the Smith Street Band have spent years playing their hearts out in pubs
“The reason we didn’t sound like the Smiths is because we wanted to sound like this” is Billy’s reply to all the reviews of his band’s work during the ’80 and ’90s when they stood all but alone as ‘the kings of garage rock’
The group lasted for one year and played only a handful of shows
and Streets of Rage is going to cause quite a few dizzying episodes of pure punk euphoria so don’t even start to think you’ve heard it all yet
these are the dominant themes presented in Nicolas Roeg’s 1971 masterpiece Walkabout
NIGHTFEEDER - s/t 7"EP d-beat the Smith Street Band have4 tracks of punishing, bitter, dingy punk with timeless catchy riffs played brutal and fast, with filthy breakdowns. Spiteful lyrics about the government not giving a f**k about you, colonialism and just having a hard time. Fans of Consume and Deathraid, rejoice. This new band features 4 out of 5 members of the previously mentioned groups. No surprises of what to expect, but this is no slight against the band. What we get are top notch, extremely well