Refrain

Some time last year I heard the Refrain demo when they put it on the internet, my friends in BLKOUT also bought some actual CDs over on a tour and I got one then. I thought their demo was really cool, they had a strong youth crew vibe and it was awesome, but it kind of slipped under my radar. The other week marked their first east coast shows, with a show in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. This reaffirmed and refreshed what I already knew, this band is amazing. They are one of my favourite Perth bands (it seems a lot of great stuff is coming out of Perth and the place seems to be full of great dudes, but I digress).

Anyway, the show was awesome, the band played really well and covered the almighty Straight Ahead, which instantly wins points with me. At the show I picked up their new seven inch which is out through Suppresion Records



I was going to take more photos however I was lazy and I was in a rush to go out, this is a gatefold 7inch, packing 6 tracks, one of which is a re recording from the demo. It all kind of follows the same vibe, only it sounds a little more defined and the songs are stronger; you can tell they have developed as a band.

The packaging/layout is cool. A simple two colour print of artwork, the inside has a live photo in the same scheme with lyrics/info printed over, and the back has a more focal live photo with a track listing at the bottom.

I really like this record. I really like this band.
Check them out, pick this up, go see them if you ever have the chance. This band is so underrated.