The Far Outs are a garage rock duo from Brisbane, Australia, in which Phil Usher (vocals, guitar, keys, percussion) and Jonny Pickvance (drums, handclaps) can do what would have been inappropriate in their other projects (Grand Atlantic, Blonde On Blonde, Fingerless, Sacred Shrines, Hillsborough, etc), and they do it with swagger. Their first single Last Night made it to my year-end list of 2021, and now it opens their self-titled debut LP. From the band name (actually in capitals: The FAR OUTS) and the cover art (their black & white logo) to the raucous sound (rooted in the 60s) and the lyrics where the tones are more important than the words themselves (“I’ve nothing to say to you // Cause you could never feel these blues”- from Bad Thing), everything matches and impresses. The ten songs they blast out of your speakers in 32 minutes are raw and primitive, exactly how they should be.
The Far Outs’ self-titled album, written & produced by Phil Usher, is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Ripple Music / Rebel Waves Records.
Add to wantlist: The Far Outs @ Bandcamp (Australia) || Ripple Music @ Bandcamp (Europe / US)