Being Australia’s third largest city isn’t enough to get
Brisbane out of the shadow of Sydney or Melbourne. While it might not have that
fancy opera house or the Eureka Skydeck, Brisbane does have Scrabbled. Fans of
garage pop might want to bypass those other two cities and catch one of their
shows. “Live” takes audio from a few different sets. Sixteen people played or
guested on the album. It’s hard to tell who is who. The only one I could really
make out was Bek Moore. Moore sings about topics such as junkies, how cops all
look like eggs, and a shit-for-brains kid who plays video games then eats
spinach from the fridge instead of stealing the alcohol. All around good stuff.
Will Scrabbled tourism be enough to push Brisbane over the
top? Only time will tell. Until then check it out in the link below.
Stream + Buy: https://albertsbasement.bandcamp.com/album/live
-- Roy Blumenfeld
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