For Brisbane’s The John Steel Singers, the past couple of years are tinged in endless toil; listening to records, hoarding wild and wonderful new instruments, writing endlessly and playing music together tirelessly. Emerging victorious, the fruits of their labour are now yours to revel in, with second album Everything’s A Thread.
Although a work that’s clearly been laboured over, Everything’s A Thread holds thrilling sparks of creative spontaneity – a record that embraces both their growth and the giddying joy of becoming an entirely new band. The album flaunts a band with enviable confidence in the ability to let their songs take them where they need to go; to just play rather than meticulous contrast. The result is an accomplished piece of work that instantly grabs, yet rewards repeated listens through its robust grooves, eccentric melodies and those trademark harmonies.