Nick Carver injects as much truth and soul into his singing, songwriting, and guitar playing as possible. Anything that ends up in a Mean St Butchers song is there because he loves it. This authentic energy has been picked up by others, leading the band to play festivals such as NYE on the Hill, and support Canadian rockers The Tea Party on their 2019 tour of Australia. As he cruises the hills of Gippsland with the sounds of Neil Young, Kyuss and Nick Cave blaring from his car stereo, you can tell Nick’s musically obsessed. With his band of butchers from Melbourne (Alex Burkoy, Jake Amy, Chris Doig), his sound is best described as a swampy mix of alt-country and desert rock.

Nick Carver & the Mean St Butchers begin 2021 with the release of their new single Pony. A heavy psychedelic affair, the song was stitched together out of pre-COVID jams, and some lockdown love in Nick’s studio. Mixed and mastered by Tyson Fish (Vance Joy, Mammal), the single is a taste of the sound of the bands forthcoming album.