media puzzle, the solo recording project of Northern Rivers-based artist and musician Tom Peter, today announce their forthcoming record ‘New Racehorse’ due April 17 via Impressed Recordings. With the news comes their brand new offering Knowledge.
Taking their name from a 2002 Melbourne Cup-winning Irish racehorse, media puzzle is fronted by Tom Peter (lead vocals/guitar) with support from Kellie Eden (synth/trumpet), Eden Yeigh (guitar), Oliver Clarke (drums) and Solomon Jones (bass). Since first emerging in 2023 with their EP ’14’, they quickly made a name for themselves for their drum machine-riddled, scuzzy post-punk sound immortalised through three albums and another EP, with Pitchfork firmly praising their last project ‘Intermission’ as “uncanny creativity that egg-punk weirdos love to tout, residing somewhere between Suicide’s dark melodies and Uranium Club’s remote eccentricities”.
Marking their fourth album, ‘New Racehorse’ is a surreal commentary on modern existence: technology, love, death, responsibility, and ego. Signifying a rebirth for the band, the record is a focus on experimentation and building outwards from their trademark sonically distorted sound, bringing eccentric samples and dynamic pace.
Today’s single Knowledge introduces the project with a sharp vent of frustration, rejuvenating their debut style through free-ranging guitars and pronounced call-and-response vocals. Reflective of ‘New Racehorse’s experimentalism and trademark arrangement akin that of early Beck and Dry Cleaning, of Knowledge, the band share “the only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing. ‘Knowledge’ is a satirical take on people who carry themselves like they know everything – and how frustrating that can be.”
Having spent the last year recording and touring with showcases at SXSW Sydney to stages with Ty Segall, Regurgitator and more, their sound has evolved into one that is grounded in reinvention and driven by curiosity. Focused and refined, ‘New Racehorse’ is departure from media puzzle’s previous catalogue, once a model of fuzzy scuzz-pop, to now an otherworldly post-punk entity.
Knowledge IS OUT NOW
‘New Racehorse’ will be released on April 17 via Impressed Recordings – PRE-SAVE HERE
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