The Hard-Ons have today released “Ride to The Station”, the ripper second single from their forthcoming new album I Like You A Lot Getting Older. It’s a catchy number that highlights the band’s way with a powerful pop tune, something which remains undiminished since the heady days of “Girl In the Sweater”, “Just Being With You” and “Where Did She Come From””.
“Oh boy this one… It’s so twee i could feel the guys giggle as i was showing it to ’em…” says Blackie. “Thankfully they let me pester ’em with it cause I do love me bubble gum pop. (I betcha it’s secretly everyone’s fave on the album!!)”
Check out “Ride to The Station” here
https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/track/ride-to-the-station-2
https://bfan.link/ride-to-the-station
The new album I Like You A Lot Getting Older is out October 4, 2024 and available for pre-order now. It will be the third album by the band’s current line-up of Blackie, Murray, Ray and Tim, and follows 2021’s ARIA top 5 debuting I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken and last year’s the Top 30 debuting Ripper ’23. It will be released on black vinyl and CD and in digital formats, as well as a number of limited coloured vinyl editions – clear vinyl with orange smoke (100 only), clear vinyl with blue smoke (100 only) and clear vinyl with pink smoke (100 only) – and a limited-edition cassette (100 only). An exclusive limited edition green vinyl pressing (250 only, with different color on the cover) will be available via the album’s UK distributor Forte.
The new album’s release will precede the band’s recently announced 40th Anniversary Australian tour (and coincide with their 40th Anniversary European tour), and the premiere of the feature length documentary on the band, The Most Australia Band Ever.
“Ride to The Station” follows the release of the first album’s single and video “Buzz Buzz Buzz”.
Pre-order I Like You A Lot Getting Older via Cheersquad Bandcamp
https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/album/i-like-you-a-lot-getting-older
Pre-order/Pre-save via digital providers
https://bfan.link/i-like-you-a-lot-getting-older
“(The Hard-Ons) should be in the ARIA Hall of Fame!” – Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus)
One of Australia’s most loved and influential bands, the Hard-Ons are this year celebrating 40 years of punk rocking in public. In doing so they will embark on 40th anniversary tours of both Australia and Europe, along with the release of a new music I Like You A Lot Getting Older on Cheersquad Records & Tapes. They are also the subject of a new feature length documentary film, The Most Australian Band Ever, which will premiere October 16 at Sydney’s SXSW festival.
The Most Australian Band Ever is directed by Jonathan J. Sequeira for production companies Living Eyes and Play Vintage – the man and the production house that made the acclaimed 2017 Radio Birdman documentary Descent Into The Maelstrom (and it’s worth mentioning the Hard-Ons just opened for Birdman on the three sold out Sydney shows that closed out their Birdman 5-0 tour). The film is set to premiere October 16 at SXSW in Sydney with a screening and Q&A at the Dendy Newtown. Perfectly timed with the anniversary, The Most Australian Band Ever offers insight into the band’s long existence, with plenty of live footage and interviews and guest appearances from Dave Faulkner (The Victims, Hoodoo Gurus), Ross Knight (Cosmic Psychos), Jerry A (Poison Idea), Steven Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy (Poison Idea) and Rob Younger (Radio Birdman). The film has a particular focus on the Hard-Ons’ early days, the obstacles – some self-inflicted – which they’ve had to overcome, and the legacy they’ve built.
The Hard-Ons’ 40th Anniversary Australian Tour Oct – Nov 2024
Friday October 18th – Soapbox, Brisbane
Thursday October 24th – Sussex Inlet Tavern, Sussex Inlet
Friday October 25th – La La La’s, Wollongong
Saturday October 26th – Paddo RSL, Sydney
Sunday October 27th – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
Thursday October 31st – Altar, Hobart
Friday November 1st – The Tote, Melbourne
Saturday November 2nd – Singing Bird Studios, Frankston
Sunday November 3rd – Red Hill Hotel, Castlemaine
Monday November 4th – Barwon Club, Geelong
Thursday November 7th – Amplifier, Perth
Friday November 8th – Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough
Saturday November 9th – Froth & Fury, Adelaide
Tickets on sale now and available from https://linktr.ee/thehardons
European 40th Anniversary Tour dates are as follows:
01/10 – Musicon, Den Haag, NL
02/10 – Rare Guitar, Münster, DE
03/10 – De Ondergrondse Zwolle, NL
04/10 – Musiktheater Piano, Dortmund, DE
05/10 – Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe, DE
06/10 – Der Hof, Düsseldorf, DE
08/10 – Medley, Malmö, SE
09/10 – Quasimodo, Berlin, DE
10/10 – Rate Sonne, München, DE
11/10 – Freakout Club, Bologna, IT
12/10 – Blah Blah, Torino, IT
