Independent single through MGM
Victoria’s
Surf Coast: from the mouth of the Barwon
River at the east, to the beachside resort of Lorne
in the West, the most famous spot being Torquay,
home of Bell’s
Beach and the Rip Curl
Pro. But it’s to the eastern-most town of Ocean
Grove for the sounds of Pacer 21
that we’re directing our attention: to three guys; Wayne,
Daniel and Adam (the latter of which a Surf
Coast ring-in) and the sounds that they create in the basement of an
abandoned asylum which are now available on the single “Nowhere” through MGM
Distribution.
‘Surf Rock’ is the name I have given the genre
that this single represents, from those long-gone nights at Narrabeen’s
Royal Antler when Midnight
Oil, Radio
Birdman, Painters
& Dockers and/or the Celibate
Rifles were regularly featured (sorry, that’s about as Surf as this
Sydney Westie guy gets). But Wayne’s
use of the acoustic guitar has lent another side to this
all-yet-none-of-the-above cum Early-Hours sonic
attack that sways between hard-hitting ballad and hard-hitting rocker.
The list of supported-acts lends credence to
the further breadth of their repertoire, as does National JJJ, Melbourne RRR & PBS
and Geelong K-Rock air play credit!
There are doubtless many bands from around the Surf
Coast Shire, as big as it is, but measuring up to Pacer 21 will be difficult.