The Empty Threats

THE EMPTY THREATS PLAY A COMPELLING MIX OF POST-PUNK/NOISE-ROCK - COMBINING THE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS OF MODERN POST-PUNK WITH AN 80S AUSTRALIANA-ROCK SENSIBILITY FOR HOOKS, THEY HAVE LANDED ON A SOUND ONLY THEY CAN CLAIM.

CREATIVE RESISTANCE IS THE THROUGH LINE FOR CHARGED POLITICAL STANCES AND LIVED CONVICTIONS THAT FEATURE HEAVILY ON THEIR NEW ALBUM 'MONSTER TRUCK MONDAYS'. THIS ENERGY IS A MIRROR FOR THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCE THAT CELEBRATES EMPOWERMENT, HOPE AND SCATHING SOCIAL CRITIQUE.

LAUNCHED IN 2017, THE EMPTY THREATS (LOVINGLY REFERRED TO BY FANS AS ‘EMPTIES’), IS THE PROJECT OF STU PATTERSON, MATT SCHULTZ, VENUS, LENNY REGIONE AND MICHAEL BOND. SINCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT SINGLE IN 2018, THE GROUP HAVE DRUMMED UP A REPUTATION FOR THEIR POLITICALLY-CHARGED ANTHEMS ADJACENT (...) Mehr anzeigen TO THE POST-PUNK OF SHAME AND TROPICAL F*CK STORM, MELDED WITH ‘80S AUSTRALIANA. IN 2023, THE EMPTY THREATS RELEASED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM MONSTER TRUCK MONDAYS, TOURED AUSTRALIA SEVERAL TIMES OVER AND WERE ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THE YEAR'S EFFORTS BY TAKING OUT BEST LIVE ACT AT THE NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS AS WELL AS RECEIVING SEVEN NOMINATIONS AT THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AWARDS, WINNING TWO AWARDS IN 2023 FOR BEST SONG AND BEST NEW ACT.

THEIR DEBUT ALBUM MONSTER TRUCK MONDAYS (JULY 2023) SEES THE GROUP LEAN FURTHER INTO SOCIAL ADVOCACY, EXPLORING THEMES OF ANXIETY, EXISTENTIAL DREAD, CAPITALISM, LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS AND COLONIALISM OVER SNARLING BASS, FRENZIED GUITAR WORK, RESTLESS PERCUSSION AND ELECTRIC CLARINET. CHARGED, RAMBUNCTIOUS AND TEXTURED, MONSTER TRUCK MONDAYS INCLUDES SINGLES ‘EVIL EYE’, ‘ATACB’ AND ‘BOYS IN THE GUTTER’, WHICH HAVE BEEN MET WITH PRAISE FROM KEXP, RAGE, MTV, ROLLING STONE, PILERATS, TONE DEAF, PURPLE SNEAKERS, ROTATION ON AUSTRALIAN RADIO AND ADDS TO COVETED SPOTIFY EDITORIAL PLAYLISTS INCLUDING ‘NEW MUSIC FRIDAY’, ‘FRESH FINDS ROCK’ AND ‘ALL NEW ROCK’.

LIVE, EMPTIES HAVE SHARED LINEUPS WITH BENEE, METHYL ETHYL, MILDLIFE, TEEN JESUS & THE JEAN TEASERS, JIMMY BARNES AND ICEHOUSE, PLUS PERFORMED AT FESTIVALS INCLUDING WOMADELAIDE, SPIN OFF FESTIVAL 2023, YOURS & OWLS' 2023 AND APPEARED AT BIGSOUND 2023 PLAYING 6 SHOWCASES THROUGH THE CONFERENCE TO WOWED FANS AND INDUSTRY.

LOOKING TOWARDS 2024, THE EMPTY THREATS WILL TOUR EUROPE, RELEASE THE FOLLOW UP TO MONSTER TRUCK MONDAYS AND TO CEMENT THEMSELVES AS THE NEXT EXCITING INDEPENDENT AUSTRALIAN ACT. Weniger anzeigen