Australian DIY music continues to amaze me ..

Surely this band won’t need an introduction to most of the people who follow at this site.

Continuing with psych revival themed garage rock, we have definitely other great album, the second one to drop on this year from Woollen Kits from Melbourne, Australia. The group is made up of three young lads who putting together infectious ramshackle pyscho-pop via lo-fi garage rock songs featuring gritty guitars and a low voice that sounds timeless and yet engaging.

Since 2009 Tom Hardisty , Tom Ridgewell and Leon Appelbee have put out a single 7″ , an EP and greeted 2012 in a strong-yet sensitive manner with their self-titled debut LP, and sustaining hope in 60s garage revival fueling my liking by nostalgia through Four Girls, so I can’t shake the feel that currently Australian music scene are onto something fresh nonetheless…

Australia is in a full-on rock & roll renaissance right now & charging to the front of the pack is Melbourne’s Woollen Kits! “Four Girls” is the follow up to their self-titled debut LP on RIP Society & a continuation of the greatness of their TiM debut 7-inch from summer 2012. The new album finds the band in tip-top form; confident & assured, with a suite of their best tunes to date.

Songs herein deal with underlying longing or fantasy with individual truths & being fed up with people’s phoney concepts and ideals (which, guitarist Tom H says: “in an effort to make themselves feel more deep and interesting to people, are actually creating a barrier between themselves and everyone else by only relating to others on a very one dimensional level”). But despite this frustration or sense of loss, there’s usually (usually) a positive spin on these themes. ‘Cheryl’ is a definite standout on the album and offers listeners some of the truest lyrics ever put to song with “When you look good, you know you feel good, and when you feel good, you get shit done.” ‘Susannah’ is another instant head-bopper with its happy-tappy VU guitar strum and horn interplay. Tom, Tom and Leon have taken the two disparate voices of their debut album and forged a united delivery emphasizing the best of both song writer’s strengths. It’s got the swagger and jangle of classic Flying Nun and the simplicity and directness of Beat Happening with a dash of late-80’s underground rock. The U.S. edition on Trouble In Mind is pressed on black vinyl, includes an insert & download code!