Concrete Playground

Clare Bowditch is a woman of many skills and pursuits: ARIA award winning songstress, mother of twins, major proponent of the Australian Midwives Association and expert impersonator of Julia Gillard. Earlier this year, Bowditch interviewed Gillard (the real Gillard). The event was casually referred by the press as Ranga vs. Ranga, and it showcased Bowditch as a formidable opponent in the political sphere. Inversely, Prime Minister Julia Gillard is probably not a very good singer, which is why it's good luck for all concerned that it is Clare Bowditch who is soon to play the Metro and not JuGi.

Clare Bowditch and the New Slang are on the road for all of October in support of their fourth album, Modern Day Addiction. The record is a shift in pace and style for Bowditch and co. Written mainly on a toy Casio (and later translated for a seven piece band), it's by far the most dance-oriented of Bowditch's records. Thematically, it's direct: concerned with the whims and wants of modern culture. Lyrically songs touch on consumerism, plastic surgery, television.

Live Clare Bowditch and the New Slang are utterly brilliant: a little nutso, very cheeky and supremely tight. In fact, Bowditch is such an effusive and compelling performer that even if this 'isn’t your thing' you'd probably still enjoy it. Ladies and gentlemen of the Australian public, Clare Bowditch.