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So I want to talk about an Australian band that is pretty close to me heart. They are kind of post hardcore, but not quite and they really don't slip into any genre that I can really define. They get played on the local Australian punk rock show a decent amount, so I figure it's fair to drop them into this thread. So who are they? They are a Perth band called Eleventh He Reaches London. They have been pumping out songs and albums for a few years and the best way to describe their catalog to date is being very Australian. The music they write is heavily steeped in colonial Australian culture, and the effects that it has had on the people in the country. Themes covered include: colonialism, whether a god exists (and if it does do we need it), alcoholism, anti-monarchism, and suicide. I'm not really sure if their music will mean much to people that haven't lived in Australia and can see how the land and society has sculpted their music... But I really love these guys and hope they keep pumping out tunes for a while to come. Music time: The Good Fight For Harmony  This was the first album they released in 2005. Compared to their newer works it's quite raw and doesn't touch on a whole lot of stuff that their newer songs do. Say You See Why So Long Grows the List of the Live and Dead Pretenders Hollow Be My Name  Second album, and the title is already giving away a bit about what you will find. It's a pretty dark and introspective journey about blaming the world for your troubles and not taking responsibility for the things that you have done. There are some really amazing tracks on this album. My favorite is a song called Toorali which steals it's base tune from the old song about Botany Bay and the first fleet... but it's a tad more morose. Toorali For the Commonwealth and the Queen Bānhūs  Soon to be released, and from the sound of the first two preview tracks, a bit of a departure from their last two albums. This album looks like it will be quite raw in parts, but also quite conservative and introspective in others. I'm looking forward to the journey  Code Entwined Body Unbind
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After not liking the new La Dispute song I'm happy that The Menzingers have come along and cleaned my ears out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZscWmIizzw It's very good, but took a listen or two to sink in.
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Saw The Smith Street Band, The Menzingers, and The Holy Mess a few days ago on their EU tour. Was really nice gig. Smith Street were amazing, The Menzingers were better than the last time I saw them, and Holy Mess were much better then their live videos on youtube make them look. Good concert
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Eight Is Legend posted:Me too, where did you catch them? Great show, first time I got to see The Menzingers. Copenhagen. Nice venue, just packed in enough, just enough crowd surfing
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New Smith Streed Band album is streaming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMtVnzUISmQ&list=PLTApr45G3y8PwenlzX2sLzrM4nqAxxuXg It's really good.
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Oct 30, 2014 06:54
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Saw refused last night in Copenhagen. They performed well. Played some new stuff, I'm not sold on it yet, I need to hear it in the context of the album.
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Apr 30, 2015 06:23
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Fear Like Us is streaming their new album. It's very Australian, and I'm a big fan of their stuff. http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/478313/premiere-local-icons-fear-like-us-share-stunning-new-lp.htm
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May 3, 2016 14:48
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Inspector_666 posted:Rozwell Kid maybe? Haven't really listened to them before but I get strong vibes of 90's Australian punk from them based on this song. That's not a bad thing.
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Dec 6, 2016 08:26
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Australian band Pagan just released their first full length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmtGgPUbcqk I think it's really really gud.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2pZRifgIo This album is going to be so good.
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Jul 25, 2018 17:43
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BENGHAZI 2 posted:This channel kinda rips Yeah... maybe the 5'th wave is real?
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Jan 9, 2019 10:09
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New Idles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoxivC5GVAU
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May 7, 2019 19:26
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Didn't even realise they were at Roskilde  Serves me right for hating festivals.
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Jul 9, 2019 15:15
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New idles album is out. It’s good.
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Sep 26, 2020 06:30
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Punk Adjacent: Laura Stevenson just released a new album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xDpP8emwBc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKzKjrOIZqI
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Aug 6, 2021 13:24
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This just showed up on my YouTube feed and I really like it. Bit more rocky than punk but they are on a punk label. https://youtu.be/Jdz5Uj-3Xpk
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Apr 29, 2022 08:01
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Anyone listened to Soul Glo? Just hit my recommends and I'm liking it.
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May 11, 2022 20:29
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Henchman of Santa posted:Gospel released their comeback album today. If that doesn’t mean anything to you, listen to The Moon Is a Dead World immediately. The new one reminds me a lot of Horse the band.
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May 14, 2022 06:48
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The Armed: Live at the Masonic seems to be out now, saw it pop up on my friends Plex server and watched it. It’s something a little bit special, I really liked it.
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Aug 9, 2022 08:01
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Been listening to the new Blood Command album (mostly because I really really miss Pagan) and it’s pretty good.
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Aug 17, 2022 08:19
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Blood command in Copenhagen were pretty great. Nikki is going to go far if she can get in front of the right crowd, her energy is going to make the band a lot of fans. 
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Aug 31, 2022 21:48
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Just found out envy is playing in Copenhagen tomorrow and I’m getting on vacation and won’t be in the city. RIP me. One of the few bands I really want to see live ;(
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Oct 23, 2022 16:50
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Hot Diggity! posted:New Screaming Females announced Hell yeah. I saw them live a few years ago and they ruled.
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weekly font posted:Much like the new Blink album I don’t care how many of my fellow olds tell me new Green Day is good, actually. I’ll always look forward to a new alkaline trio album even if they will never recapture what they originally had.
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