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The Top 30 Albums Of 2019 (So Far): Clowns – 'Nature/Nurture'

Daniel Cribb

'The Music' team on the albums you need to hear from 2019.

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"A riveting amalgamation of passionate punk and poignant tales, touching on psych and hot hardcore where you least expect it." – Anna Rose

Clowns’ Nature/Nurture is a spicy follow-up to 2017’s Lucid Again. No, really, the band released an award-winning hot sauce, May I Be Extinguished?, in conjunction with the LP. 

Relentless touring across the globe over the past few years paid off big time for the Melbourne outfit, who landed a huge international deal with iconic punk rock label Fat Wreck Chords for the release. Clowns' Nature/Nurture is putting Aussie punk rock on the map again.