Australians woke up this morning with a new leader sitting in power. After the confusion of yesterday afternoon, Malcolm Turnbull is now now Prime Minister of Australia and we all know what that means – no more Tony Abbott.
No one was happier than the musicians of Australia, who’ve had a bone to pick with Abbott ever since his federal budget instated significant arts funding cuts and that whole thing about independent musicians making $300k.
Everyone from Remi to Peking Duk and of course, The Smith Street Band, took to social media to share their excitement. But arguably no one was happier than Until Abbott Gets Gone. They’re so happy, in fact, they’ve broken up.
As some readers will recall, Until Abbott Gets Gone are a Sydney punk band who formed back in February as a ‘not-for-profit, zero-budget rock ’n’ roll protest band’ who promised to keep releasing music until Abbott was out of office.
The band was comprised of Gordon Wallace and Joe Gould of The Crooked Fiddle Band. Their first single, ‘Climate Septic’, received worldwide coverage, with stories appearing in the UK’s Daily Mail and newspapers in the US and across Asia.
To celebrate the egress of Tony Abbott from the government’s top job, Until Abbott Gets Gone have dropped a new single titled ‘Three Word Slogan’, simultaneously announcing that they are making good on their promise to dissolve the band once Abbott gets gone.
It's official, we're broken up. No hiatus, that's it. Because Abbott got Gone. Enjoy our final track and keep your eyes peeled for another project in the future. Please share it round!
Posted by Until Abbott Gets Gone onMonday, September 14, 2015
“We’ve been dreaming of the day we’d disband ever since we formed,” said drummer and singer Joe Gould. “It’s a win-win: everyone who liked the band must have approved of our political agenda, and anyone who didn’t like the band must be pretty pleased we’ve broken up.”
Wallace and Gould enlisted the help of a few friends to get the new track written in just hours. “It took 2 hours. As soon as we heard the spill was announced, we started thinking of ideas. We kept it loose, but hey – it’s a celebration, right?” said Gould.
Gould is also adamant UAGG have no plans to reform: “This is no hiatus, unless Abbott returns to leadership. So we’re happier to never play again, in this form. We may have to start a protest folk band called ‘Turnback Turnbull’ or something!”
