You can’t get much more super than news of the new group, Naarm/Melbourne’s Bleak Squad, consisting of living legends Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting). It’s a match you would only normally fantasise about in your dreams, and the end result is just as fantastic.
Adalita says of the band:
I think the name Bleak Squad speaks to both this loose collection of misfits. And the noirish mood of our music.
And the produce of this incredible collaboration is the stylish noir debut single ‘Lost My Head’ which combines an Antarctic chill with a dark brooding insouciance that prowls like a caged panther and simmers with a slow burning fuse. It is as if P.J. Harvey, Nick Cave and a band of goths wrestled in a dark dank cave and created a beautiful monstrosity.
The night vision spectacle of the accompanying video shot and edited by Adrian Holmes perfectly captures the brooding spectacle of the legendary members at play:
‘Lost My Head’ is out now and available to stream everywhere.
Bleak Squad’s ‘Strange Love’ album is out August 22, 2025 on Poison City. You can pre-order the new album here and through the link below.
The band will play shows in October, with two warm-up gigs set for regional Victoria in August – see details below.
Fri Aug 1: Queenscliff Town Hall (warm-up show – on sale now)
Sat Aug 2: Meeniyan Town Hall (warm up show – on sale now)
Sat Oct 11: City Recital Hall, Sydney (Pre-sale July 23 / on sale July 24)
Thu Oct 16: Recital Hall, Melbourne (Pre-sale June 13 / on sale June 16)
Tickets available from Bleak Squad | Feel Presents
Feature Photograph: Felix Oliver
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