A lot of the Australian garage bands we cover are tight, loud and angry (think Split System, Stiff Richards). Drunk Mums are loud and angry as well, but they use their frustrations as fuel for partying hard, and their sound is loose and dirty. They don’t aim to dazzle you with exceptionally complicated or clever songwriting, and this should come to the surprise of no one given the band’s name, they are here to provide a good time. On that note, let’s bring out the mission accomplished banner for their new LP Beer Baby.
This is one fun record, filled with catchy choruses you will be belting out before you know it. Drunk Mums start the record strongly with New Australia and the standout garagepunknroll tune Slippin’ Up. They don’t just hit early, they hit often, like in the bittersweet and hilarious end-of-humanity punk anthem Apocalypse and the brash and snotty Livin’ At Night. Drunk Mums strike a perfect balance between infectious hooks and gritty attitude on Beer Baby, and is recommended listening for fans of bands like Dirty Fences, Skeggs, The Pinheads.
Beer Baby is out now via Legless Records, Gaga Music and Bachelor Records.