Prepare yourselves music lovers: Perth’s most recent musical secret is fleeing the land of fifo employment and $5 lattes, destined to capture minds and hearts nation-wide. FOAM will release their debut album ‘Coping Mechanisms’ via MGM on February 17, with a tour to follow.
Today, deliciously jarring new tune ‘When Does It Get Better’ drops…
FOAM slot seamlessly into a textured landscape of really top notch Australian psychedelic, garage and alternative rock that is as supportive, dynamic and recalcitrant as ever. They display qualities of classic indie rock like Mclusky, Butthole Surfers and The Jesus Lizard and sonically reference legends of Australian rock like The Drones and even The Birthday Party. It’s a furious, ferocious, tireless sonic marriage. A relentless barrage. Booming and at times savage, there’s an undeniable ire in these discordant songs that is utterly magnetic.
Boasting song-titles as puzzling as ‘I Could Milk Myself’ (which triple j’s Dave Ruby Howe gave a big thumbs up via Unearthed) and ‘Eat Your Family’, with Coping Mechanisms, all your desires for solid, challenging alternative rock will be satiated. First single ‘Get On Board‘ was premiered via Tone Deaf in September 2016, going on to pummel the airwaves thanks to RTR and 4ZZZ. The Lowdownunder praised it as “a raucous, chunky bit of indy bliss” and “crackingly fun”.
FOAM have claimed slots on the WA Big Day Out and Groovin’ the Moo line-ups and a WAMI nomination in the Best Video category. Get around them while they’re still a tightly held state secret. Yeah yeah, we hear you saying “but there’s a thousand bands mining 90’s influences these days!”. Quiet, you. FOAM are the one. Fresh and genuinely furious. See them on tour soon, making things as loud and jarring as possible.
Something in the water? You god damn bet.
COPING MECHANISMS ALBUM TOUR
Sat March 4
Badlands, Perth WA
Fri March 17
Waywards, Sydney NSW
Sat March 18
Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, Melbourne VIC
Fri March 24
Crown and Anchor, Adelaide SA
Fri March 31
By The Meadow, Bambra VIC
Thu April 6
Prince Of Wales, Bunbury WA
Fri April 7
Bistrotheque, Brisbane QLD
Sun April 9
Miami Shark Bar, Gold Coast QLD
