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New Music

Listen: UV Race – Be Your Self

There are days when I’m walking to the station listening to UV Race, and I just know in the bottom of my calloused heart that they’re one of the greatest rock bands Australia has ever produced. They just speak to me. Tomes worth of detail could be dribbled as to why, but that’s for another time (and it will come, so start drinking now). Right now, it’s time to listen to / watch an offering from their new LP Racism.

Racism is a pretty provocative title. Coupled with Straightjacket Nation’s abrasively-titled Nationalism 7 from earlier this year, and given the shared Dan Stewart connection, it’s almost like a shield against middlebrow, Twitter-sphere little L liberalism. No enjoyment here, ye who sip lattes and worship Steve Jobs! No vindication here, ye who avidly subscribe to TED talks!

But then you listen and it’s just… beautiful. The Autonomy and Deliberation soundtrack is releasing soon as well, so save. UV Racism is out on November 15. Local record stores will have it if they’re worth your patronage / not a niche drone/ambient/experimental store. Also, thanks to Polaroids of Androids for the heads up.

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New Music

Watch: The UV Race stars in Autonomy and Deliberation

In the desperate, post-apocalyptic world of Autonomy and Deliberation, UV Race isn’t a band any more. In a city [Melbourne] full of “strange wild creatures”, one member has sold his guitar and another works the streets. Vocalist Marcus has sorted his shit out and wants the band back.

That’s all I can glean from this trailer for the forthcoming Johann Rashid-directed Autonomy and Deliberation, which stars the UV Race and features heaps of Melbourne music celebrities. After that, a bunch of other funny exchanges occur and Marcus talks to himself in the mirror. It looks pretty good, and it premieres October 24 at Melbourne’s Westgarth Cinema. Of course, you could always go check it out this weekend at Sound Summit, followed by a Q&A with the director and two members (Dan Stewart and Al Montfort) of the band.

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