These New South Whales share ‘BIG MACHINE’ + announce end of What A Great Punk: Season 1 with 500th episode live podcast tour
PRAISE FOR These New South Whales
“TNSW LP”
“TNSW LP”
“Very rowdy, enjoyable punk rock”
“A fairly unique prospect: an Australian rock band with lore”
“Such a continuously impressive act. Wonderful Aus Punk destined for global success. Only a matter of time for These New South Wales”
“No one’s doing things quite like These New South Whales”
“Absolutely irresistible blasts of insistent, art-punk brilliance”
“It's not even funny how comprehensively they kick the ass of most other contemporary punk-leaning ensembles”
“Effortlessly tapping into the zeitgeist with political allegiances worn on the chest, hyper-animated choruses, charged grunts and an unmissable pop punk influence”
“TNSW is a relentlessly dark album that could be heavy going for those seeking something with a sunnier aspect, and catharsis for those who... are feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders”
THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES
GODSPEED LP
out Nov 28 via ADA
PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER HERE
GODSPEED TRACKLIST
INTRO
INSTINCT
MISS HER
R.I.P. ME
BIG MACHINE
NOBODY LISTENS
PIG
BIRDBRAIN
BE WHAT YOU WANNA BE
ECSTACY
GODSPEED
‘BIG MACHINE‘ is out now, buy/stream it here.
These New South Whales drop their latest single ‘BIG MACHINE’ today, ahead of their forthcoming LP, GODSPEED, out Nov 28. LISTEN TO BIG MACHINE HERE + WATCH HERE + PRE-SAVE LP HERE.
An anthem that both embraces and mocks the world of rock ‘n’ roll, ‘BIG MACHINE’ sees the band pounce into arena territory. “Sometimes you gotta go big,” says Jamie Timony. “This is one of those times.”
The news comes as the band prepare to mark 500 episodes of their cult podcast, What A Great Punk, with a string of live pods in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. The tour celebrates the end of the podcast’s first season and takes place on the final weekend of November, coinciding with the release of the keenly anticipated LP, GODSPEED. BUY PODCAST TOUR TIX HERE.
After half a decade shooting the shit with guests such as Sycco, Mallrat, Aaron Chen, The Cure, Viagra Boys, Tame Impala, Geese, Amyl and The Sniffers and many more, plus a sold-out run at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the podcast will take a hard-earned break.
“Well, as famous rocker Julian Casablancas once said, ‘IS THIS IT?’ In this case, I must confess… it is. It is it: It’s the WHAT A GREAT PUNK—500th episode—Season 1 Finale celebration tour. That’s right, gang. For now, it’s goodbye to our beloved podcast. It’s been a wild and wonderful ride, but only two things are true in life: All good things must come to an end, and you gotta pay your taxes.”
These New South Whales’ fourth album is a refinement rather than a reinvention, with the shape of GODSPEED already forming in singles ‘GODSPEED’, ‘INSTINCT‘ and ‘MISS HER’, the latter currently playlisted and spinning daily on triple j. The GODSPEED era has also been co-signed by Kerrang!, Clash, The Line Of Best Fit, Rolling Stone, 10 Magazine, Life Without Andy, and has won Spotify playlisting on All New Punk (US), All New Rock (FR), The Rock List (UK), New Noise (US), Rock Out, Local Noise and more.
In celebration of the album release next month, These New South Whales have partnered with Fender to give away one Gretsch® Streamliner™ Jet™ 1 Pickup with Laurel Fingerboard in Vintage White, signed by each member. To enter the competition, pre-order your copy of GODSPEED at tnsw.co/preorder.
As personal as it is politically charged, galvanising, and a damn good time, on GODSPEED, These New South Whales push back. There’s defiance in the face of doubt, a refusal to be shaped by outside expectations. It’s not about surrendering to the chaos anymore – it’s about cutting through it. TNSW have always balanced tension with humour, and that dynamic is still at play on GODSPEED, but this time, there’s a clarity in the voice, a rejection of bullshit, a sense of recklessness and an insistence on trusting instinct over influence. Switched on and sick of it all, the album is a reminder that salvation has no blueprint. Trust yourself and see.
The Melbourne foursome of Jamie Timony (vocals), Todd Andrews (guitar), Will Shepherd (bass), and Frank Sweet (drums) have honed their blend of undeniable artistry and self-effacing comedy to runaway success across multiple disciplines. As a serious post-punk force they’ve sold out headline shows from Sydney to London, UK, and shared stages with Shame, Soft Play, and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes. A reissue of their debut You Work For Us (2017) hit #6 on the ARIA Australian Vinyl Charts and #1 on the ARIA IndieCharts, while their follow-up, I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do (2019) was nominated for the Australian Music Prize. Their third album TNSW (2022), retained their dry sensibilities but put any notion of parody to bed. It debuted at #9 on the ARIA Album Charts, #4 on the ARIA Vinyl Charts, and was nominated for ‘Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album’ at the 2023 ARIA Awards and saw them grace triple j’s seminal Like A Version segment.
Their cult mockumentary TV series These New South Whales was born from a historic deal with Comedy Central in 2018 that made them the first-ever Australian band to develop their own TV series and license it to a cable television network. Executive produced by Roger O’Donnell of The Cure, Jeffrey Walker (Modern Family) and Laura Waters (We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High), it featured cameos from The Cure, Jimmy Barnes, Dune Rats, Daniel Johns, Phoebe Tonkin and more. They returned in late 2020 with another comedy series – TNSW Tonight! – in which the band lands their own talk show but, naturally, subvert the format with a string of awkward and stunted interviews that spawned viral moments aplenty on YouTube and TikTok. While the group have always had a knack for balancing harsh reality with comic relief, there remains a distinct separation between These New South Whales’ comedy and their music. As a band in conversation with a continually shifting hellscape, whatever comes next is anyone’s guess, but right now TNSW is firing on all cylinders. Whether it’s as a band, podcasters, or on-screen personalities, TNSW have always established their own lane and succeeded on their own terms.
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