A concept album about working in a liquor store may not be an appetizing idea on paper, but it sounds very well in practice, literally and figuratively. The Melbourne-based retail staff in action here – Michael Serra, Cameron Slade, Tobias Bottrall and Sash MacGowan – call themselves The RSA’s and on their debut EP Bottle Shop they bring together seven rock solid songs in which they answer frequently asked questions such as “are you still open?” or “do you have anything out the back?” in a brilliant way. Hard rocking that is, straightforward and noisy, with heavy guitar riffs and bold lyrics. This is an original and lively release, born from real experiences and influenced by 90s/2000s grunge, (post-)punk, new wave and garage rock. Enjoy responsibly.

Bottle Shop, engineered & mixed by Declan White, is out now digitally (self-released).

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