The SnowdroppersIf you feel there's been a distinct absence of Aussie pub rock bands doing the rounds recently, then look no further than The Snowdroppers. The Sydneysiders have returned with their second album, Moving Out of Eden, a collection of songs that seem almost purpose-built for sticky carpets all across the country.
It's been a solid four years since the four-piece's debut record, Too Late To Pray, dropped, spreading lashings of swampy blues and Americana across their audience. The band has graduated from the back rooms of their local hotel scene to become an international touring band, and the result has seen a definitive change to their sound.
This meant forming a relationship with producer Richard Jackson (Future of the Left, McLusky), who keeps Moving Out Of Eden raw enough that the band doesn't wind up too far down the road of Jet or Thirsty Merc (see: sellout), which could've easily happened. The record sounds distinctively Australian, from singer Johnny Wishbone's Michael Hutchence-esque vocals to the inevitable comparisons with Australia's rock royalty – Midnight Oil, Skyhooks, Ratcat and (at times) The Living End. As a result, you're probably just as likely to hear The Snowdroppers on Classic Rock Radio as you are on Youth Radio.
When you're throwing down the “waow-waows” of Sweat, the slow jam of the title track, or the rollicking guitar riff of Sour Grapes, it doesn't matter where you meet your audience. Moving Out Of Eden follows from The Snowdroppers' debut as a record made to be seen live at your local, beer in hand and sticky carpet under foot. And you get the sense that's just how they'd like it.
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