Reformed ’70s rock icons Taste are well and truly back! With their epic new single ‘I Am God’, alongside an apocalyptic film clip by acclaimed Australian director Clayton Jacobson (Kenny, Animal Kingdom) leading the way the crew are now gearing up to unleash their brand new album, set for release this Friday May 27.
Titled Life On Earth, the epic LP was conceived over the course of a few months, as keyboardist ken Murdoch recalls, “The songs poured out of me…I knew where it was going. It’s a big album.” Dramatic and well crafted – the best of 70s progressive rock readymade for a 2016 audience. Reflecting on the themes touched upon throughout the record, Murdoch mentions “religion, life, death, terror, murder and zombie love.”
As the story goes Taste were set to be the new icons of Australian rock, before their tragic story of mismanagement and parental control became the band’s undoing.
Fresh-faced and prodigious, the group was set to sign to Sire Records and tour America with Queen in 1977 when it all went wrong, and the group disbanded. But what’s past is past, and the group is ecstatic to be playing together once more in light of their progressive new album.
To celebrate the upcoming record and to get reacquainted with the band we have the pleasure of giving you an early stream of Life On Earth today.
The band will embark on a national tour to support the release, kicking off at Brisbane’s Crowbar on July 1, moving through Adelaide’s Fowlers Live on July 9, Sydney’s Frankie’s Pizzeria on July 14 and finishing up with a show at Melbourne’s iconic Corner Hotel on July 16. Tickets and info at www.taste-music.com.
Upcoming Tour Dates
1 July | Crowbar | Brisbane, QLD | http://www.oztix.com.au
9 July | Fowlers Live | Adelaide, SA | http://www.moshtix.com.au
14 July | Frankie’s Pizzeria | Sydney, NSW | FREE
16 July | The Corner | Melbourne, VIC | www.ticketscout.com.au
