Cagefly To Release Highly Anticipated Debut Album

In recent years, the Tarndaya/Adelaide music scene has continued to blossom, cultivating interesting and authentic sounds - and Cagefly has been a big part of the way that the scene has flowered.

The post-rock sextet boasts the inclusion of consummate musicians who all possess a razor keenness for texture and atmosphere. With its signature spoken word verses penned by front-person Jared Payne, the band is literary and emotive in nature, and hypnotic to witness live. The angst-laden verses are compelling on their own - but are made even more so by the accompaniment of dynamic, sprawling instrumentals. Cagefly, who recently played WOMADelaide, has undoubtedly been a major presence in the local live scene for the past few years.

And now the sextet’s long-awaited debut project is finally here. Recorded at interim recording studios, mixed by engineering luminary Matt Shultz and mastered by the indomitable Sam Lench, the five-track self-titled album is short but impactful. In classic Cagefly style, the album allows heady musical textures to uplift the searing lyrical content.

In a statement, the band says, “This album is both a snapshot of a period of our lives and a project that traces our growth as people and musicians. Writing the songs together and knowing things would always change in some way or another makes the album even more meaningful.”

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The album, Cagefly, will be available on all streaming platforms on April 25th.

The album launch show, hosted by the homegrown record label caps lock records, will take place at Goodwood Books - an independent feminist bookshop which is fast becoming a favourite venue amidst the local scene. Opening the launch will be local indie darling Swan Reach. Cups of tea will be provided.

A statement posted to the band’s official instagram account reads, “Time passes, and some things take time. Things vacillate between feeling wildly insignificant and as though they could satisfy you for the rest of your life. Time keeps passing and the world drags itself onwards, fatigued and aching. We mark this time passing in our own ways, however insignificant they might be. Here, we capture a period of time, in a particular place, and put it into music. A brief but meaningful project.”

The statement continues, “This album was written and recorded on the lands of the Kaurna People. This land we acknowledge as forever belonging to those who cared for it and connected to it before colonisation and who continue to do so in defiance of it.”

Tickets to the launch are available for purchase online here.