Freshly signed to Wichita Recordings, Australian teen trio The Goon Sax have announced a brand new album, We’re Not Talking, due out on 14 September worldwide.
We’re Not Talking shows how much can change between the ages of 17 and 19. It’s a record that takes the enthusiasms of youth and twists them into darker, more sophisticated shapes. Relationships are now laced with hesitation, remorse, misunderstanding and ultimately compassion. Lines like, “When the bus went past your house and past your stop my eyes filled with tears” and “I’ve got a few things above my bed but it feels so empty, I’ve got spaces to fill and we’re not talking“, are quite simply heartbreaking.
Drummer Riley Jones really comes to the fore here, joining Louis and James Harrison in singing lead and writing songs for the first time, making the band the musical equivalent of an equilateral triangle (the strongest shape in physics). After the album was recorded, Louis spent some time in a freezing Berlin apartment, but they are now all back in Australia, and keeping busy playing shows with Angel Olsen, Perfume Genius and Protomartyr.
They have also shared the first single, “She Knows”. Taking the lead on this track is James, who explains further: “She Knows has become a very fast song, which took us a lot of practice to be able to finally hit and strum our instruments fast enough, with a lot of string breaking. I hope it makes people energetic and excited to listen to, it’s a song about losing hope, stubbornness and heartache. I’m not sure if it’s our saddest song, but maybe if you lock yourself in your room for a couple of days and only listen to it you might not feel so happy, it is also okay if you feel happy to this song! Even better!!!”
Listen to the new single below:
We’re Not Talking artwork & tracklist:
1. Make Time 4 Love
2. Love Lost
3. She Knows
4. Losing Myself
5. Somewhere In Between
6. Strange Light
7. Sleep EZ
8. We Can’t Win
9. A Few Times Too Many
10. Now You Pretend
11. Get Out
12. Til The End
They will be heading to Europe for shows at the end of May supporting Frankie Cosmos, including a date at Gorilla in Manchester on 28 May as well as their own headline show at London’s Sebright Arms on 29 May, before heading off for their first US tour in June.
European tour dates:
Tue 22 May – Kantine am Berghain, Berlin (w/Frankie Cosmos)
Wed 23 May – Aalhaus, Hamburg (w/Frankie Cosmos)
Thu 24 May – DOKbox, Gent (w/Frankie Cosmos)
Sat 26 May – Petit Bain, Paris (w/Frankie Cosmos)
Mon 28 May – Gorilla, Manchester (w/Frankie Cosmos)
Tue 29 May – Sebright Arms, London (headline show)