New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The punk trio from Sydney, Australia known as the Escapes have released their second official album, "Blur." The album has been proudly published on the Mahooney independent record label without the support or direction of the corporate music industry. Driving, aggressive, and full of the original hardcore spirit, "Blur" by the Escapes demands that fans of rock music everywhere stand up and take notice.
The Escapes cite as main artistic influences the Mummies, Nobunny, Devo, the Stooges, the Sonics, the Strokes, the Saints, and the Missing Links. Fans of legendary groups such as these will immediately understand the classic sounds and styles the Escapes have put in their creative toolbox for building something unique in the 21st century.
Asked to describe the overall themes of their songs on "Blur," the Escapes write that "Each song has it's own little story. Some might be serious, some might be about love, or some might just be tongue-in-cheek."
The Escapes are Rodney, Alan and Rissole. Their current official bio describes them as originally formed by a failure to fill a time slot at a small indie music festival. After playing for the first time live and impromptu at the festival, the Escapes decided to continue their collaboration. The name comes from a previous project in which they had worked together, the Apes. The present name, "The Escapes," riffs on that.
Helping their decision to go on as the Escapes was a steady influx of gig offers stemming from their very first performance.
Their bio notes that their debut release dropped in 2010, and that "after several lazy years and lame arguments," they made their way back into the studio to record the present release of "Blur."
"They recorded their second album all in one day," reads their bio, "as that's all the time they wanted to spend with each other. It was recorded by Jason Whalley in his studio in Marrickville."
The Escapes are Rodney Todd (bass and vocals), Kristian "Rissole" Woodcroft (guitar and vocals) Alan Hislop (drums and vocals). Rodney has played/plays in bands such as the Mess Makers, the Unf-ckable and Key Out. Kristian has played in bands such as the Alohas and the Steak Lovers. Alan has played in bands such as the Interstellar Villains and the Moffs.
"Blur" by the Escapes is available from over 600 quality digital music stores online worldwide now.
