It’s a wet day in the North-East of England today with a yellow warning out for wind, so I am staying quietly at home tidying up and listening to music! On days like these…time to rock lol. It’s interesting, as a passing note, how we often criticize some of the impact the internet has had on music (mainly the business side), but a massive positive is how quickly we can listen to new releases from the other side of the world, and how quickly a magazine like ours gets to connect with musicians far away. My father, a huge music fan in the sixties and seventies, tells me how in his day you went to get any news on bands from the physical magazine in the shop, and new acts would get a small paragraph somewhere on page 10. It would be even harder if you then wanted to hear the band as you would have to get to a physical record store and order an import record at a high price. So, with that little reflection out of the way, on to this new band (well, new to me) who are from Australia. I will first share the press release and then have a listen.
“Delivering one of the most organically energised performances on the East Coast, Reckless Coast emerged from the underground Australian rock scene in the early 2020s. Their sonic persona of alt-adrenaline that ignites retro-rock-flair with modernity, has led them to support a dynamic range of acts, including: The Southern River Band, DICE and Press Club, and has attracted international features from Marshall Amplification (UK), Triple J (Australia) and Too Much Love (USA).
Based in Brisbane (Meanjin), QLD, the power trio comprises members hailing from various towns along the eastern Australian coastline: Lismore-born lead vocalist, guitarist and founding member Jaeden Ogston; Coffs Harbour–raised, UK-born India Raine on bass; and Sunshine Coast drummer Jono Frowd. After touring through the 2019 bushfire outbreak under a previous identity, the band reshaped and refined itself to become Reckless Coast. Built on a distinctive pub-rock tonality inherited from early days of touring dive bars, Reckless Coast developed a style that bridges the gap between contemporary alt/indie fans and the quintessential eras of rock.
Following a sold-out show for the iconic ‘TALK’ release, Reckless Coast continued to develop their dynamic repertoire with the releases of “Do You Want Me?” “Ambers” and “Gossip (official video at the end of this review),” earning features in Apple Music playlists, Too Much Love Mag (USA) and The Music (Australia).
Extensive touring of Australia’s east coast across these releases led the band to support acts such as Press Club, The Delta Riggs and, most notably, The Southern River Band on all QLD dates during the renowned Stan Qualen tour. Fuelled by these milestones, Reckless Coast released their debut EP, “Naked & Famous,” highlighted by the fan anthem “Burn Street.” The EP garnered national radio and press coverage from Triple J, The AU Review and Pedestrian, alongside international attention from The Bucket Playlist (Switzerland), York Calling (UK) and Zona Emergente (Mexico). During this same period, their single “Gossip” was revisited and featured by Marshall Amplification for its Shred Sunday series, adding further proof of a growing global enthusiasm for Reckless Coast’s distinctive rock persona. In the year following the ‘Naked & Famous’ EP, they supported DICE during their 2024 world tour, joined the lineup for the debut Australian run of Ashen Moon (co-founded by Garry Beers of INXS), and appeared at ‘Where We Belong Festival’ alongside Frenzal Rhomb.”
My Review:
I did say the band was new to me, but they are not a new band! I will touch on a couple of their earlier singles/tracks here, but I will note that with listening figures of 35k plus for some tracks this is a band who already have considerable traction.
“Addictions” is the new single and was released on September 17. It is a fast funky rock number with a killer chorus that is ideal for commercial rock radio. It is about not wanting to fall in love again, and it is delivered with a slick guitar sound, some throbbing riffs and rolling drums to build up the momentum.
The band say about the single: Press Quote on the single:
“Some people can’t stand the thought of being alone, rushing from one relationship to another the next without healing or self-reflection, which fuels an almost self-fulfilling prophecy. I wrote ‘Addictions’ after a three-year relationship ended, and I caught myself looking for something new at a time when I wasn’t emotionally ready.”
And when we asked them for a bit of extra info for us!
“Addictions is about being self-aware. Realising that sometimes being alone is exactly what you need before bringing other people into your life romantically.
Our music usually has this sense of euphoria in its energy that I believe classically comes from the golden eras of Rock ‘n’ Roll. This track sits aside from our others though because overall it has this industrial and almost ominous tonality at the forefront. The chorus still has that classic euphoric lift though, and I feel like that symbolises that spark of self awareness that this track focuses on.”
This is a feel good band, one of those acts who help chase away the daily worries of bills and news of wars and global disasters, they entertain!
I will also turn to two other tracks which grabbed my attention.
“Burn Street” came out in 2024 and it is absolutely born for radio play, driving through a lonely road with the sun setting somewhere on a distant horizon. It has a cool bass feel and the vocals have a built-in catchy beat. I liked it a lot, kind of anthemic and one to enjoy listening to, the backing harmony singing is great too.
“Ambers” is a strong arena rock style song that is pulled from a range of those classic rock bands from the past, yet with an energy that is 2025 all the way.
You can tell I enjoyed listening to this band, they chased away my stress over a car bill !
“Addictions” is sharp, radio-ready, and full of that raw adrenaline that makes you want to turn the volume all the way up. With tracks like these, the Brisbane trio are proving themselves impossible to ignore.
“Reckless Coast don’t just play rock—they make it feel necessary again.”
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By Anna-Louise Burgess