Melbourne fuzzy, DIY rock & rollers Coolabah Kings are serving up another delicious dish of jangly punk-rock layered in Australiana sonic tones with their newest single 'Get You Sorted'.
The self-described 'scrap-rock scumbags', Coolabah Kings have been knocking about the local Naarm indie scene since September 2021 with a slew of tongue-in-cheek numbers earning them a local following. They released their debut EP 'Killing Time' March 2022 that was followed by single 'Monday Morning' late 2022, a fuzzy-pop banger delving into the drudgery of the working week.
Earlier this year Coolabah Kings dropped another single 'Stay Dangerous', a rambunctious toe-tapper that explores the rapid disconnect with a self-destructive friend.
Now 'Get You Sorted' finds the band delving into the world of helping out a friend with mental health setbacks whilst dealing with your own inner demons.
The track bursts to life with crunchy, scuzzy electrified guitar licks and forceful drums that herald the ocker vocals of frontman Conor who pummels the senses with lyrics portraying the inner dialogue of anxiety and the associated social disconnect.
The song continues its rowdy blitz of punk rock, its upbeat melody offering the freedom to let loose with unfettered head-banging whilst lyrically dealing with issues of well-being common to all of us.
Ahead of the song's release tomorrow (14 June), scenestr is thrilled to premiere 'Get You Sorted' today. Enjoy.
"The chords, vocal melody, and structure came about in an obscure lightning bolt kind of way in March of 2021," shares the band's guitarist Harry Anderson.
"Conor (lead singer with perfect pitch but a non-instrumentalist) came over to my place for a jam/ writing session.
"As soon as he walked in the door, he said that he had come up with a new song on the five-minute tram ride to mine but wasn't sure how to communicate it to me.
"So I got out a MIDI keyboard, plugged it into GarageBand, and told him to press each key individually until he found the appropriate notes.
"We bumbled our way through that until we had a crooked little assembly of a song. I then got him to hum the vocal melody over the top in utter gibberish.
"It felt insane, but the structure is almost exactly the same now as it was on that day. I've got to track down that original project file. I'm sure it's hilarious."
