THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Crime In Australia follows 2022’s The Real Work, the first Party Dozen record that (some) people were actually waiting for.
It was also the one that Nick Cave sang on; the one that had a track Billy Woods jumped on for a rework; the one that took them to the U.S.A., Europe (twice), Japan, China and New Zealand; the one that saw Party Dozen hook up with a cool American label; the one that inspired multiple outlets to declare it their album of the day / week / epoch / whatever; and the one that made KEXP invite the band in for a live session, and made Sub Pop add them to their hallowed Singles Club.
To put it another (much shorter) way: The Real Work was not the first Party Dozen record, but it was in many ways where Party Dozen — the duo of saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and percussionist Jonathan Boulet — really started to put it all together. Crime In Australia continues to build on their foundation, and elevates their ascent with a slew of new songs that are simultaneously more focused and more feral than anything they’ve ever done. Across its 10 tracks, Crime In Australia showcases a partnership absolutely unafraid to explore their “many dumb ideas” — and as a result going places that are thrilling, visceral, face-melting, surprisingly danceable, and frequently ridiculous (often all at the same time).”
