Joining fellow Tasmanians follow in signing to Meanjin/Brisbane’s marvellous False Peaks Records, we are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Surprised’ from Nipaluna/Hobart band Silver Fleet Ships, ahead of their debut album ‘Before Never, After Forever’ which is set for release in October 2025.
Silver Fleet Ships is led by Spiro Noutsatos, who has lent his engineering skills to releases from Dvrkworld, Legal Noise, Nice House, and Slaughterhaus Surf Cult, and has been a former member of the latter as well as Teens, and is a live member of follow.
‘Surprised’ is an immense scything, euphoric track that has genetic links to eighties bands like Killing Joke and The Fixx with a rich textural element redolent of The Cure. The opening chords are dark and ominous, the pace frenetic and the vocals urgent and passionate as the track soars into the atmosphere. Echoing, delayed guitars shimmer through the mix, rippling like an ebb tide as the track picks up the pace.
The lyrics reflect the darkness in the sounds:
A hole in my hand
Where everything falls through
A hole in my hand
Where everyone falls through
Chasing oblivion
Like my tail
Pull the rope
Tighten the chain
The track comes with an enigmatic performance video shot and edited by Rohan Sharma which adds to the delicious gothic overtones of the track as the band members appear mysterious and anonymous:
‘Surprised’ is out tomorrow (Wednesday, 4 June) and will be available to download and stream here.
Silver Fleet Ships will be performing as part of Hobart Brewing Co’s PARK LIFE program on Saturday June the 14th right in the middle of Dark Mofo.
Another exciting addition to the impressive False Peak Records roster and another example of the rich vein of music running through the southern island at the edge of the world.
Feature Photograph: Rohan Sharma
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