Sunshine Coast rockers Hobo Magic have just dropped something we don’t quite see every day – a self-titled single – and it’s yet another ripper from the champions of groove.
While it all starts off quite dark and menacing, laced with wobbly, droning riffs and a slow but unrelenting stomp, it soon builds into a searing seven-minute epic.
In the band’s words, the track “pushes home a message of perseverance, passion, co-operation and positive change for anyone who is creative, and wishes to follow a path in life that is different than the social norm,” and, considering it’s named after them, that pretty much sums up the band themselves.
We last checked in with this mob late last year when they dropped the equally-huge ‘The World Today’ before heading out on a national tour, and they’ll be doing the same thing this time round, starting tonight at The Bangalow Bowls Club with The Badlands, and The Urban Chiefs.
The guys are fresh off a set at Brissy fest Mojo Burning where they played alongside some of the best blues, rock and stoner rock bands in the business, including QOTSA/Kyuss wild man Nick Oliveri, and they’ll soon be touring alongside another Kyuss member in Brant Bjork when he heads to Australia for a 14-date tour next month.
Give their new jam a listen, and if you like what they’re laying down, check out the tour dates below.
Hobo Magic Tour
Fri 07 April – Byron Bay @ Bangalow Bowls Club
Thu 20 April – Sydney @ Frankies Pizza By the Slice
Fri 21 April – Newcastle @ The Wicko
Sat 22 April – Wollongong @ Dicey Rileys
Thu 27 April – Brisbane @ Crowbar w Hydromedusa
Sat 29 April – Mackay @ Langfords Hotel
Sun 30 April – Bundaberg @ Globe Hotel
Fri 05 May – Melbourne @ Bendigo Hotel
Sat 06 May – Geelong @ Negative Waves Fest
Fri 12 May – Brisbane @ Crowbar w Brant Bjork
Sun 21 May – Hervey Bay Skate Park (AA)
Fri 26 May – Sunshine Coast @ Solbar
Fri 02 June – Nimbin Hotel
Sun 04 June – Gold Coast @ Miami Shark Bar
