Today, Melbourne-based post-punks Sex Mask return with the announcement of a new EP titled Body Broker and share its lead single, the reverb-soaked ‘Cold’. Out 26 November, the EP comes on the heels of their recent double A-side 7” single ‘Circe’ / ‘How To Be Cool At Parties’. Recently championed as “Australia’s next big export” by NME, the self-contained writing/production unit is comprised of Vicente Moncada on drums/production, Wry Gray on vocals and lyrics, and Kaya Martin on guitars and synths.
The band’s exhilarating new single ‘Cold’ sees them dive into a high adrenaline salvo of volatile ruminative vocals underpinned by hook-fuelled indie-punk instrumentation laden with hints of new-wave and post-punk. The track is a captivating introduction to the new Body Broker EP, which sees the band expand further on their multi-faceted sonic template with industrial beats, avant-rock labyrinthine guitar lines, explosive vocals, and passionate shout-a-long choruses. It also features a guest contribution from Noah Learmonth of fast-rising hometown friends Radio Free Alice, who the band will tour with this autumn. Sex Mask’s gripping live show has already seen them support the likes of Fcukers, Big Special, and Fat White Family, as well as appearing at Dot To Dot, The Great Escape, SXSW Australia and completing a packed-out EU/UK co-headline tour earlier this year. This November’s tour will see the band play to some of their biggest crowds to date, including a sold-out show at London’s Scala.
Sex Mask Live Dates
November
2 – The Croxton Block Party, Thornbury, AU
9 – Rotown, Rotterdam, NL*
10 – MTC Club, Cologne, DE*
11 – Baketown, Berlin, DE
12 – X-Tra Music Cafe, Zürich, CH*
13 – Haldern Pop Bar, Rees, DE
16 – Exchange, Bristol, UK*
17 – Gorilla, Manchester, UK*
19 – The Workman’s Club, Dublin, IE**
20 – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, UK
21 – The Bodega Social Club, Nottingham, UK*
23 – The Joiners, Southampton, UK*
25 – Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate, UK*
26 – Scala, London, UK*
December
28 – 31 – Rhythm and Vines Festival, Gisborne, NZ
29 – 31 – Beyond The Valley Festival, Hesse, AU
29 – 31 – Lost Paradise Festival, Glenworth Valley, AU
* w/ Radio Free Alice
For more information on Sex Mask please check their instagram and website.