{"product_id":"fancy-weapon-fancy-weapon-cd-t-shirt","title":"FANCY WEAPON 'Fancy Weapon' CD + T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** Please note - this is a preorder and will ship on\/ about June 19th **\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder bundle includes FANCY WEAPON CD and FANCY WEAPON Squid T-Shirt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoison City is thrilled to introduce \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFancy Weapon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e; a new Melbourne-based group featuring four musicians that have all spent decades in the rock n roll game \u0026amp; continue to leave indelible marks across the underground music landscape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unlikely band name and a most unlikely band. With a line up as unexpected as a ball of lightning, the band sees a cross-generational bunch of Melbourne music perennials - \u003cstrong\u003eMick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque, Bleak Squad)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJoel Silbersher (GOD, Hoss)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eClaire Birchall (Smoked Salmon, Paper Planes)\u003c\/strong\u003e - joined by recent transplant \u003cstrong\u003eGuy Maddison (Mudhoney bassist)\u003c\/strong\u003e, to make a singular brand of minimalist, incandescent guitar-heavy rock music, both timeless and refreshing in the current context.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe \"Melbourne music perennials\" thing is key here, even if Guy is a latecomer to the local scene. In a city of dedicated musicians, the Fancy Weapon people are dedicated. They're not kids, but they all still play in multiple bands. They all have always played in multiple bands. Music oozes from the pores of all four. Indeed, it pours from the ooze of Fancy Weapon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst playing out in early 2025, Fancy Weapon have a number of well-received local shows with the likes of The Double, The Beasts, Penny Ikinger and Toody Cole (Dead Moon\/ Pierced Arrows) behind them, and now, with their first album finished and ready for release, they are set to take on the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFancy Weapon’s self-titled first album was recorded in a single session at Finn Keane’s Head Gap studios in Preston in late 2024, about a week before the studio burned to the ground after a neighbouring business was criminally torched. Further mixing sessions were completed at another venue under the name Head Gap. The album was engineered by Finn Keane and produced by Finn and Fancy Weapon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe album reflects a self-assured and creative outfit bursting at the seams with ideas. Joel and Claire share lead vocals - Joel on more than half the songs, Claire on three of them, and they share a duet. The vocal melodies are ragged but beautiful as are their occasional harmonies. Joel and Mick share the guitars, and, as a cursory listen reveals, it is very much a classic guitar record. They are two very distinctive players, and their singular styles mesh spectacularly. Guy on bass and Claire on drums lay solid, powerful and always gripping and striking foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poison City","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":45867932156065,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":45867932188833,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":45867932221601,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large","offer_id":45867932254369,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XX-Large","offer_id":45867932287137,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/2689\/files\/PCR215CD_Tee_FancyWeapon.jpg?v=1774858605","url":"https:\/\/poisoncityestore.com\/products\/fancy-weapon-fancy-weapon-cd-t-shirt","provider":"POISON CITY RECORDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}