Akaye glam-rock outfit Mulga Bore Hard Rock today share the accompanying video for their thunderous single, “Big Train”. Their highly anticipated debut album Sweet Home Mulga Bore, is due for release on Friday 29 May via Community Music.
Backseat Mafia first caught them in the chaos and collision at Mona Foma Festival and then later in 2024, at SXSW Sydney, and the impression lingered long after the amps cooled. We’ve been fans ever since. What they do live doesn’t feel like a showcase. It feels like a statement.
The six-piece, aged between 16 and 22, carry names that feel mythic as much as personal. Thunder Child, Desert Demon, Desert Dingo, Queen of Hearts, Star Boy and Black Diamond. On paper, it reads like a lineup. On stage, it lands like a force. Their sound pulls from hard rock’s core but bends it through culture, place and perspective, creating something that doesn’t sit neatly in any one lineage.
Early milestones arrived fast. A support slot for KISS on their final Australian tour wasn’t just a co-sign, it was a signal. A moment that pushed them out of the margins and into the wider conversation. Since then, the climb hasn’t slowed. “Stay” found its way onto Double J, FBi Radio and RTR FM, picking up industry praise and earning them triple j Unearthed Feature Artist status.
“This song is about my dream to travel the world with my band and my family. When we’re home in our community, we can hear the Big Train coming down the tracks, that’s The Ghan. That’s my dream to jump on that Big Train and see the world.” Alvin Manning
“Big Train” feels less like a standalone drop and more like the engine room of what’s coming next. The album gathers the threads the band have been laying down and pulls them tight into something fully formed. Across eight tracks shaped with Dave Walker and Craig Harneth at Hot House Studio in St Kilda, the record leans into grit over gloss, holding onto the rawness that’s powered their rise while giving it just enough structure to hit harder. Songs like “Stay”, “Young Men”, “Heavy Rain” and the title track don’t just sketch a band in motion, they map out where they’re from and what they carry with them.
Mulga Bore Hard Rock will play Vivid Festival on Thursday 28 May.
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