This week’s PBS Feature Album is Cartoon Darkness from Naarm/Melbourne's homegrown pub-rock heroes, Amyl and The Sniffers.
The 13-track project follows the band's 2019 self-titled debut and their 2021 hit Comfort To Me, delving into provocative explorations of climate change, war, AI, tiptoeing on the eggshells of politics, and Big Tech. In the face of these looming realities, Amyl and The Sniffers dive headfirst into the unknown, combating the chaos with childlike sensibilities that capture the playful rock n' roll grit we know and love.
In the eight years since Amyl and The Sniffers came together, vocalist Amy Taylor, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, bassist Gus Romer and drummer Bryce Wilson have achieved something unique and remarkable. They are unmistakably “Aussie”, down-to-earth and true to their roots.
The band’s live audiences have grown even faster than their reputation, taking them around the world on sold-out tours several times over, playing ever-larger venues throughout Europe, North America and beyond, with recent shows stretching from Mexico to India to Japan.
Tune in all this week to hear tracks from Cartoon Darkness, and PBS Members have the chance to win a copy of the album on vinyl: simply email your name and membership number to before midnight Sunday November 10. Please note vinyl giveaways must be picked up from the station in Collingwood.
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TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING THIS WEEK
Pugilist and Pod - 'Haus'
Laksa - 'WONDA'
Papa Nugs & In2stellar - 'Ce Soir'
reb fountain - 'Forever'
Floodlights - 'Can You Feel It'
High Vis - 'Mob DLA'
Velatine - 'Orange to Black'
Leo James - 'Olive Grove'
Acopia - 'Be Enough (Daniel Avery Remix)'
Brown Spirits - 'Mind Rocker (pt. 1 and 2)'
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