“Melbourne’s The Murlocs will release their new studio album “Calm Ya Farm” on ATO Records. Spiked with their signature breed of sharply crafted garage-punk — and with lead vocalist, guitarist & harmonica triple threat Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s surrealist musings on the ever-turbulent world around him — the collection ultimately twists country-rock convention into a free-flowing album fully in touch with the frenetic energy of modern life. As the band’s most collaborative work, “Calm Ya Farm” unfolds in more elaborate and sophisticated arrangements and achieves new sonic depths largely by creating space for all five members to pursue their most eccentric impulses. “With this record we tried to steer away from all the distortion and dirt and grit, or at least let the grit come off a bit more clean-sounding,” says Kenny-Smith, who also plays with bassist Cook Craig in the globally beloved psych-rock powerhouse King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.”
The Murlocs had visions of creating a quintessential country-rock record when they begin recording their 7th LP – a collection of sublimely mellowed-out songs inspired by iconic albums like “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” and “Exile on Main St” – but the record soon took on its own unruly character. Spiked with The Murlocs’ signature breed of sharply crafted garage-punk “Calm Ya Farm” twists country-rock convention into a free-flowing album fully in touch with the frenetic energy of modern life.
Music written by Shortal and Kenny-Smith. Cal Shortal: Guitar, Synth. Ambrose Kenny-Smith: Vocals. Cook Craig: Bass. Matt Blach: Drums, Percussion, BVs. Tim Karmouche: Piano / BVs
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