Us twenty-somethings have a lot to be angry about. We’re the in-between generation whom have been led to believe that our adulthood would be a piece of cake.
Our student debts are climbing, that down payment on a mortgage seems lightyears away, we can’t get an internship to gain experience (due to lack of experience), and we’re riddled with more STI’s than Paris Hilton circa 2001. So yes, we’re angry. Luckily there is solidarity in shared experience, and alas we have The Rollercanes to thank for their sigh of relief; Less The Love Between Us.
Tackling shit mates, young romance, and millennial dread, Less The Love Between Us is a quick-witted anthology of early-20s existence.
Melbourne garage punks The Rollercanes will be debuting their first full-length album late this month, and with impeccable timing. We’re lucky enough to have artists that are, well, calling out the bullshit around us.
Artists like Ecca Vandal, Tiny Little Houses and Camp Cope are good examples of this, and The Rollercanes are no exception to the movement we’re seeing in the Australian punk scene.
The debut, recorded between studios, bedrooms and rehearsal rooms, has a gritty authenticity that resonates throughout the album, and one that invites you into the personal space of the band, allowing you to really feel the sweaty energy.
The opening track, Chinatown, is an adorable ode to a very special somebody. The gentle guitar riff and low-key croaky crooning introduces us to a simplistic narrative about a boy not being able to get his feelings out into the external, and thus putting it into a song instead.
From here, we’re immediately brought into the second track of the album, I Thought We’d Feel Alright. It quickly picks up the pace and sets the tone to the debut, and we’re immediately introduced to the band’s true sound – it’s raw, energetic and just really bloody catchy.
None Of Us is a personal favourite of mine, it’s a massive middle finger to that person who’s just full of shit: “No I’m not saying you’re hard to trust, but you will never be one of us”. Someone did The Rollercanes real dirty, and they’re probably regretting it.
The closing track, Good Talk, leaves us with a lovely (yet slightly angsty) taste in our mouth. The energy is undeniably definitive of how fantastic Australian garage punk music is right now; the instrumental work is tight, the lyrics aren’t watered down and the production is fervent and impassioned.
The Rollercanes are a band to keep a close eye on, and their debut album Less The Love Between Us will have you head thrashing and feet tapping all the way to your second vegan brunch of the week, ya filthy millennial.
Less The Love Between Us is out Friday April 27th. Catch The Rollercanes launching their debut LP at The Gasomoter on May 12 – details here.
