A qualified boilermaker/welder currently studying education, Tyler Richardson has some pretty solid career options if this whole rock'n'roll thing fails to work out. Right now though it doesn't look like he'll need anything to fall back on, with Luca Brasi about to deliver their second record By A Thread, a release that seems set to raise the bar for the next generation of heart-and-soul Aussie punk acts.

Recorded in familiar surroundings down in Hobart, the Tasmanian four-piece used some newly developed computer skills to demo tracks individually at home, taking rough ideas old and new and laying them down before coming together to nut it all out. With a debut record (2011's Extended Play) and follow-up EP (2012's Tassie) already in the bag, Richardson and his bandmates were happy to take as long as necessary with this latest LP. The end result is an emotive insight into the lives of four young men finding their way in the world.

“Listening back [to these new songs], I seemed to write a lot about not knowing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing with myself,” the bassist and vocalist explains. “This [record] is really reflective; the first one seems to be flat-out where we were at that time – I guess not much has changed but at the time it was just reckless abandon. It's funny, I didn't really think about it too much but [now] I listen back and go, 'Fucking hell, I'm trying to get a little bit deep there,' compared to [songs about] drinking under the bridge, yelling and screaming shit.

“In the lyrics there's a lot of self-doubt, and just over-thinking stuff; I think everyone can relate to freaking out about stuff for no reason,” Richardson continues. “I think that's a theme in just about everyone's life. [But] the last track on there [Two Snakes] is about a good mate of ours who passed away, and when that happened I was writing a lot of stuff, just trying to figure my life out, but [I just thought], 'Fuck man, life's way too short to worry about the little things, it could be all gone tomorrow.'”

Embarking on a headline launch tour, the quartet are set to showcase their glorious blend of raw energy, relatable verses and technical proficiency in sweaty rooms around the country. And with a glut of anthems found cover-to-cover on By A Thread, Luca Brasi will no doubt be leaving the front rows hanging on every second.

“I'm excited just thinking about it right now, my heart is starting to race,” Richardson smiles. “Dudes just looking after you and wanting to do anything they can to help, and coming to your shows as well which is just ridiculous. And walking past someone on the street wearing your t-shirt, it's not lost on me just how fucking cool that is.”