If your playlist is looking a little too clean and polite, Dirty Wasabi is here to mess it up in the best possible way.
The Geelong-based five-piece — proudly describing themselves as a “drunky punky boy band from Pivot City” — has just dropped their first-ever single, and it’s already raising eyebrows and blowing out speakers.
Dirty Wasabi – Home
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HOME is out now, and it’s an absolute earworm — all gritty guitars, sun-glared nostalgia, and shout-along hooks that feel tailor-made for beach beers, busted car stereos, and late-night mosh pit therapy. Think 90s post-grunge with a modern twist and just enough chaos to keep things interesting.
Recorded at Melbourne’s legendary Hothouse Studio with none other than Craig Harnath (Jet, Airbourne, Motor Ace), HOME packs a slick punch while still sounding like it was made in a garage — the good kind, with fairy lights and warm tinnies.
Dirty Wasabi isn’t your standard-issue indie band. It’s five seasoned musos from completely different backgrounds coming together to create something loud, loose, and seriously fun. Their sound swerves from pop-rock anthems to soul-searching epics to borderline riff-driven madness — often all in one gig.
And that energy is catching on fast. After headlining a packed Anzac Day Eve fest at the Barwon Club, selling out their second show on pre-sale alone, and sharing the stage with Aussie punk staples like Bodyjar, Judo Chop, and Sacramento Sweaters, Dirty Wasabi is officially on a roll.
Dirty Wasabi may be just getting started, but if HOME is any sign of what’s to come, you’d better keep your eyes on this messy, noisy, glorious bunch from Geelong.
“HOME” is streaming now on all major platforms. Turn it up. Spill something. Stay tuned — more gigs and music are on the way.
