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Alternative icons The Maggie Pills will take over the Curtin to release their smouldering new single 'Velobell'.The ferocious act will be giving the first taste of their upcoming, highly anticipated sophomore album 'Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss', following their triumphant debut double LP 'Hope Is a Risk', nominated by Music Victoria for ‘Best Heavy Work’ in 2023 and by the Australian Music Prize as one of the best Australian albums released in the year.Helping to ignite the stage will be Melbourne favourites SCREENSAVER, ZOMBEACHES and DING DING DING (formerly ZIG ZAG).There is literally nothing on the face of the earth like The Maggie Pills (Blunt Magazine). This is a night not to be missed. Get your tickets now.LISTEN HERE
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screensaver balance frenetic energy with unsettling tonalities to create rhythmic gloom that rides the new wave to the synth-punk.
Spending three years in an incubatory state, the band began as a trans Pacific collaboration between Christopher Stephenson (Spray Paint/Exek) and Krystal Maynard (Bad Vision/ex Polo) in 2016. By 2019 Christopher had long since relocated to Melbourne and the pair recruited Giles Fielke (ex Low Tide) and James Beck (Personal Touch/ex Rat Columns) on bass and drums respectively to form screensaver as it exists now.
Despite the restrictions in Melbourne due to Covid-19, in 2020 the band produced their debut single Strange Anxiety – a synth heavy offering with disparate vocals, pounding toms and a weaving bass line creating a cold tension that resolves into satisfying moments of warmth. This was followed up with another stand-alone single, Living In An Instant, an agitated post-punk track which featured on Blow Blood Records ALTA 2 (A long time alone) compilation. In 2021 the band delivered their 10-track debut album Expressions of Interest on Upset the Rhythm (UK) and Heavy Machinery (AU) to positive international response. See praise for the record on Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll (USA), KEXP(USA), Post Trash(USA), Blunt Magazine(AU), Clash (UK). The album has also been a regular feature on Henry Rollin’s KCRW Santa Monica radio show. Just 6 months after the release of their debut album the band returned with a double A-side 7-inch single on Upset the Rhythm, Clean Current/Repeats. The two distinctly different tracks extend upon the blend of post-punk, new wave and synth-punk on their debut. Side A, Clean Current is a burst of high-energy: nervy guitars and groovy bass underpinned with kraut-rock drums and cosmic synth noise, overlayed with delay heavy vocals. Repeats is the flip-side of the coin, a moody post-punk stomper, led by gritty saw tooth synth, chorus-soaked guitar, textural percussion and soaring vocals. See praise for the 7” on Raven Sings the Blues Austin Townhall, Brooklyn Vegan, Trouble Juice and White Light//White Heat.
The band is currently working on their sophomore album with aim to release it in early 2023.
Read MoreSpending three years in an incubatory state, the band began as a trans Pacific collaboration between Christopher Stephenson (Spray Paint/Exek) and Krystal Maynard (Bad Vision/ex Polo) in 2016. By 2019 Christopher had long since relocated to Melbourne and the pair recruited Giles Fielke (ex Low Tide) and James Beck (Personal Touch/ex Rat Columns) on bass and drums respectively to form screensaver as it exists now.
Despite the restrictions in Melbourne due to Covid-19, in 2020 the band produced their debut single Strange Anxiety – a synth heavy offering with disparate vocals, pounding toms and a weaving bass line creating a cold tension that resolves into satisfying moments of warmth. This was followed up with another stand-alone single, Living In An Instant, an agitated post-punk track which featured on Blow Blood Records ALTA 2 (A long time alone) compilation. In 2021 the band delivered their 10-track debut album Expressions of Interest on Upset the Rhythm (UK) and Heavy Machinery (AU) to positive international response. See praise for the record on Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll (USA), KEXP(USA), Post Trash(USA), Blunt Magazine(AU), Clash (UK). The album has also been a regular feature on Henry Rollin’s KCRW Santa Monica radio show. Just 6 months after the release of their debut album the band returned with a double A-side 7-inch single on Upset the Rhythm, Clean Current/Repeats. The two distinctly different tracks extend upon the blend of post-punk, new wave and synth-punk on their debut. Side A, Clean Current is a burst of high-energy: nervy guitars and groovy bass underpinned with kraut-rock drums and cosmic synth noise, overlayed with delay heavy vocals. Repeats is the flip-side of the coin, a moody post-punk stomper, led by gritty saw tooth synth, chorus-soaked guitar, textural percussion and soaring vocals. See praise for the 7” on Raven Sings the Blues Austin Townhall, Brooklyn Vegan, Trouble Juice and White Light//White Heat.
The band is currently working on their sophomore album with aim to release it in early 2023.
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