Artist info
Genre
Indie, Pop, Rock
band members
Joe, Jordan & Riley
Influences
The Church, The Pixies, The Cure
Website
Bio
Melbourne’s POSTBLUE are an indie/rock group that formed in 2012.
Originating in Byron Bay, POSTBLUE built a grassroots following across a series of DIY releases, enveloping fans with grunge-driven sounds and testing their own musical boundaries.
2014 saw the release of debut album “I Hope They’re Praying For Me” (Poison City Records). The record saw great success with the band’s Australian rendition of a 90’s alt-rock revival. The album’s melodies and melancholy lyrics lead POSTBLUE to triple j support, heavy touring and shows with TITLE FIGHT (USA), THE SMITH STREET BAND and VIOLENT SOHO as well as performances at POISON CITY WEEKENDER and SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS.
Advancing through various genres, POSTBLUE’s discography reads as the genesis of its members Riley McEvoy, Jordan Saul and Joe Paine, both as long-time friends and musical experimenters.
The group’s 2015 release “Glow Like Crazy” was recorded at Studios 301 with Simon Cohen (JOY, Asta, M-Phases) and had POSTBLUE divert and expand on their musical foundations, shocking fans and further signifying the band’s openness to change. ‘Glow Like Crazy’ took things a lot slower and hazier, with an obvious nod towards shoe gaze, showcasing the breadth of POSTBLUE’s artistic development and ambition.
In July 2016, POSTBLUE partnered with Melbourne producer Steven Schram (San Cisco, Paul Kelly, Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes) to record a brand new single ’Love To Praise You’. The track strives to redefine POSTBLUE’s new musical identity.
Coupling ethereal sounds with indie-rock and roll, ‘Love To Praise You’ is POSTBLUE blending contemporary elements with their 90’s rock past to deliver a smashing track that will surprise and intrigue fans as well as usher in a plethora of new listeners.
POSTBLUE’s refusal to stay genre-comfortable emits a “we’re doing this for us” attitude, which is as refreshing as it is unusual to see in the current musical landscape. With influences across the entire alternative spectrum, POSTBLUE’s dedication to reaching their potential has cemented them as an unpredictable and truly exciting artist.
Byron Bay 4-piece Postblue are one of the winners of our Splendour In The Grass competition and will be taking their 90s-influenced alternative rock to the festival Supertop at 12:30pm this Saturday. Get amongst it!
Tell us about your music - how did you develop your sound?
We sort of just started jamming. After a few weeks the 'sound' was coming out pretty naturally, we were never going for anything specific. Riley will normally come to rehearsal with a basic skeleton of the song and a few riffs. Then we all throw in our own ideas/parts and figure out a song structure that works. Sometimes it's a quite a simple process and the songs come really easily, but sometimes we'll be sitting on songs for a few weeks/months that we still haven't quite worked out.
You’re one of the winners of our Splendour In The Grass competition. What can Splendour punters expect from the Postblue live show?
Loud guitars, a lot of energy and plenty of awkward stage banter. We all thrive off playing live and we have heaps of fun on stage. So you definitely won't be bored during a Postblue show.
What Australian artists/musicians do you draw inspiration from?
Silverchair, Incursion, Violent Soho, Something For Kate, Grinspoon, Jebediah and a bunch more. Australia has produced some of the best bands/artists of all time, which can often be overlooked when you have a massive amount of international bands touring here all the time. We definitely draw a lot of our inspiration from Australian bands.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and by who?
No ones ever really given us advice, we've been figuring a lot of things out on our own as we go which is kind of cool.
What else is coming up for you in 2013?
We are recording next month for another release, touring the east coast in September which includes a show at the Poison City Weekender fest in Melbourne and trying to write new songs. We are slowly starting to become more busy with the band which is really cool. Putting a lot of time and energy into something creative and artistic is quite refreshing.
Australian music is…?
…very unique, be it our accents, lyrical content, style or even artwork. There is a great sense of community. The amount of support we've received over the past year and a half has been overwhelming, all these Australian bands just seem to want to help each other out.
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Swirly happy place.
Swirly happy place.
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the postblue train keeps moving and i'm glad i booked a seat. nice town you're passing through right now.
the postblue train keeps moving and i'm glad i booked a seat. nice town you're passing through right now.
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Praise You.
Praise You.
