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Child Post New Single “Free & Humble”; Announce Soul Merda LP

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Lest one be accused of burying the lede, heavy blues rockers Child are doing dates in their native Australia this week with UK garage-doom forerunners Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. That’s a damn good show, but it’s not a show I’ll be fortunate enough to see, so you’ll pardon me if my self-involved self is more taken with the release of the new single “Free and Humble” from the Melbourne-based trio and the accompanying word of a third long-player, Soul Merda, of which it’s serving as a first four-minute taste. Sign me right up, and if you don’t know why immediately, just listen to the track.

Child haven’t brought out anything but classic-groove right-on-ness since their 2013 self-titled (discussed here), and if you caught wind of that LP, its 2016 follow-up, Blueside (review here), or their 2018’s I EP (review here), you already know that fact well. I’ll assume you have, and therefore turn you over as quickly as possible to the info and the new song, with the thought that, if you saw the headline that said “new Child track,” you’re probably not reading this shit anyway. And fair enough.

So here you go:

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CHILD – Free & Humble

The wait is over! Australia’s premier heavy blues act CHILD have surprised us with the first single titled “Free and Humble” from their much anticipated third LP “Soul Merda”. The band have been on a short break since September 2019 and have announced that this album “will be the last from the CHILD you know”. It is not known whether this means the band is expanding, changing direction creatively or returning to the mothership. We do know that this is the beginning of an exciting new path for the band and listeners alike. Remember to stay “Free and Humble.”

Recorded to 2 inch tape by Nao Anzai at Head Gap Studios, Preston Victoria
Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai at Rolling Stock Studios, Collingwood Victoria.

“Ball and Chain” artwork by Les Elefant

CHILD Live with UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS:
Feb. 28 The Brightside Brisbane
Mar. 01 Factory Theatre Sydney
Mar. 03 Max Watts Melbourne
Mar. 04 The Gov Adelaide

CHILD is:
Mathias Northway – Vocals/Guitar
Michael Lowe – Drums/Percussion
Danny Smith – Bass Guitar

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Child, “Free and Humble”

Child, I EP (2018)

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One Response to “Child Post New Single “Free & Humble”; Announce Soul Merda LP”

  1. outburst says:

    Yay new blues-psych album coming! Love these guys.

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