(Photo by: Matt Weston)
Today Goner Records has released the debut album, In the Time of the Sabre Tooth Tiger, from Melbourne, Australia’s Power Supply. The band features Mikey Young (Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Total Control), Leon Stackpole (Sailors, Ooga Boogas), Richard Stanley (Onyas, Drug Sweat) and Per Bystrum (Exhaustion, Voice Imitator). The band shared two singles leading to the release - “Infinity"
and “Lets Do This and Lets Do That” - which saw pick up from Brooklyn Vegan, Austin Town Hall, Northern Transmissions.
"very catchy" Brooklyn Vegan on “Infinity”
"(‘Infinity’) is all we need to know that this album is a 'must have'." When You Motor Away
"The song itself has a little bit of an almost country twang, almost a little boogie to it" Austin Town Hall on "Let's Do This And Let's Do That"
"Always love the unexpected gems out of Australia and this one reignites an old flame...Less brash than the Boogas, the new endeavor leans towards a fondness for a low-key Velvets/Modern Lovers simmer. The first single leans more Richman than Reed, with a skip-hop drum beat pushing it along and a smirking lyric about pondering the infinite." Raven Sings The Blues on “Infinity”
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After the demise of the Ooga Boogas the band’s Leon Stackpole recorded under the name Leon, a “side project” that quickly became a full time gig. The demand for live shows led Leon to recruit Per from Ooga Boogas and “a guy named Brad” into his touring lineup.
The trio was red hot, but inevitably the venues they filled required a fuller sound so Leon recruited Mikey from Ooga Boogas on second guitar. The gruelling touring schedule became too much for family-man Brad, so Rich from Ooga Boogas jumped in to take his place.
Eventually the question presented itself to this freshly-minted foursome: should they continue as Leon's backing band or strike out anew with a fresh identity? The answer came in a moniker too electrifying to resist; a name as clever, enigmatic and indeed, as powerful as the band itself. Power Supply.
Back in the shed, jams became songs, jokes became lyrics and long afternoons spent together became the forthcoming In the Time of the Sabre Tooth Tiger.
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