Melbourne's glorified pub-rock freaks Private Function are heading our way.
After instigating a truly peculiar marketing campaign that attracted international attention for its string of world firsts, including a limited edition scratchie record sleeve, an unexpected Government exemption, and a recently unveiled urine-filled Gold record variant, Australia’s glorified pub-rock freaks Private Function have today unveiled their hotly anticipated third studio LP 370HSSV 0773H.
To celebrate the new release, Private Function will take their dynamite live show on the road for the Hello A$$hole National Tour, dragging Melbourne’s glam-rock renegades Smooch along for the ride.
Private Function Australian Tour
Thursday 11 May
Pelly Bar, Frankston
Friday 12 May
Jive, Adelaide
Thursday 18 May
Crowbar, Sydney
Friday 19 May
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Saturday 20 June
Secret Venue, Wollongong
Sunday 21 May
Beer Deluxe, Albury
Friday 26 May
The Brightside, Brisbane
Saturday 27 May
Vinnies Dive Bar, Gold Coast
Friday 2 June
Max Watts, Melbourne
Saturday 3 June
Volta, Ballarat
Friday 9 June
Torquay Hotel, Torquay
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370HSSV 0773H is the third full-length from Private Function, a band notorious for its rambunctious facetiousness and introspective subtleties. On this release, Private Function brings their penchant for fierce hilarity and their septic tank of sonic influences to the fore, cramming them all into a bite-sized fever dream.
Akin to Private Function’s marketing antics and explosive stage presence, the range of influences on this record lends itself to its thrilling unpredictability and showcases the band’s ability to swiftly zig-zag between genres, leaning into decades of music past for inspiration.
Leaping between high-octane garage-punk (‘Jusavinageez’), ‘70s style rock’n’roll (‘I Dunno What I’m Doing Anymore’, ‘Good Fight, Good Night’), brutal thrash metal (‘Time For The Urn’, ‘Seize and Destroy’) and stadium-rock numbers (‘Don’t Wanna Go Out On The Weekend’, ‘Yellow’), the album is as impulsive as it is intoxicating.
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Expect rebellious debauchery and wall-to-wall hits from a band who’ve spent the better part of six years carving out a solid reputation as Australia’s most explosive and essential live bands, with a feverish following to be reckoned with.
If you’re yet to jump aboard the Private Function train now, best hop onto it – the carriages are filling up fast.
Tickets are on sale now.
