RADIO BIRDMAN: Zeno Beach Vinyl LP

Most bands split up and that's the end of it. Radio Birdman split up, influenced an entire generation of Australian punk and garage rock, then came back to make Zeno Beach, and somehow the urgency didn't evaporate in the gap.

Released in 2006 after a 26-year absence, Zeno Beach found Deniz Tek and Rob Younger still operating on the same frequency that made Radios Appear one of the most important Australian rock records ever committed to tape. There's no nostalgia trip here, no soft landing. The Sydney proto-punk circuit that spawned Radio Birdman in the mid-70s sent shockwaves through every dark corner of Australian alternative music, and this record is proof the signal never fully died. Essential for anyone serious about where Australian punk actually came from.

Standard black vinyl LP. Australian garage rock, originally released 2006.

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