Concrete Playground

"Songs is the Greatest Album I Have Heard This Year...and quite possibly this decade. Not that music is a competition, you understand. Ten stars. A hundred stars. A shimmering, cascading universe-full."

And so begins noted music critic Everett True's recent review of the album that is being launched this Thursday at Oxford Art Factory. I'm inclined to agree with him.

A four-piece based in Sydney, Songs are an usual pop band. When they first began to play shows they already felt tight and familiar. There was no growing up in public, as if they had emerged from the practice space fully formed and ready to wow. Combining elements of New Zealand pop (in particular, The Clean), and Brisbane's The Go-Betweens, with a more sprawling, city sound, Songs feel like a band you've always known but catch you delightedly off-guard with every new listen. This record is a long time coming and it couldn't be any better.

Songs launch their self-titled debut album (hard to believe this is a debut) with supports from Panel of Judges and Lost Animal.

To win one of three double passes to the Songs album launch this Thursday, email your name and
address to hello@concreteplayground.com.au with 'Songs' in
the subject line.