Nightclub - Private Party LP

The latest release on Urge, Nightclub are a new group out of Melbourne featuring members of Prefect, Parsnip, Deaf Wish, Smarts, and more, who tread the ground of dirgy and dirty underground rock'n'roll. There's definitely a reverence for the proto-punk forebears of the VU with maxed-out guitars and the minimal vamps of Sister Ray or even the Steve Mackay freakout sax and rock'n'roll chug of The Stooges. A cover of Down on the Street or Loose wouldn't feel out of place! But this isn't just a rehash of the 60s rock heroes. There's something in there that reminds me of the sonic murk and clatter of Chrome, the breathless double-vocals of Dead Farmers, or even Royal Trux's digressions on early 70s Rolling Stones. -Mitch