THE NEUROTRANSMITTERS - Self-titled debut EP - At Radio Now
‘I spent a day in your wife, she lured me back into your bed.
She picked me up in a bar, and in the taxi home gave me head.’
The Neurotransmitters – A Day In Yr Wife
Poetic, in a profane kind-of manner.
The Neurotransmitters are not a ‘cool’ band, and are the first to admit it. In a world more interested in fashion and fornication rather than music, they have never fitted in with Brisbane’s valley scenesters (posers), chugging down opiates as if they were candy. It is precisely this that sets The Neuro’s apart.
Darryl Gray [vocals / acoustic guitar]: “We gave up trying to be cool a long time ago. We share the same philosophy toward our band that Saab does toward their cars – basically, if you’re never in fashion you can never be out of fashion.”
The same can be said for The Neurotransmitters debut self-titled EP, removed from the deranged ‘indie meets disco’ bastardisation currently slutting its way across popular culture. Instead, The Neuro’s portray somewhat of a ‘power-pop noir’, perpetuating “good old three and a half minute pop”; completely “happy poppy”. And whilst there is a jocular manner throughout their songs, it is never in a parodied approach – ‘A Day In Yr Wife’ delivered with a controlled demeanor that is perhaps more distressing than the song’s lyrics.
Darryl Gray’s songs with The Neurotransmitters find an affinity with the new breed of North American bands such as The Arcade Fire, The Shins, The Dears, The Decemberists and Band Of Horses, whilst still furrowing a sound both Australian yet universal. The band decided to record their debut EP and album simultaneously, which seemed like a good idea at the time. Having begun recording in September 2005, the ensuing release has seen a tortuous journey to life that would be tragic if the results weren’t so spectacular.
After eighteen months of being holed up in Zero Interference Studios with Brisbane wonderkid Bryce Moorhead (Screamfeeder, Sekiden, Iron On) the EP is now finally seeing the light of day.
2008 will see The Neurotransmitters return with episodes 2 & 3 from their sessions with Bryce Moorhead at Zero Interference Studios; the band set to release a second EP, before unveiling their labour of love, their yet-to-be-titled debut album. But for now all ears are on the opus that is The Neurotransmitters self titled EP, proving that power-pop is indeed a potent aphrodisiac.
The Neurotransmitters self-titled debut EP is available now from the following independent outlets:
Big Star (Adelaide), Paint It Black (Sydney), Red Eye (Sydney), Missing Link (Melbourne), Rockinghorse (Brisbane) and Skinny’s (Brisbane)
‘The Neurotransmitters have flooded this their debut EP with melodic swells of ludicrously catchy and uplifting music’ – Time Off
‘An excellent example of thoughtful Brisbane pop rock’ – Rave Magazine
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