REDHOOK RELEASE SCORCHING DEBUT ALBUM

‘POSTCARD FROM A LIVING HELL’

+ La La Las Wollongong Included In Tour Dates

April 22, 2023

Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock shapeshifters RedHook have just unleashed their long-anticipated debut album ‘Postcard From A Living Hell‘ – produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly) in collaboration with band member Craig Wilkinson, and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore).

‘Postcard From A Living Hell’ is eleven charismatic, hook-laden tracks forged in RedHook’s particle collider of sonic influences, smashing together elements of metalcore, pop-punk, nu-metal, alt-rock, and classic metal with trap, EDM and pop. The LP is stacked with radio singles, including the femme-powered, EDM-inflected breakup anthem ‘Imposter‘ feat. Yours Truly, saxophone-powered pop-punk self-roast ‘Soju‘ feat. Sly Withers, and the self-produced one-two punch of diabolical emo-meets-drum and bass banger ‘Low Budget Horror‘ and incendiary anti-misogyny manifesto’SAY‘.

Focus track ‘Postcard Xo‘ opens the LP, taking us “down that rabbit hole” into a nightmarish hellscape of trauma and self-sabotage. Written as a letter from rock bottom where vocalist Emmy Mack ruminates on struggles with depression and intrusive thoughts of self-harm, the song is also RedHook’s boldest and wackiest musical composition to date. “‘Postcard Xo’ is a pretty dark song, both musically and thematically,” says Emmy. “It’s about finding yourself back in the familiar landscape of rock bottom after a string of preventable fuck-ups, wrestling with feelings of guilt, shame and worthlessness, and wishing the worst for yourself – because that’s exactly what you feel like you deserve.”

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From the sucker-punching hard rock of ‘The Critic‘, to the chaotic rap-fuelled metalcore of ‘Psych Vs. Psych‘, to the darker synth-pop deviance of ‘An Intervention‘ and the heartfelt alt-rock balladry of ‘Inarticulate‘ feat. The Faim, ‘Postcard From A Living Hell’ is a unique and expansive body of work that showcases the full spectrum of RedHook’s colourful musical multiverse. Emmy’s superlative bravery in the fan-resonant ‘Jabberwocky‘ is complimented by the savagery of breakbeat rave monster ‘Off With Your Head‘, as the album hits out against injustice and our most persuasive demons while expressing a slew of relatable ordeals that make life feel like a living hell.

RedHook are set to embark on their biggest national headline tour yet, presented by triple j. The band will be visiting fans across eleven regional and metro cities in May, with support from Bad/Love, Belle Haven and Grenade Jumper. Tickets available HERE. Following this, the band will head to the UK and Europe to support luminaires Stand Atlantic across seven dates in June.

Previous singles ‘Imposter’ feat. Yours Truly, ‘Soju’ feat. Sly Withers, ‘SAY’ and ‘Jabberwocky’ were all added to full rotation on triple j, and have received immense support from the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, BBC Radio 1 (UK), Kerrang! (UK), triple j Unearthed, NME, Hysteria Magazine, Kill Your Stereo, MANIACS and Wall of Sound.

In 2022, RedHook completed a 28-date regional Australian tour as main support for metalcore titans In Hearts Wake. They also made their celebrated return to Australia’s Good Things Festival, becoming the first band ever to grace the lineup twice, going from Eora/Sydney openers in 2018 to national Stage 5 headliners in 2022. The band also made their critically acclaimed debuts at Australia’s Groovin the Moo and UNIFY Gathering festivals, and two of the biggest heavy music festivals on the planet, Germany’s Rock am Ring and Rock im Park; a feat few Australian bands can claim.

‘Postcard From A Living Hell’ is available worldwide now

‘POSTCARD FROM A LIVING HELL’ TOUR 2023 Dates

With special guests
Bad/Love, Belle Haven and Grenade Jumper

Tickets available via www.weareredhook.com

*Supporting Stand Atlantic

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