The Thousands

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Townsville, the ‘unofficial capital’ of Northern Queensland, is better known for its cyclones and nearby coral reefs than for its world-class indie bands. But look what have we here… a jaunty outfit called The Middle East, who’ve spent the past year squirreling away at raising their profile – touring with hot fellows like Bill Callahan and Leader Cheater. Now the kids from way up north heft their pretty swag of harmonic goodness down south – to show us why theirs is a name we’ll get sick of hearing soon enough. – AM