Within seconds of ‘Ignition”s lacerating opening riff, you know what you’re in for. Behind Waleed Aly’s slamming guitars (RN Drive, The Project), and Jeff Wortman’s (Peanut Gallery, Triple M) vocals, a siren wails and a spoken voice warns us that desperate people do desperate things. Soon the rhythm section arrives and we’re off: the track is surging and the stakes are high.
It’s a fair introduction to Robot Child whose approach to rock is doused in flair, always making a statement. The Melbourne 5-piece build on the tradition of Queen, Pink Floyd, Faith No More and Muse to deliver something epic, bombastic, always melodic. Their debut album, One More War, heaves with variety and energy, each song bursting with layers of musical ideas. It’s an ambition that takes someone like ARIA Award winner Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly Effect) to do it justice, and his mix makes the album sparkle.
Audiences will have the chance to see this all reproduced live as Robot Child embarks upon an east coast tour during April in the lead up to One More War‘s release on June 14.
April 12 – Lass O’Gowrie, NEWCASTLE
April 13 – Valve Bar, SYDNEY
April 17 – Beetle Bar, BRISBANE
June 14 – Caravan Club, MELBOURNE