‘Anything You Like’ (Live in the Studio) comes from FLICKERTAIL’s upcoming EP Afterlife(Live in the Studio) and features a massive chorus combined with muscular, melodic guitars and a pumping, popping rhythm section that swings like Tarzan. ‘Anything You Like’ (Live in the Studio) is available now.
Afterlife(Live in the Studio) is five tales of kitchen-sink drama and ill-advised adventures recorded live in the studio and will be released on all digital platforms on 24th June via Golden Robot Records.
Pre-order/add/save ‘Afterlife (Live in the Studio)’HERE
On Afterlife there are no overdubs and no studio magic, just the raw, unfiltered energy of a phenomenal live act at the zenith of their powers.
Each tune carries the band’s signature dual-guitar attack, heartfelt lyrics, and lead vocalist and chief songwriter Liam Whelan’s soulful, crooning voice.
AFTERLIFE – TRACKLIST
Evidence of Life Heroes Anything You Like Small Town BBC Murder Mysteries Don’t You Let Me Let You Down
Irish-Australian rockers from Sydney’s inner west, FLICKERTAIL, have released their new live single, ‘Small Town BBC Murder Mysteries (Live in the Studio)’ on digital platforms, through Golden Robot Records.
FLICKERTAIL play guitar-fuelled rock and roll exactly the way it’s supposed to be played. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Thin Lizzy, the Dubliners, Airbourne and The Darkness, the band honed their sound in the garages and booze dens of Sydney.
Their new single, ‘Small Town BBC Murder Mysteries (Live in the Studio)’ has been liftedfrom the upcoming live EP Afterlife, which is slated for release in June. Through sickly-sweet guitars and call-backs to the worst decisions of our young lives, this song tells the story of a reformed grog monster looking back on his glory days. A lot of us dread settling down and living a quiet life, but if you’ve enjoyed life in the fast lane a bit of silence can do you good.
Irish-Australian rockers from Sydney’s inner west, FLICKERTAIL, (formerly The Bitter Sweethearts), have released their new live single, ‘Don’t You Let Me (Let You Down) – Live in the Studio’, available now on all digital platforms, out through Golden Robot Records.
FLICKERTAIL play guitar-fuelled rock and roll exactly the way it’s supposed to be played. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Thin Lizzy, the Dubliners, Airbourne and The Darkness, the band honed their sound in the garages and booze dens of Sydney before hitting the road in 2015 to showcase their unique sound at every pub, club and back yard along Australia’s eastern coast.
Their new single, ‘Don’t You Let Me (Let You Down)’ has been liftedfrom the upcoming live EP Afterlife, which is slated for release mid-year. The track features sizzling guitars, high-paced lyrics about parties and poor decisions and a balls-to-the-wall drum solo that could make John Bonham blush.
A four headed Irish-Australian rock hydra from Sydney’s inner west, FLICKERTAIL, (formerly The Bitter Sweethearts), played guitar-fuelled rock and roll exactly the way it’s supposed to be played. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Thin Lizzy, the Dubliners, Airbourne and The Darkness, the band honed their sound in the garages and booze dens of Sydney before hitting the road in 2015 to showcase their unique sound at every pub, club and back yard along Australia’s eastern coast.
‘Evidence of Life(Live in the Studio)’ is taken from the upcoming EP Afterlife. Afterlife is the posthumous EP from Sydney’s premier retro-rock band FLICKERTAIL.‘Evidence of Life(Live in the Studio)’ is a belligerently optimistic ode to misspent youth. Through slinky and jubilant guitar hooks and the finest hi-hat work Sydney’s ever seen, they tell a story of no money, no jobs, and the time of their lives.
Listen/Buy ‘Evidence Of Life (Live in the Studio)’HERE
On Afterlife there are no overdubs, no studio magic, just the raw, unfiltered energy of a phenomenal live act at the zenith of their powers.
Afterlife features five tales of kitchen-sink drama and ill-advised adventures recorded live in the studio.
Each tune carries the band’s signature dual-guitar attack, heartfelt lyrics, and lead vocalist and chief songwriter Liam Whelan’s soulful, crooning voice.
The four-headed Irish/Australian rock Hydra from Sydney’s Inner West, FLICKERTAIL (formerly The Bitter Sweethearts) play guitar-fuelled rock and roll exactly the way it’s supposed to be played. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Thin Lizzy,TheDubliners, Airbourne and The Darkness, the band honed their sound in the garages and booze dens of Sydney before hitting the road in 2015 to showcase their unique sound at every pub, club and back yard along Australia’s eastern coast.
‘Heroes (Live in the Studio)’ is taken from their upcoming Afterlife, the posthumous EP from Sydney’s premier retro-rock band. Five tales of kitchen-sink drama and ill-advised adventures recorded live in the studio. ‘Heroes (Live in the Studio)’ has now been released digitally on all platforms via Golden Robot Records along with an accompanying ‘Live In The Studio’ video clip.
No overdubs, no studio magic, just the raw, unfiltered energy of a phenomenal live act at the zenith of their powers.
Each tune carries the band’s signature dual-guitar attack, heart felt lyrics, and lead vocalist and chief songwriter Liam Whelan’s soulful, crooning voice.
‘Heroes (Live in the Studio)’ isDavid Bowie as you’ve never heard him before. Bouncing Motown bass courtesy of Matt O’Callaghan, JonnyGoldrick’s raucous Townshend-meets-Slash guitar playing and a powerhouse vocal performance from Liam Whelan.
The lyric “we could be heroes, just for one day” stood out like life in a rock band. You’re a regular person all day, but for an hour you jump on stage and make the people happy. Brilliant.
FLICKERTAIL play guitar-fuelled rock and roll exactly the way it’s supposed to be played. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Thin Lizzy, the Dubliners, Airbourne and The Darkness. Since their inception, the band have played relentlessly and are reaping the rewards. An incendiary live performance honed in the booze dens and back yard of Australia’s Eastern coast was refined on stages shared with Aussie legends Buffalo and the Superjesus, before international support slots with the likes of Supersuckers, Zak Starkey (Oasis, the Who) and Living Colour.
Liam Whelan – Lead Vocals/Lead and Rhythm Guitar states: “Contact Sport” was written in a rehearsal room bathroom in Salford, Manchester:
“I wrote all my sad songs in Aussie summer – it took a week of Mancunian rain to finally get something more hopeful out of me. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, we were living in the gutter, but looking up at the stars. It’s one of the barest arrangements we’ve ever done – I barely play guitar on this song at all. We also left my vocals really dry and untampered with – what you hear on this track is a single take, warts and all. The song is about imperfection and being vulnerable, so it makes sense that the recording is a lean, mean, unshaven beast of a thing.
There’s been a lot written about infatuation and butterflies. Not too many people look at the banal, dirty reality of ongoing love. Some people are afraid of how boring it is and they invent things like affairs – real or imagined – to maintain that excitement. People don’t get that it’s thrilling precisely because you’re allowed to be boring, or not your best self, on some days. You don’t always have to be the best dressed first date guy. Some days you get to eat pizza in your trackie dacks.
This is true in a broader context than just romantic love – as it applies to friends, families, communities, even on a spiritual level – when you commit to loving something or someone, you’re opening yourself to the possibility that you’ll hurt someone you don’t want to. You’re opening yourself to the possibility that you’ll get hurt. God knows my love of Liverpool FC has taught me that.
It also features a sizzling riff and my favourite of Jonny Goldrick’s solos. The Mancunian gets to have his finest hour on the song we wrote in his hometown.’’
With Thin Lizzy inspired guitar lines, AC/DC boogie, bits of Slade stomp, rich vocal harmonies, Beatlesy melodies, and make-a-cinderblock-cry sincerity. Flickertail, play loud and honest with no autotune or sampling in earshot.
You can watch the video for earlier single ‘Right Behind The Eyes’ here:
Right Behind The Eyes is out now: smarturl.it/rightbehindtheeyes
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