THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “All Her Plans, the third album from Melbourne, Australia’s Cable Ties, finds the trio of Jenny McKechnie, Shauna Boyle and Nick Brown at their punchiest and most assured. The ferocious, kraut-influenced blend of post-punk and garage-rock of their Merge debut Far Enough remains, but McKechnie’s lyrics invite the listener closer than ever before.
The urgency and fury that have marked Cable Ties’ output thus far is more nuanced on All Her Plans. The unfettered rage of their calls to action endures tackling subjects like broken mental healthcare systems and the burden of familial care that is largely placed on women while holding space for gratitude, love, and acceptance. All Her Plans is a breakthrough moment for Cable Ties. It is the sound of a group that is exhilarated to be making music together again, both a celebration of their resilience and a massive step forward into a future they can finally claim as their own.
Cable Ties are a fierce, tense rock ’n’ roll trio. They take the three-minute punk burner and stretch it past breaking point to deliver smouldering feminist anthems. Post-punk and garage rock hammered together by a relentless rhythmic pulse. McKechnie channels her struggles into songs that resonate deeply, giving voice to feelings often buried in modern life. Boyle and Brown are a rhythm section anchored in Stooges primitivism — relentlessly hammering out a bedrock for McKechnie’s guitar pyrotechnics and vocal wallop. Three friends summoning a rhythmic tide to deliver anthems that turn latent anxieties into a rallying cry.
Cable Ties have toured Europe three times, supporting Tropical Fuck Storm, Amyl and the Sniffers and OFF! In their home country, Cable Ties have been awarded Australia’s Music Victoria Award (Far Enough won Best Rock/Punk Album in 2020), National Live Music Award (2017) and Corner Music Award (2017).”
