The Cruel Sea have just put out a new album, years after their last, and are on the road. 

Still writing and recording almost the same way, even down to the demo tapes (now CDs), Tex Perkins joined Lindsay McDougall on ABC Illawarra to talk about the new music, the old music, making Beasts music with James Baker, and how Dan Rumour puts the guitar slide on the wrong finger, and that's part of the magic.

Cruel Sea, James Baker and Dan Rumour's magic finger with Tex Perkins

I play in that Frenzal Rhomb band your Dad used to hate. I used to be that guy on triple j. And now I get to ask awkward and awesome questions to people and put the results up here!

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