of The Blinds and The Stroppies). The seeds for Program were sown in the duo's sharehouse in 2016 when they began writing songs together on guitar for the first time, and the band sprouted in earnest the following year when old friends James Kane (The Faculty, Meter Men) and James Tyrell (Meter Men) were roped in on bass and drums respectively. Since then, the group has graduated from jams and house shows to regular gigs around Melbourne, adding keyboardist Jessie Fernandez (DARTS) along the way.
October 2018 saw Program record with Anti Fade mogul Billy Gardner in his Geelong studio. The lightning sessions yielded the band's debut LP, Show Me. Also mixed and soon to be released by Gardner through Anti Fade, the LP will be the band's first release of any sort.
The nine tracks on Show Me channel the deeply personal and often unfathomable nature of modern being through snarling, tangled riffs and power chords into a fresh brand of unhinged, modern Australiana - just as easy to dance to as is it to cry to. "It's personal heartache, disappointment, broader social panic, everyday confusion and a general acceptance of it all" says Jonno of the record's themes.
The lead single "Motorbike", penned by Rory, showcases the band's knack for tight guitar harmonies, effortless noodling and endless charm. It's the electric twang of Neil Young with the cool swagger of Pavement. The Go-Betweens burning the Midnight Oil. Rory describes it as an anthem of frustration and self-doubt: "The protagonist sits static in traffic while a woman on a motorcycle whizzes past. It's a metaphor for your position in society: feeling stuck and watching haplessly as someone else zooms ahead".
Program's debut LP will be out through Anti Fade Records from October 18th 2019.
- Leroy Cranswick
Purchase record through Anti-Fade Records website or support your local record shop.
The seeds of Program were sown when Rory Heane (The Stroppies/The Blinds) and Jonno Ross-Brewin were share housing in 2016.
Writing songs together on guitar for the first time, soon James Kane (The Faculty, Meter Men) and James Tyrell (Meter Men) were roped in on bass and drums. Soon following keyboardist Jessie Fernandez (DARTS) was the final piece of, what would become Program....more
VC flourish here - stacked with wit & riffs, Serve To Serve Again is a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the mundane that hits the mark every time. meaghan w