Melbourne band Mass Cult (formerly Mass Cult Suicide) distill the wild garage sounds of their 2009 self-titled debut to a tight knot of lo-fi indie punk with their second offering This Aint No Paradise. Vocalist/bassist Dan Trolley is joined by a brand new line up featuring guitarist Yolanda De Rose. Mass Cult’s new album is a tight, tough, concise take on contemporary garage pop. This Ain’t No Paradise recalls the pre-grunge sound of mid 80s indie-pop, custom-fit with a high energy Australian garage feel.
What results is a collection of killer lo-fi tunes ranging from badass punk-edged freakouts to smoky organ-driven urban ballads and woozy reverbed-out hangover tunes. This Ain’t No Paradise has a sound that is tight and loose in all the right places, with a feel that evokes images of the blissful blur of crazy weekends and the orange-lit back streets of Melbourne summer nights. Recorded by Jack Farley at Transient Studios and mastered by Casey Rice.
Out now on Off The Hip.
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