John Sharkey III - Shoot Out The Cameras LP Vinyl Record

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Mistletone Records
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John Sharkey III - Shoot Out The Cameras LP Vinyl Record

Written and recorded amidst the devastating bushfires which ravaged his adopted hometown Canberra, just before the wave of pandemic broke, "Shoot Out The Cameras" reveals Sharkey to be a master craftsman; honing in on the existential dread of living in a burning world, and the imperative to find beauty in what remains. Perhaps best known as the creative force behind confrontational noise-punk band Clockcleaner, which erupted from the fertile soil of Philly's DIY scene in the 00s, Sharkey's solid underground creds include hardcore/punk bands such as 9 Shocks Terror and more recently, literate indie-rock explorations as Puerto Rico Flowers and Dark Blue.

Holed up in a small studio on Queanbeyan's industrial estate, Sharkey and Craft captured "Shoot Out The Cameras" in two marathon sessions. Beautifully recorded, the starkness of Sharkey's lyrical imagery and pit-of-the-stomach emotions are honoured with nothing more than guitar and voice, and, on the album's closer, the glisten of Philly homie Mary Lattimore's harp. The result is an album of searing emotional depth, which faces the onslaught of disaster unflinchingly, with the hope and determination that families and communities must muster to pull through the personal and collective nightmares we all face. Sharkey remains a staunch optimist, his love for his adopted Australia only strengthened by watching it burn.

Pressed on Classic Black Vinyl

 

TRACKLISTING

Side A:

  1. Shoot Out The Red Light Cameras
  2. I Found Everyone This Way
  3. Death Is All Around
  4. Tell Me Tell Me
  5. Picking Roses

Side B:

  1. Shooting Out The Speed Cameras
  2. Pain Dance
  3. You Don't Have To Leave Me Flowers
  4. Show Me The Way Through The Valley
 
 

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