Adelaide five-piece The Max Headroom have released a new alternative-rock anthem, “Working.”
The track is a little rough around the edges, but that’s a part of its charm. I love the garage-rock grunginess of it. The imperfections in lead singer Ben Martin’s voice gives it a relatable honesty.
“The small place that’s mentioned can be anything that you can relate it to,” he explained. “It’s about leaving a place where you felt at home and having to leave certain people along with it.”
While the band has only been together since early last year, the bare bones of this track was actually conceived when the guitarist Marcus Kernahan and drummer Pat Kernahan were playing as a two-piece in 2015. Adding Ben’s lyrics and some extra bass and rhythm has helped bring the duo’s vision to life. It’s taken some time, but I think it’s been worth the wait.
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