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Legendary Sydney band Crow, who were feted by Juice magazine when they emerged in the early ’90s as “the best band in Australia since the Birthday Party”, have released a new single “You Can’t Turn Away” ahead of their first album in over 15 years, entitled Hold Sway, on Cheersquad Records & Tapes.

Crow comprises songwriters Peter Fenton and Peter Archer on guitar and vocals, with bassist Jim Woff, and Andy Marks on drums.

The band’s angular, lyrical and volcanic soundscape has attracted widespread audience recognition and profound critical acclaim.

Crow’s debut release, My Kind of Pain (1992) engineered by the legendary Steve Albini, turned heads internationally, seeing Crow guesting for acts like Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, the Breeders, Pavement, Sebadoh, Nick Cave, You Am I, and the Verlaines.

The band’s creative verve deepened with subsequent releases, Li-lo-ing (1995) and Play with Love (1998). A hiatus was broken in 2010 with the long player, Arcane.

A 2024 reunion of the Li-lo-ing era line-up sparked a creative renewal, with the band simultaneously returning to its roots and navigating fresh terrain with a new recording.

The band’s upcoming release and live performances promise something new and something rediscovered, combined to create a soundtrack for the subconscious and ruminations on the unspoken.

Veering wildly from skewered rock and roll to soulful ballads, invite Crow into your ears and fly.