This article has been a long time coming. I honestly can’t remember a single release that’s been pushed back as many times as “Vaccine,” the debut offering from Melbourne rock outfit Collegians. It’s been hanging around in my inbox since June. But two months since the time I first heard it, the band’s unleashing it on the public.
But it seems my wait is nothing compared to how long it really took to get to you. Collegians formed way back in 2014, signed a deal with Cultivator Records in 2015, and only just released a single now. That’s some gestation period! But is it worth the wait?
I think so. It’s sophisticated rock music, a little bit dark and brooding with killer vocals from British-born frontman Glenn Patrick. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does showcase a band of superb musicians coming together to make bloody good music.
Hopefully we’ll be hearing more from these guys really soon.