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Australia’s own Fear of Comedy has (finally) released their debut album Murder Made Sexy. This nine-track album sounds similar to some of The Kinks and also has a few similarities to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

This is Survival Horror is one extremely short track (twenty seconds, to be precise) not to play with little kiddies around. Basically, all it is, is what sounds like a plane taking off followed by silence and then some strange and quite sadistic screaming. Must admit it even managed to partially scare me…

Sounding as though it is somewhat ‘country’ at the beginning, Good Luck, Johnny is a slower track on the album. It does manage to redeem itself once the vocals start but is still quite a mediocre song. The tempo simply seems too slow for the style of the lyrics.

Leith Tierney’s intense vocals help to make March of the Blood one of the most intriguing songs on the album. It is the unique mix of Leith’s vocals, the pounding drum and the quirky guitar riffs that make this song stand out substantially.

The band is still currently unsigned to a major record label but once this album has been circulated, that could change. Overall the album is a very good example of the home-grown talent that is being produced.

SHANNON STEVENS