Brisbane’s Major Leagues have released a string of accomplished sun-drenched singles since forming in Australia’s Sunshine State just over a year ago. After snaring support from all corners of the globe in 2013, the four-piece have now capped off a remarkable year with the release of their debut EP Weird Season.
Recorded with the assistance of producer Timothy Morrissey (The John Steel Singers) and sound engineers Sean Cook (Big Scary, Jeremy Neale) and Miro Mackie (Little Scout), Weird Season combines an array of influences that steep in 90's shoegaze and 60's garage-pop.
Major Leagues’ three debut singles – ‘Teen Mums’, ‘Endless Drain’ and ‘Silver Tides’ – have catapulted the four-piece into the global blog sphere in 2013, drawing praise from tastemakers in the USA, Canada, South America, Asia, Europe, South Africa, and the UK - where they have just picked up airplay on leading digital radio station Amazing Radio.
At home in Australia, ‘Endless Drain’ was named #10 in Mess & Noise’s Top Tracks of 2013 this week, after receiving nearly six-months of continuous rotation airplay from national broadcaster triple j. Australian community radio stations have already provided unwavering support for Weird Season, with all three singles from the record receiving airplay support from the likes of FBi, Radio Adelaide, 4ZZZ, RTR, RRR, SYN FM and 2SER.
The band have spent a majority of their time in 2013 on the road, performing alongside Captured Tracks signings Beach Fossils (USA) and Wild Nothing (USA), The Preatures, Violent Soho, Ball Park Music, and most recently throughout Australia alongside Jeremy Neale.
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4 Stars - Linda Marigliano, triple j
"Sun-kissed melodic garage loveliness. I really like when those hi-hats come in mid-way during that second verse, that shit's nice."
The Sound of Confusion, UK
"How this genre is the gift that keeps on giving is puzzling. We should be bored to tears by now, but 'Endless Drain' is just such an irresistible song that the end doesn't seem to be in sight.
We tried to hate this, but we can't. It's ace."
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