Legendary Sydney Band Crow First New Album in 15 Years
Legendary Sydney band Crow, who were feted by Juice magazine when they emerged in the early ’90s as “the best band in Australia since the Birthday Party”, are set to return with their first album in over 15 years, entitled Hold Sway, on Cheersquad Records & Tapes.
While a release date has not yet been announced, the album’s first single “You Can’t Turn Away” will be out March 20.
Crow will be heading south for a couple of rare Melbourne shows in early April, including a big Cheersquad night at the Workers Club, Fitzroy on Easter Thursday, April 2.
The album release will come around Peter Fenton‘s involvement, alongside Dave Graney, Richie Lewis and Hugo Race, in the national Celebrating Tom Waits tour, in June.
Crow comprises songwriters Peter Fenton and Peter Archer on guitar and vocals, with bassist Jim Woff, and Andy Marks on drums.
The band’s angular, lyrical and volcanic soundscape has attracted widespread audience recognition and profound critical acclaim.
Crow’s debut release, My Kind of Pain (1992) engineered by the legendary Steve Albini, turned heads internationally, seeing Crow guesting for acts like Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, the Breeders, Pavement, Sebadoh, Nick Cave, You Am I, and the Verlaines.
The band’s creative verve deepened with subsequent releases, Li-lo-ing (1995) and Play with Love (1998). A hiatus was broken in 2010 with the long player, Arcane.
A 2024 reunion of the Li-lo-ing era line-up sparked a creative renewal, with the band simultaneously returning to its roots and navigating fresh terrain with a new recording.
The band’s upcoming release and live performances promise something new and something rediscovered, combined to create a soundtrack for the subconscious and ruminations on the unspoken.
Veering wildly from skewered rock and roll to soulful ballads, invite Crow into your ears and fly.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Easter Thursday 2 April
Cheersquad Records & Tapes present…
CROW
with Bagful of Beez + Grace Mitchell + Billy Peril
The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Vic
– Tix
Good Friday 3 April
CROW
with DJ Centipede & the Earthworms
+ Clydesdale
Social Club, Balnarring, Vic
– 3-6pm, free entry
Easter Saturday, 4 April
CROW
with special guests tbc
St Kilda Bowls Club, St Kilda, Vic
– Tix tbc
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