Warm yourself by the fire that is The Laurels new single 'Sound System'

If you think the state of Australia’s party scene is in dire straits now, The Laurels new single ‘Sound System’ tells a story of things only getting worse. But, thankfully, as per the ‘Sound System’ narrative, there is hope in the form of a street party.

Told through a woozy haze of effects pedals, ‘Sound System’ tells of a dystopian future where night life has been cancelled all together. Using the melodic grunge as their vehicle, The Laurels drive home a message of pushing back against ‘the man’ as only melodic grunge can.

Speaking of the tracks detailed plot, Vocalist Luke O’Farrell explains, “High rise apartments and rent prices loom large over this paean to a future dystopian city, the inhabitants of which are doomed to a lifetime of evenings spent in queues waiting to eat at fine dining restaurants after a round of putt putt golf.”

“‘Sound System’ finds this group of part-time disc jockeys loading up their van with generators and loud speakers as they seek to reignite the street party.”

The track is the second offering from their impending third full-length album, the latest being 2016’s Sonicology. This is also the band’s first outing with the inimitable Kat Harley (Mezko) on bass and vox.

You’d have to have kooked it fairly hard to be a fan of Australian music and not be across The Laurels. Throughout their career, the band has toured alongside Tame Impala, The Black Angels and The Brian Johnstown Massacre.

To punctuate the release, The Laurel’s will be taking it to their second home – the stage, for two released shows in July. No doubt merely a tease before the bigger release, and a bigger tour.

Listen to Sound System by The Laurels here.