Psychedelic Porn Crumpets SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound

The time has come, friends. Just as the dust has settled on a huge album cycle for Perth's Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, the band are igniting their next one; this time in the form of the huge SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound.
 
The new album, the fourth studio effort from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, is a natural evolution and yet an exciting look ahead to the sorts of weird and wonderful soundscapes Jack McEwan and the band have been playing in during their time off road. At 14 tracks strong, SHYGA! is intense in its delivery - a trademark of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets' output - however in its songwriting and arrangement, the band presents their most refined and dynamic collection of music yet, landing them the coveted spot as Triple J Feature Album.

Featuring previously released singles 'Mundungus', 'Mr. Prism!', 'Tally-Ho' and 'Pukebox', SHYGA! is an album full of twists and turns. Written during an extended period of time off the road at home in Perth, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets' frontman and songwriter Jack McEwan found himself fully going back to the drawing board when it came to sonic inspiration. For a band who has spent the last few years pre-pandemic consistently touring internationally and through Australia, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets' off-cycle period was one that gave way to reflection and rejuvenation.
 
We hear this across songs like 'Sawfish Monktooth', 'Glitter Bug' and 'Mango Terrarium'; McEwan bounding through vintage guitar rock influences, blending them with his own unique vision for each track. "I wanted to evolve on a sound that's always felt playful and inviting, an upbeat mixture of fuzz tones and harmonies that nod towards The Beatles, but punch more like early Kings of Leon and Nirvana. A fast paced, high intensity record that journeys from warped acoustics, haunting strings, warm Melotron, to heavy guitar riffs that venture through a plethora of styles and forms, while still allowing the listener to breathe and treat the album as a whole piece." Jack McEwan, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
 
 For Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, creativity and production hasn't stopped in 2020 and 2021. Despite much of this year's tour plans being put on pause, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have used their time off road to continue preparing themselves for an eventual blistering return to stages around the world with a heavy-hitter of an album primed for the live space.
 

With singles 'Mr. Prism', 'Mundungus, 'Tally-Ho' and 'Pukebox' earning acclaim across Spotify, Apple Music, Triple J, BBC Radio One, Radio X and titles including NME, CLASH, The Line Of Best Fit and Rolling Stone Australia, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets'  signalled something special was building out on the West Coast; they were gearing up for something big. The creation of SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound, especially off the back of 2019's huge LP And Now For The Whatchamacallit, came together in a different environment for McEwan and the results speak to the band's evolution and McEwan's evolution as a songwriter.
 
"Hopefully the album translates well to the listener as I feel it's the work I'm most proud of, dynamically and production wise. The title reflects the madness, crazy midweek adventures, highs and physical lows of touring and I feel like it encompasses a sense of euphoria to say, SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound." Jack McEwan, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
 
SHYGA! The Sunlight mound is available in Standard Vinyl, Exclusive JB Hi Fi Vinyl (instore only, CD, Cassette Tape, Merch Bundles