Melbourne Band Announced As First Signing To Clowns' Record Label

Melbourne pub-punk favourites Private Function have been announced as the first signing to Aussie legends Clowns' record label, Damaged.

Though it began as a booking agency with a roster that boasts the likes of Drunk Mums, Dumb Punts and, of course, Private Function, Damaged launched its record label arm last year to release Clowns' latest record, Nature/Nurture.

Private Function will be the first band to release an album under the label later this year, with marketing and distribution to be handled by Caroline Australia.

"We started Damaged to shine a light on our favourite bands that we had discovered through years of touring and working on Clowns," label director and Clowns frontman Stevie Williams said.

"In our years we've never come across a more entertaining, infectious and magnetic band than Private Function.

"Whether you're listening to their records or catching them live, you simply can't turn your attention off from this irreverent, hilarious, crackerjack punk-rock act. Further expanding our label facilities to Private Function's new LP is not just exciting but feels oh so right.

"PF STILL ON TOP!"

Private Function's guitarist Joe Hansen added, "We decided it was a good idea to sign with a label like Damaged so we could have a good middleman between us and the inevitable legal issues and public outcry".