Bad Bangs

Yampy Promotions in association with Ya Ya Yeah presents Bad Bangs & guests.

Somewhere between punk and country, folk and psych, Bad Bangs find themselves Out Of Character. The Melbourne based outfit’s sophomore album bends across genres to form a unique soundscape of their own. 

Out Of Character is the first offering since their 2021 debut album Character Building. This collection of 10 songs is a product of months of musical collaboration and a spacious approach to songwriting which allowed Bad Bangs to add further nuances to their ever evolving take on garage rock.

Live tracking with the masterful Paul Maybury (Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, The Murlocs, Rocket Science) captures the bands enigmatic live energy, whilst mastering by Jim Diamond (Ghetto Recorders, The White Stripes, The Dirtbombs, The Gore Gore Girls) secures the signature gritty sound of Bad Bangs. 

The album arrives with the punchy, punk-laced opening track Contest, which questions the fabric of an industry hell bent on image and conformity, and concludes with the psych infused Wild Mess which laments the shifting state of the natural world. Themes of social and environmental unrest swirl in the undercurrent of an album reflecting on immediate frustrations and personal reflection. 

With a staple cult following in their hometown of Melbourne, Bad Bangs have supported a high caliber of contemporaries over the years such as Shannon and The Clams, The Murlocs, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Chastity Belt to name a few. And with a curiosity of what garage rock looks like across the ocean, 2024 sees the band venturing beyond Melbourne for their first European tour.