Bursting forth from outside the slurry pool of mediocrity
that is Surry Hills, the debut Ep Marrickville 2204 begins
to unravel exactly what the REGULAR JOHN sound is;
angry, loud and live! Their trademark punk gale echoes
signs of other visitors such as Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr
and Fugazi. The fi ve tracks on Marrickville 2204 run the
gamut from fuzzed out indie rock to the more aggressive
and caustic "noise" that would win over the most ardent
die-hard punk fans.
The past 12 months have allowed Regular John to quietly step up to the plate where they intend on putting the art back into heart and making a lot of ungodly honest noise. They have recently appeared on the Homebake, Soundwave, Essential and Overcranked Festivals, performed live on MTVs The Lair and earned themselves radio adds on Triple J (The Zommunist Party and Who We Are) and FBI before their EP was even released.
REGULAR JOHN have roamed up and down the shores of their own nation and in less than 12 months have played alongside the likes of The Bronx, The Datsuns, You Am I, Deftones, Juliette & The Licks, Nashville Pussy, The Hard-Ons, Mint Chicks, Further, Mach Pelican, Louis XIV, 1-2-Seppuku and Blacklevel Embassy, sending lesser bands scurrying for cover.
About to play with US rockers Helmet - and confi rmed for the line-up for the upcoming Come Together Festival at Luna Park, Regular John have come leaps and bounds for four NSW country boys who fl ed the rural boredom of Griffi ths for life in inner city Sydney. Marrickville to be exact. Welcome to the neighbourhood, Marrickville 2204.
42:19 In store April 14 2007.