The Living End

Author: Unknown

The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Dew Process

Yeah, it’s still identifiable. The social commentary still in place and a chorus which will see tinnies-a-raised in a thousand festival crushes, but something’s different. Further research discovers it’s cowritten with various of the somewhat likeminded Hold Steady and produced and fiddled with by big name American producers. Chris Cheney’s voice seems a little auto-tuned and everything else sounds a little too ‘right’ as well. Only turds need to be polished this much and the Living End were always a bit better than that.

Singled Out

Author: Clem Bastow

THE LIVING END
THE END IS JUST THE BEGINNING REPEATING
Dew Process

There are some bands that I find myself mildly amused to discover are still functioning these days – which was precisely the response I had to this single, which finds Chris Cheney sounding suspiciously AutoTuned over a fairly generic-sounding commercial rock spin on The Clash’s template (and slightly confusing hints of Klezma, though they may be unintentional and more to do with my current mental state). I wonder what those righteous young Prisoner Of Society lads would think of this?

The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating

Author: Unknown

There’s a political message in the new track from the old men of Australian popabilly The Living End, it’s just not very clear what that is. There’s a lot of vague kind of references about mobilising the disgruntled masses, but for what? No idea. Anyway, the song itself is classic material from the group with a singalong chorus and that big punchy drum thing happening. The recording itself sounds like a million bucks, which is probably how much it cost to make considering the big industry guns that were brought on board to produce and mix it. Fans of the band will no doubt be very excited about the new album of the same title after this teaser.