Worldwide

By: Wilfred Brandt
Date: 20th May 08
Release: Album
To Cure: Hypertension

What:
Worldwide

Who:
The Death Set

On:
Inertia

MySpace:
here

Win:
We have one copy of the album to give away! To enter, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line 'The Banana Splits swould be crack-tastic on crack'

Ever wondered what The Banana Splits would sound like after they'd smoked crack?

Gold Coast natives Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco found a nurturing home for their techno punk in their adopted hometown of Baltimore's DIY warehouse art scene (home to similarly inclined wunderkind Dan Deacon). Their debut full-length, Worldwide, melds toy electronics with the energy of screamo, producing pop punk songs that sound like Le Tigre without the politics, Atari Teenage Riot without the rage, or Blink 182 without the, um, total lameness.

Making their name as one of the wildest live bands around, Worldwide is a bit a cock tease, as their live show's said to be orgasmic. So keep an eye out for their newly pasty skin returning to our shores soon. Tra la la, la la la la...