Native Cats 7" Single Launch

The Native Cats launch their new 7" single with a show at Altar with special guests Chamberwoman and Woolworths\\Flushot.

Out now on Rough Skies Records: a 7” with two new songs from Nipaluna/Hobart post-punk lifers the Native Cats. Two ways forward, two ways of looking back. “Aces Low” is something of an outlier in the duo’s repertoire, a sultry, reflective number, a song for lovers and for anyone trying to love their own life and lore against strong odds. “Lose Count” may not be a devil but it does sit on the opposing shoulder. Time depicted as a whirlwind of disappearance and negation. Both songs can be given a platform, both songs can be true.

The Native Cats formed around 2007. Julian (bass) had been recording some four track instrumentals and suggested to Chloe Escott, who was primarily a solo artist, that it could be interesting to collaborate on these ideas. They played their first show in January 2008, eschewing a lot of the live instrumentation of previous ventures, stripping it down to vocals, melodica, bass guitar and a rhythmic/synthy backing track, which was then replaced by various drum machines and most importantly, a Nintendo DS with a Korg MS-10 synth emulator, powerful and diverse sounds that could be carried in a hoodie pocket.

“Aces Low / Lose Count” is the fifth seven inch by the band. Recorded by Zac Blain (A.Swayze & the Ghosts, who also drums on the record) at Julian’s home in West Hobart over a weekend in Autumn 2025. The artwork for the record is by New York artist Bachelor Soft, who previously did the design for the “The Way On Is The Way Off” LP & the band’s first ever t-shirt.

This is their tenth release, their first since the album “The Way On Is The Way Off” came out in November 2023 on legendary independent label Chapter Music. The record was album of the week on RRR, 2SER & Edge Radio.

“Hobart duo The Native Cats are one of Australia’s most wonderful post-punk bands, putting out record after brilliant record. Their fifth full-length album, ‘The Way On is the Way Off’, may be their best - a perfect blend of sneering petulance, janky but tender piano numbers, and urgent, tightly wound bass.” Isabella Trimboli - The Guardian

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