Hectic Sydney punks Party Dozen (Kirsty Tickle and Jonathan Boulet) today drop another single from their upcoming fourth album ‘Crime in Australia’. Money & The Drugs follows previous singles Wake In Might and The Big Man Upstairs chronologically, but in no way musically. Much was made of the ‘softer, sweeter’ side of Party Dozen displayed in The Big Man Upstairs, about how it was melodic and uplifting and how it had proper words (it didn’t). This isn’t like that.
“The first section of this song is inspired by a sound that we heard at the airport pick up zone in Sydney” says Jonathan. “A small aircraft coming in to land low would project this low bending rumble into the cement car park filling it with resonant frequencies.”
“Money & The Drugs features Kirsty really letting it out into her saxophone void. Then it picks up a coupla gears into a rockin’ frenzy” he continues. “It’s one of our most fun songs to play live. But sometimes too much of a good thing can land you in deep water. Sometimes this song gets away from us.”
The accompanying video is testament to how fun the song is live. An absolutely blistering live performance of the song was filmed at New Zealand festival Camp A Low Hum by Aaron Streatfeild and Will Agnew, and edited by Boulet, somehow managing to capture the energy of a performance the group felt just might have been their best. Yet.
Yet. Because Party Dozen have many opportunities to top that over the next few months. They’ve already been announced as support for Amyl & The Sniffers’ European tour in November, and now they’ve announced the ‘Crime In Australia’ launch shows across the country.
‘CRIME IN AUSTRALIA’ LAUNCH SHOWS
Sep 26th – Crown & Anchor, Adelaide
Sep 27th – Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne
Oct 3rd – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Oct 6th – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
Money & The Drugs IS OUT NOW – LISTEN / BUY HERE
‘Crime In Australia’ will be released on Friday 6 September – PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE HERE
With thanks to Spiral Company
