Trances, doppelgängers, impending doom, surveillance, romantic longing. The forthcoming album from Hobart 5-piece All Fires the Fire, Songs of the Silent Age, has its roots in the brief halcyon days of German cinema, which began shortly after the end of WWI, ended with the coming of sound, and was preoccupied with evil, the terrors of war, greed, alienation and the rise of totalitarianism.
The first single from Songs of the Silent Age, “Wild”, features the shambolic sparkling madness and pop of Postcard-era Glasgow bands, the crooning moodiness of Bowie’s Berlin records, while speaking about bloodlust, the crumbling of a familiar world and the emergence of something horrible and unhomely.
“Wild” will be launched in Hobart at The Commons as part of Open House Hobart, a festival that brings the city’s built environment into focus and promotes dialogues about the city’s future. The site for the band’s show is a building slated for demolition, and the All Fires the Fire set will be one of the last performances the building will host.
The “Wild” launch will happen 2pm, Saturday 11 November, 2017
Where: The Commons Hobart, 126 Bathurst St (cnr Bathurst and Watchorn Sts)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Bathurst+St+%26+Watchorn+St,+Hobart+TAS+7000
All Fires the Fire is:
Adam Ouston – vocals, synthesisers, guitar
Peter Ferguson – bass, guitar
Nina Bok – vocals, synthesisers
Adam-Carl D’Andrea – drums
Chris Wessing – guitar
All Fires The Fire
