The Medics
On my way to Gordon Macdonalds late night in July with my special lady friend, our two short term goals being not to antagonise any rat’s tailed patrons and to enjoy six chicken mcnuggets with sweet and sour sauce, I had the pleasure of listening to an extended interview/exposé on Cairns band The Medics on Radio National. Discovering new music on Radio National is a rare thing though. It’s sort of like discovering a new poet by listening to Kyle Sandilands on popular radio, which can probably be best compared to consuming human excrement, just in terms of the intellectual benefit, moral value and actual enjoyment.
They’ve only an EP out so far but on its way is their debut full length which should be damn good if the below single is anything to go by. At their roots the band are effectively a post-rock outfit but they’ve retained an Australianism that’s pretty uncharacteristic of the genre, which I for one am all about. You can download ‘Beggars’ free from their Triple J Unearthed page or simply by right clicking the link below.
The Medics – ‘Beggars’
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On a side note, I’ve included two separate images of the band to demonstrate the mindbending transformation from a rabble of unruly musos to a serious batch of hip cats. Believe it.
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