Artist info
Genre
Indie, Rock
band members
Sebastian Astone - Vocals/Guitar Tom King - Bass Shaun Sibbes Drums
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Bio
Young Revelry are not your typical production-line indie rock band. To such an outfit, coming of age in the most isolated city on earth (Perth, if you are struggling) might prove daunting. The odds might seem stacked against them when it comes to connecting with that coveted wider audience. This perceived seclusion may distract from shimmying the endless totem pole of emerging bands, but it certainly does not stifle creativity. Young Revelry came about in the wake of a lengthy period of collaborative songwriting between Sebastian Astone & Tom King (on vocals/guitar & bass duties respectively.) And young they are indeed, with the bands’ existence having barely clocked a year. Young Revelry have set themselves firmly on a sonic course intended to side step the common burdens of mediocrity. You & I, the debut seven track EP offered up by Young Revelry is a dark inspired journey through a myriad of sounds and subjects. This release seamlessly melds fuzz drenched guitars to pulsating rhythms, the dreamy melodies not obstructing the urgent, cathartic energy that is a landmark indicator of Young Revelry’s sound. All this heaving, mesmerising mess of sound is buoyed by the soaring steadiness of Sebastian Astone’s vocals. Harnessing a thrilling momentum in Reckless Minds, throwing forth swelling messy strains in Here Now, and the spitting dynamics of You And I, this is the sound of a band most comfortable in their sound, and looking fearlessly forward. Recorded with producer Woody Annison (Children Collide, Red Riders, Black Cab) in the hopeful seclusion of bush enveloped rural Western Australia, the You & I EP is a confident and highly assured first offering. Astone muses “this release best represents what we are about at this stage…It’s the culmination of our first year together and hopefully anybody who gets their hands on it will appreciate the raw and honest approach we took.” This initial milestone for the act looks to be the firm pad from which to launch forth to greater things. Although admittedly still in their infancy, Young Revelry have already taken to stages with such local luminaries as Shihad, Children Collide, Gyroscope, & Yves Klein Blue & in addition to Canada’s own wild Handsome Furs. Take into account festival appearances at Perth’s Laneway Festival (a slot won by virtue of the proverbial nod from Triple J Unearthed) and One Movement Conference. The band fully intends to present their pounding live show to captive audiences this country over. Young Revelry burst forth with a discerning snarl and aggression that is truly arresting, and thankfully, far from mediocre.
Great crunchy indie rock, from a Perth band only a few months old!
Tell us about your music – how did you develop your sound?
Tom and I got together some time last year and started writing tunes together and helping each other out with stuff we were working on, after a while we became mates with Alex our drummer and it kind of developed organically from there. Tom and I would go out every weekend and get trashed and jam at our mates studio and when we decided to start a band we thought Alex would be a good fit because we all had a pretty common interest in the same music, so we asked him to come down and play to some tunes we had already recorded and it all went from there. We probably started jamming regularly about a month ago or so.
Tell us about your live show.
We haven’t done too many but I would say it's a pretty energetic affair, I think there are some really strong dynamics in this early stage so I could see our live show building pretty nicely.
What is the Perth music scene like?
Good fun, we wouldn’t be a band if we hadn’t all met through the scene so we have a lot to thank it for. I have never met such a large group of likeminded people so it's really good to be a part of, I thought all my mates from school would make up my core group of friends but it's been good finding other people to bounce ideas off.
What's coming up in the future?
We have heaps of shows coming up in the next month or two so I suppose we'll just keep rehearsing and writing tunes, we are doing some recording next month which we hope will be a good demo/ep type thing. It's pretty early days but it seems quite exciting to be a part of it at the moment.
Australian music is?
Full of good bands with good taste.
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I keep listening to this song and it keeps growing like lantana. The guitars are great. Guitars are great anyway. But these guys know how to get the best out of them.
I keep listening to this song and it keeps growing like lantana. The guitars are great. Guitars are great anyway. But these guys know how to get the best out of them.