.hinge: ‘Just.As’

.hinge – ‘Just.As’

One of my most anticipated local releases has finally hit the shelves – Melbourne rockers .hinge have dropped their fantastic second LP, The Rise & Fall of Living Great, and it certainly lived up to my expectations.

They’ve always been a phenominal live act, and their first record, Something to Adore, while musically solid, lacked the impact that their live shows had. After hearing tracks like ‘This Time I Take The Wheel’, ‘Man In The Desert’ and ‘We Might Just Kill You’ live before they even hit the studio, I knew the material would be extremely strong, but would it translate to record?

Thankfully it does, very well. They’ve teamed up again with Peter “Reggie” Bowman, former guitarist for legendary Aussie pop/rock act Southern Sons, and made a record that’s sonically massive and musically diverse, combining a variety of different elements to create a really unique album.

The first cut off The Rise & Fall of Living Great is ‘Just.As’ and the band have hopped in the Tarago and are travelling up and down the East Coast over the next few weeks to launch the album and have a party. If they’re near your town, go see them! These are the dates:

Thursday July 19 – The ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT
Friday July 20 – Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Friday July 27 – The Globe, Brisband, QLD
Saturday July 28 – Sands Tavern, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Thursday August 2 – The Bull & Bush Hotel, Baulkham Hills, NSW
Friday August 3 – Sodens Hotel, Albury, NSW
Thursday August 9 – Rydges CBD Sportbar, Wollongong, NSW
Friday August 10 – 5 Crown Lane (instore), Wollongong NSW
Friday August 10 – Bar Broadway, Sydney, NSW
Saturday August 11 – Utopia Records (instore), Sydney, NSW
Saturday August 11 – Caringbah Bizzos, Caringbah, NSW
Saturday August 18 – Peninsula Lounge, Moorodoc, VIC
Friday August 24 – The Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne, VIC

http://www.hinge.com.au
http://www.myspace.com/hingemusic