Fifteen Golden Balls

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By now the name Sharpie Crows should be inscribed on your work desk. They’ve already cemented themselves alongside Die! Die! Die! as the best New Zealand band of the last decade and this song just confirms their ferocity, derailing rumours of a band rift and an impending breakup. ‘Fifteen Golden Balls pt. 2′ appeared on a recent Mole Music sampler; showcasing a bunch of new and old bands associated with the small New Zealand indie label. The Sharpie Crows song is clearly the highlight of the 6 track sampler, which also features songs by Rifles, Nevernudes, Mild America, The Body Lyre and Deer Park. Returning to Melbourne after touring New Zealand last November the band expelled their original bass player Josh Jenkins and has been playing with a temporary bass player who, according to Mole Music’s Sam Walsh, has also now left the band. However ‘Fifteen Golden Balls pt. 2′ and several other Golden Balls tracks, rumoured to be from an upcoming Sharpie Crows EP were recorded with Jenkins, and his unmistakable bass notes perfectly in time with drummer Jackson Hobbs’ heavy beats again give the band a thumping echo. Like many of the songs on the band’s last album Greed, ‘Fifteen Golden Balls pt. 2′ is driven by the rhythm section that lay a staunch foundation for keyboard/vocalist Sam Bradford and guitarist Casey Latimer to play cat-and-mouse, interlocking their unpredictable instrumental personalities. It’s Sharpie Crows’ most colourful song to date, with delay and reverb used on Bradford’s voice to provide a harmonic cushion from the more abrasive elements of their sound. There are rumours of a Sharpie Crows album and an EP before the end of 2010.

Sharpie Crows- Fifteen Golden Balls pt. 2: MP3

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Posted by Nick Fulton under Australia, Melbourne
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