A lesbian kiss, a pool party and a gas mask - it can only mean one thing: a new Muscles video. Directed by Jaron Albertin (DFA 1979, Cut Copy, Dave Gahan), the video is the stylish accompaniment to Muscles’ brand new single ‘The Lake’. Described as a “murky voyage through the best ’90s daze-club t...
Muscles played a show last Friday. He played again on Saturday, but with one notable exception. Instead of bringing the noise in a capacity club we saw Muscles hunched over a grand piano in the refined surrounds of The Toff. Vocal effects were kept to a minimum and not a beat in sight. Whereas Frida...
Back in July 2006, Andrew Ramadge wrote this piece for Mess+Noise Magazine, profiling a kid about to play his first gig at Plan B Lounge in Richmond. In it the subject quips, "When I'm 60, I'll be huge." It must come us a shock then to find that a little over one year later, the dreams of that imagi...
Muscles was never about subtlety. The focus was squarely on the man himself, his sheer audacity and his passionate respect for the rise and fall of banging bass. The goofball that you used to bag out on certain music message boards has been far from idle lately, becoming Australia’s new hot supersta...
Woooh! Ahhhh! Yep, everyone knows this one. In fact, everyone seems pretty familiar with all of Muscles’ big tunes. Which isn’t altogether surprising – Triple J support aside – because Muscles is all about blatant self-promotion. Between tracks he creates a frisson of demand by announcing he’ll be s...
Muscles grew up. Six months ago his performances were still rough and full of nervous energy. The feeling on the dance floor was of being caught up in something genuinely unpredictable. At Spectrum this week his set was much more polished and confident, though no less energetic. Even in a support sl...