On ‘The Not So Progressive Punks’, the second track of The Live Artex, Damn Arms indulge in a little scenester baiting. Over a discordant mess of guitar and synth, Tim Sullivan howls derisively that “individuality isn’t what’s right for the kids’, and yet the vitriol may well be pure aesthetic. Othe...
Having just supported The Klaxons and with Cut Copy dates happening early next month, Melbourne art-punks Damn Arms have now confirmed the release of their debut album and a national headlining tour. The Nick Littlemore-produced The Live Artex, the follow-up to several well-received singles and EPs,...
Having just finished their co-headline tour with Teenager, Melbourne’s Damn Arms will squeeze in three more gigs next week before heading back overseas. Their debut album, The Live Artex, is currently being mixed in the United States by expatriate studio hand Kevin “Caveman” Shirley, whose eclectic ...
If Joy Division were the initial nexus point for the post-punk/no-wave revivalists, then it’s both logical and fitting that New Order should be the new reference. Their original journey, made across the 80s, was a steady progression towards optimism and the freedom delivered by dancefloor rhythms, a...
Blistering Melbourne’s electro-new wave quartet Damn Arms offer up their first taste of new material in the form of a new EP, ‘Home Wrecker’. Released on Saturday April 21 through Timberyard, the four cuts – the title track, the previously unreleased ‘Now That’s A Reaction’ and remixes of ‘I Sink, T...