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Redspencer have revealed their anticipated third record Primal Urges today – a charming and enduring listen that balances both wit and warmth across its ten thoughtfully crafted dream-pop tracks. Purchase the vinyl HERE and stream Primal Urges on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music.
Their first album in three years, Primal Urges pairs clever observations on life, death, and love with jangly rhythms, compelling lyrics, and melodies that are as comforting as they are memorable, resulting in a record that is both lighthearted and sincere. Songwriter and drummer David McMillan describes the band’s new album as “the most natural music we’ve made to date. The songs I wrote are much more outward focused, less subtle, and reflective of the stage of life we’re in. We’re not spring chickens anymore!”
In July, Redspencer returned with the hazy lo-fi gem ‘This is the Day’, which proved to be an immediate hit with community radio, receiving airplay across 2SER, PBS, Triple R, SYN, 4ZZZ, Edge Radio and many more. ‘Blue Horizon’ followed in August, a love song delving into an imagined conversation between Australia’s most wanted criminal bushranger Frank Gardiner, and his lover Kitty Brown, in the lead up to the Eugowra Gold Escort Robbery. Leaning into Redspencer’s own blend of mellow guitar pop, the two singles set the tone for what follows on Primal Urges, from the misty album opener ‘Dream Of Aphis Creek’ to the retro-filtered final track ‘Something Is Out There’. Their most self-assured body of work yet, Primal Urges was recorded with acclaimed writer, producer, and musician Alex Markwell (The Delta Riggs, Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers, Kita Alexander).
Redspencer made their return to the headline stage last month with an intimate ‘Blue Horizon’ release show at Fitzroy Pinnacle, packing out the room in the wake of their well-received sunset appearance at Wonder Mountain Festival. The band are set to launch Primal Urges on the live stage later this year, with more details to come.
Citing the jangle of The Clientele, the lo-fi grit of Small World Experience, the slacker-dance of Dean Blunt, the dreaminess of Jessica Pratt, and the pop sensibility of early 2000s Madonna as influences, Redspencer’s knack for bringing some of the best parts of the past forward has seen them clock over 2million streams across their releases. In 2016, their debut album Perks garnered praise across the globe, with catchy lead single ‘Ride It Out’ earning comparisons to Mac DeMarco, The War On Drugs, and Real Estate. The band’s 2021 follow up Dreamworld showcased a more polished – yet still just as thoughtful – sound for Redspencer, hailed by Beat Magazine as “sensational” and launched to a full capacity Brunswick Ballroom in early 2022.
Primal Urges is out now, with vinyl available for pre-order HERE
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