Oz thug rock: the sound of 'complete disregard for authority'

Hard, fast and tough … the latest in a long line of Australian bands – including Drunk Mums and AC/DC – mix blue-collar pride and a devil-may-care attitudeThe first words Amyl and the Sniffers address to the crowd at the Lexington in London come from their bassist, Gus Romer. “How ya doin’, cunts?” he asks. Over the next 45 minutes, they approximate that sentiment into guitars thrashed rather than played, drums beaten rather than struck. Singer Amy Taylor p...

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