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Beaches Australian psych band reveal poppy new single “When You’re Gone”

August 1, 2017

Darren Sylvester

 

Beaches
Australian psych band reveal poppy new single “When You’re Gone
Taken from new double album Second Of Spring
Due out on 8 September via Chapter Music
Brooklyn Vegan has premiered the new single “When You’re Gone” from Australian psych band Beaches, writing, “We’ve got the premiere of one of the album’s poppier songs, “When You’re Gone,” with an instantly catchy “ooh ohh” chorus that softens the buzzsaw guitars.”

Beaches will release their new epic double LP Second Of Spring via Chapter Music. Blending darkly woozy psych rock with hypnotic post-punk, Second Of Spring takes Beaches even further out, to where the pyramid meets the eye – a vast, enveloping sonic landscape, filled with extended instrumentals, overdriven psych-outs and propulsive pop nuggets.
The band recently shared the video for “Void“, which takes inspiration from Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 monochrome masterpiece Persona, as well as the early abstract films of German artist Hans Richter. The video was premiered by Clash, who wrote; “Undulating cinematics that pull you in towards the screen, gazing into ‘Void’ becomes a remarkably addictive experience.”
A super-group of sorts, Beaches comprise several musicians who had been playing in different bands for years, as well as those who had never been in bands before. They have three guitarists creating a powerful wall of sound, with Ali McCann and Alison Bolger (Panel Of JudgesSleepy Township, etc.) on rhythm guitar, and Love of Diagrams’ Antonia Sellbach on lead guitar. The rhythm section is made up of Gill Tucker on bass (who plays with Scott and Charlene’s Wedding) and Karla Way on drums. They share vocal duties on the songs but at a level complementing the noise so as to leave their identities fluid.
Beaches made a name for themselves with their much-loved second album, She Beats, which brought them to international acclaim in 2013 and featured a guest guitar appearance from German motorik hero Michael Rother (Neu, Harmonia), and earned raves from Pitchfork, Stereogum, Gorilla Vs Bear, Spin and elsewhere.
When they first formed and were looking for a band name, one of their friends quipped wondering if they were going to call themselves “Bitches”. Long before there were Beach Fossils, Dirty Beaches or WAAVES, they chose the homonym Beaches, which is on one hand a knowing nod to one of the greatest female bonding chick-flicks, and on the other a reference to their own love of camping and the ocean.
Second of Spring was recorded in Melbourne with engineer/producer John Lee (Totally Mild, Lost Animal) and mastered by David Walker. Artwork is by the band‘s own Ali McCann, with design by renowned artist Darren Sylvester.
The result is a hazy, glowing set of psych-noise gems that are underpinned with an unsettling tension. Brimming with 60s pop melodies and vocal harmonies, they blend sun-drenched distortion with looping guitars and ferocious drum beats.
Beaches’ self-titled 2008 debut was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize, and included in glossy coffee table book 100 Best Australian AlbumsThe band released a standalone 12” on New York label Mexican Summer in 2010. They have toured the US twice, playing SXSW and Austin Psych Fest, and shared stages with Roky EricksonDeerhunterThe Cult, Thee Oh SeesLightning BoltMogwaiBest Coast and more.
Already revered as sprawling, swirling psych overlords, Second Of Spring is Beaches’ undeniable magnum opus.
“Weird hypnotic depths forged from the group’s seemingly limitless chemistry” – Pitchfork

“Layered and blissed-out studio rock” – Stereogum
“Gorgeous/swirling heavy psych-out” – Gorilla Vs Bear
“Brightly catchy noise-pop…heaven-sent” – Spin
Pre-order links:
https://chaptermusic.com/store/beaches/second-of-spring
https://chaptermusic.bandcamp.com/album/second-of-spring
digital stores/streaming: http://radi.al/SecondOfSpring
http://chaptermusic.com/artist/beaches/

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