So happy to have found this album again, what an underrated masterpiece.

Bred in regional WA on farming culture and 60's cover bands, Girl York crafted their trade in rustic country pubs and sporting clubs. Their debut single Body Lies is launching with a video in September, a lush piece of warm piano pop. 

Live, Girl York are loaded with staunch musicality and the magic dynamism of their two piece roots. Frontman Shaun Martin, a working class country kid smashing tradie stereotypes, ferociously attacks his keys in the best piano pop tradition while his accomplished songwriting pulls everything together. 

Body Lies is a dreamy slow dance pop track pulled from Girl York’s upcoming debut EP, mixed by Andy Lawson (Eskimo Joe, Little Birdy), mastered by Brian Lucey (Black Keys, Chet Faker) and produced by Brian Mitra (Sugarpuss, Rainy Day Women, Dead Owls) before he joined the band on bass and completed the lineup. The debut EP is due late 2014.

“Girl York filled the stage with a contagious energy matched by their consummate music making abilities” - The Music

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Body Lies Tour Dates

Friday September 5
The Odd Fellow, Fremantle
with special guests: Trigger Jackets, Horror My Friend (SA), and Late Night Hysterics

Saturday September 6
The White Star Hotel, Albany
with special guests: Like A Thief, and James Bosley

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Girl York - Body Lies

An Argument Between The Taste And The Feeling is the debut album release from Western Australian act Minute 36.

"Don’t you just hate when you can’t put your finger on something? Like when you hear a band for the first time and you just can’t figure out who they remind you of. They’re without a doubt unusual, yet somewhat similar to an act you’ve heard before. Needless to say minute 36’s dark and twisty debut album “An argument between the taste and the feeling” can be similarly puzzling." 

Somewhere in-between the eerie vibe and vocals of bright eyes; and the descriptive song titles of brand new is a starting point perhaps from where Minute 36 have made their mark. Leaving little to the imagination, lyrics such as “if all this drinking is so bad for my health, yeah well so is sleeping around, and that doesn’t seem, doesn’t really seem to stop you now, does it princess?”, matched with the albums indie-goth-rock spin, not too mention some jazz in there too, certainly makes for an interesting listen to say the very least. And if you close your eyes whilst listening to the 12-tracker, you might find yourself imagining some kind of spooky horror film. But enough with all this scary riff raff because there are some real finds in this release. To name a few: the toe tapping album opener “Piano Face”, the rhythmic spontaneity of “This next scotch is for you” and the melodically driven “The accuracy of guilt”. 

Minute 36 have certainly pushed some boundaries to create a memorable debut with an all out interesting style. Where to from here?

Aimee Somerville -  Issue 208 - Drum Media – Perth, Street Press Australia


Piano Face

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“Dark and interesting” – Rosie Beaton, Triple J
“These guys have got some interesting influences going on. Their songs sound like they could explode at any point into a rage of rock, but they usually keep the tension going instead of heading to the obvious climax.” – Richard Kingsmill, Triple J

“Minute 36 started off the night as the perfect openers. On stage, it is clear why these three guys won a WAM award. They’re part classical, part jazz, part rockabilly, and part good old fashioned Albany boredom. They may not play the most complex or quick paced music, but each band member does what they do to intertwine with the other members like a spiritual being is overseeing the whole process. Front man Kris Nelson’s vocals are melodic yet strained enough to make every song sound like it could be his last. Just, go and see them, okay?” – Rosemount hotel, 2009 Fasterlouder.com.au

Piano Face

Minute 36

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