Showbag! are back! After a couple of decades on hiatus, the much-loved Perth/Boorloo indie-rock favourites are returning with shows—and a new album! Not stopping with the exclamation marks, aren’t you excited!
The first single from the upcoming Waterhouse record, All I’ve Got is pure 90s indie-rock goodness. It’s short, hits hard from the first note, and full of catchy-as-hell guitar melodies. It’s both reminiscent of the past booming indie scene and completely at home in the 20s. Pocketed somewhere between R.E.M. and post-green-day punk, with threads of down stroke rock bands like Pavement, it also has that bop to it that screams 50s American diner.
The lyrics show nothing has changed since the track first took shape in the 90s—we’re all still full of doubt and need to deal with it through self-deprecation and humour. Has there ever been a better medium than indie-rock?
Showbag! will be launching Waterhouse on Sunday, April 26 @ Lyrics Underground with support from New Phono + Teen Angst + Ruby Pettit.
Supported by Igloo Records