Four friends from Western Victoria, Australia have come together with a promising new post-punk act Shock Friendly—a band who in their authenticity evoke the bravado of early to mid-80s Batcave come John Hughes era heroes such as Flesh for Lulu.
The single “Take What You Want” is a paramount example of this, with its one-two punch guitar hook displaying genius in its glorious two-note simplicity.
As for the video for “Take What You Want”—the clip, wrapped in atmospheric fog, was shot directed by James Thomson on super 16mm film in a 200-year-old cemetery made for Irish settlers in rural Victoria.
Watch the video below:
The single is “Take What You Want” is Shock Friendly’s debut offering, which was recorded in their home studio and mixed by Rob Long (HTRK, Magic Dirt, et al.).
Order the single here.
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