Joeys Coop is the combined musical muscle of some of Australia’s most seasoned independent musicians whose collective pedigree extends back to the late 1970s. Featuring the songwriting talents and playing of Brett Myers (guitarist of legendary Australian indie band Died Pretty) and Mark Roxburgh (singer of critically acclaimed ’80s indie band Decline of the Reptiles) the line-up is rounded out by ace bass wrangler Marc Lynch (from ’90s JJJ faves Glide) and Lloyd Gyi (drummer of choice for Perry Keyes and Dave Warner) on drums and vocals.
Joeys Coop draws on a wide palette of musical inspiration. If Keith Richards and Nico had a love- child whose god parents were Eno, Ron Asheton, Patti Smith and Chrissie Hynde and said love- child started a band then you’d get a vague idea of the ballpark Joeys Coop play in.
Service Station Flowers was the debut album from Joeys Coop, the band dubbed the indie supergroup. It tells tales of fractured family, loss, the oddities of 21st century life, the burdens of overleveraged real estate, mid life existential angst, memories of landscape lost and mediations on the lives of friends gone wrong. Service Station Flowers, produced/mixed by Wayne Connolly, was the first album of all new material by ARIA Award winner Brett Myers since 2007. Now we look forward to Lachlan Valley Dirt.
Fri March 4 | Link and Pin, Woy Woy
Sat Mar 26 | Moshpit, Newtown
Sat April 2 | Federal Hotel, Bellingen
Sat April 30 | Cave Inn, Brisbane
Sun May 8 | Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
Sun May 22 | Flow Bar, Old Bar (Near Taree)