Artist:Them Sharks

Just like their name suggests, Them Sharks have more bite than what you might see from the surface. The dub-punk trio from Australia’s West Coast play the kind of synaesthesia-inducing fusion of reggae, roots and rock that makes you feel the warmth of the sun on your back and taste the salt of the sea on your tongue. But just as you’re floating away on their tropical vibes – CRUNCH – the power chords kick in and you’re being tossed around in the swirling depths of a punk rock mosh pit. It’s a sound the three-piece, made up of vocalist/guitarist Joel Woolerson, Lindsay Spencer on bass, and drummer Walt ‘Salty’ Johnston, have coined impressively quickly after playing for just a handful of years together. But it’s also a sound deep rooted by a collective friendship of more than a decade that was founded over a shared love for the likes of chill rock kings Sublime, Long Beach Dub All Stars and Slightly Stoopid, alongside gritty punk legends Rancid and No Trigger. It’s exactly that ...