Australian punk royalty These New South Whales today release their eagerly anticipated new album, TNSW, with the announcement of a national tour in 2023.
Fri 3 Mar – The Brightside – Meanjin / Brisbane
Sat 4 Mar – Vinnies Dive Bar – Ngarangwal Land / Gold Coast
Sun 5 Mar – Bangalow Bowls Club – Bundjalung Land / Bangalow
Fri 10 Mar – Indian Ocean Hotel – Boorloo / Perth
Sat 11 Mar – Mojo’s Bar – Walyalup / Fremantle
Fri 17 Mar – Volta – Wadawurrung, Dja Dja Warrung Land / Ballarat
Sat 18 Mar – Crown & Anchor – tarntanya / Adelaide
Thu 13 Apr – The Newcastle Hotel – Awabakal Land / Newcastle
Fri 14 Apr – The Lansdowne – Eora / Sydney
Sat 15 Apr – La La La’s – Dharawal Land / Wollongong
Fri 21 Apr – Northcote Social Club – Naarm / Melbourne
Sat 22 Apr – Haba – Boon wurrung / Rye
A set of songs that finds the quartet leveling up immeasurably, it’s already received support across The FADER, DIY, NME, The Line of Best Fit, and MOJO, the latter of whom wrote in their 4/5 review of the record that “it’s not even funny how comprehensively they kick the ass of most other contemporary punk-leaning ensembles.”
In honour of the album’s release, the band shares new single ‘Changes’. Behind its towering walls of guitar that nod to everyone from Dinosaur Jr. to Placebo, ‘Changes’ strikes a suitably celebratory note, coming as it does on the day that These New South Whales release their most definitive album to date. The band’s Jamie Timony explains that “‘Changes’ speaks to the idea of healing from the past and struggling towards new heights in order to be best version of yourself” – a lofty target that TNSW nails and then some.
TNSW marks a refined new era for the band, their most sophisticated body of work yet: a 14-track tome of barrelling punk rock that polishes its heavier moments – heavier than ever – with sing-along choruses, sharp arrangements, and plenty of trademark irony and self-awareness. For every ’90s alternative reference, there’s a blast beat; for every big radio moment, a cursed instrumental aside.
It’s an album that finds them honing in on These New South Whales – the serious punk band – more closely than ever before, a far cry from the more tongue-in-cheek approach of their acclaimed Comedy Central mockumentary series, their talk show-style comedy TNSW Tonight! and their exalted podcast, What a Great Punk, which has seen them chat to guests including Tame Impala, Adrian Grenier, Shame, Amyl and The Sniffers, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.