Today one of Australia’s most loved and respected rock bands, The Screaming Jets, releases their the eighth full-length album GOTCHA COVERED.
The album has already achieved a #3 Debut on the iTunes Rock Chart!
GOTCHA COVERED was largely inspired by the band’s favourite radio hits of the last 50+ years, and songs that evoke nostalgic reference to the past. The Screaming Jets salute an eclectic collection of Aussie artists with their own trademark interpretation of songs from The Easybeats, Men At Work, Paul Kelly, The Angels, You Am I, Hoodoo Gurus, INXS and AC/DC, just to name a few.
Produced by longtime collaborator Steve James (All For One, Living in England EP, Tear of Thought, World Gone Crazy and the band’s most recent release from 2016, Chrome), the selection of tracks were recorded raw and live at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne earlier in the year. What came out of the studio was a collection of 15 iconic Aussie songs spanning the mid 1960’s to late 1990’s, paying homage to a cross-section of Australian music history.
Singer and front man Dave Gleeson muses, “What we came up with was a great Aussie party album. Covering songs that have shaped us; songs from our youth; songs that have been written and performed by contemporaries and songs that will make even the most loyal fan go “what the” … I can’t wait to get out with the boys and belt these songs out with the rest of Australia…”
The GOTCHA COVERED tracklisting includes:
TITLE ARTIST RELEASED ALBUM
Wedding Ring The Easybeats 1965 It’s Too Easy
Razors Edge Goanna 1983 Spirit Of Place
Gimme Head The Radiators 1979 Feel The Heat
Overkill Men At Work 1983 Cargo
Darling It Hurts Paul Kelly 1986 Gossip
Right Time Hoodoo Gurus 1993 Crank
Walls Flowers 1981 Icehouse
Purple Sneakers You Am I 1995 Hi Fi Way
Aloha Steve & Dano Radio Birdman 1978 Radios Appear
Shadow Boxer The Angels 1979 No Exit
This Time INXS 1985 Listen Like Thieves
Errol Australian Crawl 1981 Sirocco
Rain Dragon 1983 Body & The Beat
Rock’n’Roll Damnation AC/DC 1978 Powerage
Guitar Band Stevie Wright 1974 Hard Road
Catch the Screaming Jets on the Rock Radio Riot Tour, with special guests
Boom Crash Opera
Presented by Triple M
Tickets: www.thescreamingjets.com.au
Friday 3 August Bridge Hotel, Sydney – The Screaming Jets only*
Saturday 4 August Bridge Hotel, Sydney – The Screaming Jets only*
Sunday 5 August Bridge Hotel, Sydney – The Screaming Jets only*
Friday 10 August Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, VIC
Saturday 11 August Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave, VIC
Friday 17 August Kingsford Juniors, Sydney NSW
Saturday 18 August Rooty Hill RSL, NSW
Friday 24 August Parkwood Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 25 August Hamilton Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 31 August The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 1 September The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Friday 7 September Ravenswood Hotel, WA
Saturday 8 September Charles Hotel, Perth WA
Friday 14 September Miranda Hotel, Sydney NSW
Saturday 15 September Revesby Workers, Sydney NSW
*GOTCHA COVERED album launch – playing 2 sets, the new album in full + the hits and fan favourites
The Screaming Jets are:
Dave Gleeson – Lead Vocals
Paul Woseen – Bass Guitar
Scott Kingman – Guitar
Jimi ‘The Human’ Hocking – Guitar
Mark Macleod – Drums
‘GOTCHA COVERED’the album is available NOW via Dinner For Wolves.
