Melbourne band Shepparton Airplane have announced the release of Almurta, their second album, today also marks the release of new single ‘No Prize’. Due out June 1, Almurta follows up the band’s 2016 self-titled debut and serves up another frenetic blend of jagged melody, pithy punk rock discourse and screaming feedback. Featuring past and present members of The Peep Tempel, Graveyard Train and Tankerville, Shepparton Airplane’s post-punk is delivered with an unparalleled punk rock pedigree. 

To officially launch the album, Shepparton Airplane will play an afternoon residency in The Tote Hotel front bar, every Saturday in June (there’s five of them) – all for free.

Almurta is driven by the dual guitars of Matt Duffy and Ezra Dowling and powered by the rhythm section — familiar to fans of The Peep Tempel — of Steven Carter on drums and Stewart Rayner on bass guitar. The record perfectly captures the balance of the band’s abrasive post-punk guitar sound, pounding rhythm section and highlights — without any fear — their craft of writing songs laden with memorable pop hooks.

On creating their sophomore album, drummer Steven Carter explains, “before recording this album we didn’t have a lot of time to spend together because of other band commitments. Our approach to recording Almurta was not too dissimilar to our first album, it’s really intense, we channel our creative spirits and it’s then just a matter of trying to control it while it’s happening.”

 

SHEPPARTON AIRPLANE – ALMURTA
Out Friday June 1st through Wing Sing Records

Available to pre-order now through Wing Sing
www.wingsing.co