Hoodlum Shouts deliver their first full-length dose of brooding sing-alongs with the debut album Young Man Old Man set for joint release on Poison City and HelloSquare Recordings on March 28.
Recorded by Matt Voigt (The Dirty Three, Midnight Oil, The Nation Blue), Canberra’s Hoodlum Shouts continue down the path of bold simplicity and lush melodies, while balancing the needle somewhere between melancholy and uplifting. Musically Young Man Old Man is a progression from their 2009 Horses and Human Hands EP, expanding the possibilities of modern Australian alt-country rock, while lyrically exploring the age-old themes of history, our past and present and the uncomfortable realisation that some things never change.
“Take The Nation Blue and The Drones, put them together and you get Hoodlum Shouts; punk rock fuelled by the same kind of colonial fervor of those aforementioned bands. Superb stuff!”- Dom Alessio, Triple j
“The band summon the tense ghosts of Midnight Oil and The Dead Kennedys as much as evoke more recent locals like The Nation Blue, The Drones and curiously -but with great affect- early Art Of Fighting.” –The Vine.com.au
Hoodlum Shouts hit the East Coast this April in support of their killer debut album. Catch them at the following intimate venues…
HOODLUM SHOUTS ‘Young Man Old Man’ East Coast Tour 2012
Tickets available at the door.
Wed April 18 | THE OLD BAR, Melbourne 18+
w/ The Smith Street Band + Palisades
Thu April 19 | TRANSIT BAR, Canberra 18+
w/ Marathon + Life & Limb + Ramps
Fri April 20 | BLACKWIRE RECORDS, Sydney AA
w/ Marathon + Life & Limb + Ramps
Sat April 21 | BALDFACED STAG, Sydney 18+
w/ Totally Unicorn + Gay Paris + Lo!
Thu May 3 | X&Y, Brisbane 18+
w/ Fear Like Us + Marathon + Toy Boats
Fri May 4 | BETWEEN THE WALLS, Brisbane AA
w/ Fear Like Us + Toy Boats
Sat May 5 | THE GASOMETER, Melbourne 18+
w/ Harmony + Fear Like Us + Rise Of The Rat
