The UK and Australia don’t always agree on things, but British frontman Adam Gresty and Australian drummer Emily Shaw have found a bond through music. You see, on a tequila-fuelled Elvis tribute night, the pair met. They decided they liked each other and that music should be something they do. And so they do so under Slow Chase. Alex Hingston later joined the team. They released their debut EP, The Blind Spot, in 2012 with assistance from Jonathan Burnside (Melvins, Faith No More, Dan Sultan), a working relationship that has continued with their new single ‘Exorcism’, a release which has received its share of warm press, drawing comparisons to Band of Skulls and Queens of the Stone Age. The stoner-infused, brash rock and rollers recently spent time with Forte’s Natalie Rogers, where among other things they talked about the recruitment of Alex: “There’s a lot of those blues/rock two-pieces out there. It’s kinda been done to death, and I guess we didn’t want to get written off as just another one … Adding the bass made a really big difference to the rhythm section. It definitely feels right.”The Barwon Club, Geelong – November 14.
