Woe & Flutter - Self-titled (EP)
Woe & Flutter, a gang of four from the Gold Coast. They make melodic sounds that fit not one genre but at alternate moments can be rock, punk, garage and pop. It’s a diverse mixed bag of feel-good tunes where the common thing is that they leave the listener salivating and wanting more.
“I Think I’m Fine” is some cheery, 60s-tinged surf rock with a modern feel, a little like their former labelmates, The Vines. Then there’s single, “Cities Of The Red Night,” which veers off on a two-minute frenzy of heavy fuzz and garage rock. Like a kick in the teeth, it could easily be a stomper tune by Queens Of The Stone Age or fellow youngsters, Step-Panther. Not wanting to spin completely outta control, the guys rein themselves in on “Can’t Move The Sun,” a pop ballad that sounds like a completely different band who seem hooked on Fleetwood Mac-style pleasantries.
Singer, Dusty Anastassiou sounds like The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, particularly on “Why It’s So”. The group’s music also seems to share the upbeat nature of the aforementioned, retro-loving quintet. “Hooker Heel Feel” meanwhile, could be by Mark Everett and his band, Eels, thanks to the distorted guitar and vocals combined with some added la-la pizzazz harmonies in the background.
Woe & Flutter proudly describe themselves as a “Stylistic cacophony” influenced by Yo La Tengo, women and The Drones and their interests as: pissing, vacating, hopping, pogoing and twisting. Like the sweet music they make, that’s an awful lot to take in but the key message is they just want you to smile and dance. Woe & Flutter’s serving suggestion should be “Play loud on repeat to get hot and bothered” because this awesome group of genre-thumbing creatives will on first listen excite you into one helluva woe and flutter.
