Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band
“The band is just the right amount of sleazy and swampy, while Tex doesn't attempt to mimic the vocal of the original, sounding precisely as you'd expect Tex Perkins to sound. We wouldn't have it any other way.” - Dan Condon, Double J
Long-time collaborators and ARIA-award winners Tex Perkins and Matt Walker put the wheels in motion on the first Fat Rubber Band album after finding common cause listening to the great guitarist Link Wray.
Inspired by the ‘fire and brimstone’ of Wray’s country funk sound, Perkins and Walker began sculpting swampy blues laced with ample amounts of distortion in Walker’s studio in the Dandenong Ranges.
With the help of bassist Steve Hadley, drummer Roger Bergodaz and percussionist Evan Richards, Perkins and Walker introduced this new sound with the first single off the album “Danger Has Been Kind”. The single was premiered and added to rotation on Double J.
Followed up by the twang of the album’s second single “Place in the Sun”, you’ll hear Perkins’ signature gravelly baritone vocals with beautiful harmonies from Walker and co throughout. These breathtaking harmonies continue on focus track “For A Love Long Gone” which sees mandolins and bouzoukis meet fuzz guitar, a collision deliberately emphasised by the Perkins and Walker.
Nominated for The 17th SoundMerch Australian Music Prize and 2022 AIR Independent Music Awards, and supported by Double J, ABC Country, Rhythms Magazine, Stack Magazine and The Music, Tex Perkins and Matt Walker have delivered “a sturdy, swampy treat that showcases some superb songwriting.” – Jeff Jenkins
The debut album from Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band is available for streaming here.
Vinyl and CD can be purchased on Tex Perkins’ website here.