Artist info
Genre
Punk, Rock
band members
Von, Lozzy, Kane
Influences
Eddy Current
Website
Bio
Newtown’s self-proclaimed shittest band are a driving force behind Australia’s punk scene. Over the past 12 months SCABZ have toured relentlessly, joining Skeggs on the ‘My Own Mess’ tour in between their own mammoth regional jaunts for singles ‘Starting Line’ and ‘Brett Lee’s Got No I.D (And He Can’t Get Into World Bar).’
SCABZ are just as comfortable heckling old mates at a country pub as they are at a festival. With standout appearances at Yours And Owls, Pool House Party, Mountain Sounds (rip) Festival of the Sun and Bad Friday proving they can be politically charged, grating and funny as ever regardless of the stage.
SCABZ provide direct and unapologetic protest in the Mike Baird-defying ‘Locked Out’ next to cowbell-doused tales of chasing tipsy smooches in ‘Beach Song’ with ease. Their newer releases are a testament to SCABZ technical and expressive growth. With guitarist and vocalist Siobhan Poynton’s increasingly thrilling style of guitar playing; SCABZ are closing in on a full, reckless and energetic sound that no other act in Australia can match.
This week on triple j Uneathed we're Featuring Newtown punks, SCABZ.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
We describe our music as punk or pub rock, but I also try really hard to not sound the same as other bands that write punk/pub rock. I'd been singing in lots of other bands before SCABZ and always put on an American accent, I grew up singing musical theater and Jazz so it kinda came out that way when I started writing music. When we started SCABZ I made a conscious decision to break out of old singing habits and write more honest music.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
At the moment the feeling of impeding doom, and the cloud of anger that follows me around due to the systemic inequalities and injustices our most vulnerable face at the hands of the Australian Government. You know just gal stuff.
What can punters expect from a SCABZ live show?
Fun. A couple of yarns, a good dance, possibly a rousing rendition of Solidarity Forever depending on where the night takes us.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Don't take to much advice.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Depends on why they're crying? But lets stick with one band, if they're crying cause of some sort of relationship/family things Etereal Whoosing by Good Boy and if they're crying cause they're getting kicked out of their house or fired or cut off from cenno probably 'Poverty Line' by Good Boy.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Jen Cloher - Strong Woman
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Yothu Yindi - Treaty
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
I work in a bar/live music venue so I get to see gigs all the time which is mad, TFS played last week and their Divynlys cover rel got me.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Sydney music community that inspire you.
Sydney's coming good now in a big way, but obviously putting on shows got a bit trick there for a bit. So I gues it's all the promoters/bookers and venues that went out on a limb to create a new scene for bands to thrive in Sydney.
What are your plans for the rest of 2019?
Tour with Picket Palace for Feel Good Summer will see us through till December, then we're gonna release another song for ya!
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Fk yeah SCABZ. Relentless, riff full and everyone's favourite punk band. I wanna be drenched in SCABZ by summer! This is killer.
Fk yeah SCABZ. Relentless, riff full and everyone's favourite punk band. I wanna be drenched in SCABZ by summer! This is killer.
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Unapologetic and filthy AF, for a very real reading for filth.
Unapologetic and filthy AF, for a very real reading for filth.
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Razor sharp. In both sound and sentiment.
Razor sharp. In both sound and sentiment.
