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Tropical Fuck Storm unleash their third album, Deep States, on Friday August 20. On January 25 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Australia. Two months later, border closures came into effect, social distancing rules were implemented and all non-essential services came to an abrupt halt. Cancellations started rolling through fast and heavy but motivation […]
Album of the week: Deep States — Triple R 102 7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio rrr.org.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rrr.org.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In 2006, a Sydney art-rock band named Teenager released their self-titled debut album, toured around a bit, then split up. Vocalist Pip Brown went on to become solo star Ladyhawke, while Nick Littlemore went back to his day job Pnau, whose own self-titled album the following year became Elton Johnâs favourite, shot them into the international limelight, and produced the seeds of what would flower into the even-more-successful Empire of the Sun. Close to 15 years later, after illness forced him into a six month sabbatical, Littlemore found his thoughts returning to his old band. Before the End is the result: a one-off track intended as the bones of a remix but sounding every bit the stadium-sized anthem. Like M83, this song takes the âfeelâ of teenage years rather than any specific reference points, synthesises it through a John Hughes soundtrack to arrive at something life-affirming and desperate, in the best sense of the word. By the sounds of things, this is isnâ�