THE WRECKERY reform, release new single 'Smack Me Down' on 29th September, out on Golden Robot Records
Emerging from the post-punk era of the 1980s, the iconic band The Wreckery is making a formidable comeback, poised to rekindle the Australian music scene with their latest single, "Smack Me Down," hitting the airwaves on September 29th. This track serves as a potent forerunner of their upcoming album, 'Fake is Forever,' slated for release via Golden Robot Records on November 3rd.
Crafted by the songwriting talents of Hugo Race and Alannah Hill, "Smack Me Down" stands as the album's bold and unapologetic opener, delving into the ironic aftermath of youthful indiscretions. The song is delivered with an explosive energy that epitomizes The Wreckery's distinctive musical style, marking their return with fervor.
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THE WRECKERY are a Melbourne based formed by Hugo Race and Ed Clayton-Jones on their return home from tenure with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in Europe and the U.S.A. Robin Casinader joined on drums having played with Hugo and Ed in the art punk outfit Plays with Marionettes. Nick Barker and Charles Todd finished the line up on bass and sax respectively.
THE WRECKERY were a big hit on the live circuit and had a large and loyal following. They were infamous at a time when heroin chic was de rigueur and Burroughs and Bukowski topped our reading lists. THE WRECKERY became the poster boys for the dark side, tapping the seam of the old delta blues and the Flannery O'Connoresque imagery of a toxic, dilapidated world.
Having just completed what would be their last and best album "Laying Down Law", the wheels fell off and the band split ending several years of staggering wild live shows and amazing songwriting.
Nick Barker went on to a successful solo career, and Race, Clayton-Jones, and Casinader remained active in music with a variety of projects. In 2008, Memorandum Records issued Past Imperfect, a two-CD anthology drawn from the group's catalog, and The Wreckery reunited to play a handful of shows in support.
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