The Thousands

Frozen Ocean make Australian music. I’m not talking about no ‘once a jolly jumbuck camped by a billabong’ bullsh*t here but rather I’m talking about the general no nonsense way P-Bibbs and Mackay go about making their sounds/noises (‘Snoises).

First of all, they’re a two-piece which, in ditching the bassist, ties into Australia’s hate of freeloaders and let’s face it, if you look up ‘freeloader’ in the dictionary you’ll probably see a picture of Adam Clayton or Guy Berryman. ‘Who are they?’ you ask, ‘exactly’ is my answer. Secondly you won’t find any of that love nonsense anywhere on ‘Snoises because Peter Muthafu*kin Bibby is too busy talking about important, blokey stuff like the refreshing power of cordial, Dianella or a general lack of biscuits in his immediate vicinity. Thirdly, it’s just the vibe of the thing; honest, full of larrikinism but never far from a violent eruption – a bit like Barnesy’s archetypal ‘working class man’ except you know, bearable.