Black Wire Records

25/05/2025

THIS FRIDAY 30/5

Bract’s album Tree of Heaven is out. Joined by their neighbour, SCUM, they are taking root and spreading across the East Coast - consuming all they can and outcompeting more “desirable” noise acts.

May 30th they bloom on Gadigal Land at the Petersham Bowls Club - joined by CALIFORNIA GIRLS and DOUBLE DATE.

Doors 7:30
Presale $10
Door $15
18+

BWR-49 Bract - Tree of Heaven CS
BWR-45 Bract / BAYANG (tha bushranger) - Redbrickgothik LP (!!!)
Available Friday

BWR
2010-2025
XOX

02/04/2025

BRACT 'TREE OF HEAVEN' OUT NOW! CS 30/5 XOX

5 track album

15/10/2024

carb on carb are coming over for the very last time!
Get emo, shed some tears.
It's gonna be beautiful.

One more lap round Australasia ! Will be good to see you again before we go ! Links and tickets in bio

01/07/2024

Happy new Diploid day! XOX

25/05/2024

TONIGHT! Celebrating the historic court ruling allowing Cityrail employees to wear shorts at work (at least I think that is what's happened), our favourite Imbruglia-esque duo carb on carb are appearing at Dulwich Hill's Lazy Thinking with Veronicas-esque combo Sun Run, supported by Sondar!

Shorts welcome! Bit chilly but.
Solidaridad!
X

17/05/2024

CANBERRA / PARRAMATTA
TONITE / TMRW!

carb on carb 'Take Time' LP out now!
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LISTEN/OTHER DATES/INFO/BUY/STUFF
linktr.ee/carboncarb

16/05/2024

OUT NOW! carb on carb present 'TAKE TIME' LP!

Available at all the good record shops! On Tour now!
Auckland tonight! Canberra tmrw! Parramatta Sunday! Revolution Monday morning

Beautiful record from a beautiful band.
XOX

LISTEN/DATES/INFO/BUY/STUFF
linktr.ee/carboncarb

14/05/2024

Take Time listening party starts in 11 minutes!
Tune in for a good time.

XOX

Listening Party from Carb On Carb.

11/04/2024

OUT NOW! carb on carb 'I Know The End 2', 3rd single from 3rd LP 'Take Time'!

Carb on Carb are a product of many places. In the band’s lifetime they have been based in 4 cities and played in at least 70. Recorded at the now demolished Munki Studios in Wellington, the band’s first and self-titled album was “noisy and heartfelt, bridging the gap between 1990s emo bands like Rainer Maria and current counterparts like Waxahatchee” (Mess + Noise). Relentless touring won over fans across Australasia and the band temporarily relocated to Australia. This time away drew the band’s focus back to home with their celebrated second album For Ages; an extended love letter to NZ, with “soaring vocals, a guitar tone warm as a woollen blanket, mathy lead bits, ever changing dynamics and crash cymbals that wash over you like the ocean...as good an emo release as you will hear anywhere this year” (4ZZZ).

Their third album Take Time (out May 17th) on the other hand was written entirely at home and ruminates on time; looking forward and backward to triangulate the right place to be in the present. "Heart-swelling" (Undertheradar.co.nz) album opener 2009 began at the start, a song with "fuzzy guitars and an explosive chorus line" (Rolling Stone AU) about the unrestrained nights with friends on dark city streets that were a genesis of the band. This third single I Know The End 2, also the album closer, looks the other way and sees a rare appearance of drummer James on lead vocal. The spare verses lilt towards the eventual crusher of a chorus, considering possible ends and how to deal with them. Like a conversation with a good friend, I Know The End 2 is raw and embracing.

The album release tour will see the band visit 5 cities in each country and link up with old friends/new band Sun Run for 3 of the Australian dates.

7/05 Auckland Wine Cellar
18/05 Canberra Sideway*
19/05 Parramatta Pari*
23/05 Melbourne The Retreat
24/05 Newcastle The Oak Tighes Hill
25/05 Sydney Lazy Thinking*
07/06 Dunedin Yours
08/06 Christchurch Space Academy
14/06 Wellington Welsh Dragon
15/06 Palmerston North Snails

*with Sun Run

LISTEN/PRE-ORDER
carboncarb.bandcamp.com/album/take-time
PRE-ORDER LP
19thnervousbreakdown.com/product/carb-on-carb-take-time-lp-pre-order-out-17-5-24-/5153

XOX