Beloved Melbourne band The Huxton Creepers, who followed Sunnyboys and the Hoodoo Gurus out of the pubs and into the hearts of many young rock’n’roll and guitar-pop loving Australians in the ’80s, are back with their first new music since 1990. The single features ‘Opposites Attract’ and B side ‘Midnight TV’, two brand new songs written by original members Rob Craw, Matthew Eddy and Archie Law, with the addition of new guitarist and longtime friend Julian Matthews of the Stems.

Remarkably, the band has managed – arguably better than ever – to capture and distill everything that always made them great in these new recordings. Both tracks are simply glorious in their melody and perhaps being to mind classic mid-80s Chris Bailey-led Saints in their rich instrumental sound.

Of ‘Opposites Attract’, Rob Craw says, “Opposites was inspired by the song Save It For Later by the British Beat – its melody and feel. One of my favourite songs but in no way did I wish to just slavishly replicate it but rather just let it seep in as an almost a subconscious driver.

“Lyrically, I was reading about the myth of couples being attracted to their opposite and research had proven this as myth. I’m a big believer in factual truth and evidence based science. However, I just wanted to twist this back to the romantic notion. My wife’s a scientist and me……well let’s just say rationality is not my strong suit. ”

The B-side hearkens back to earlier influences. Says Matthew Eddy: “Stole the riff from New York Dolls’ ‘Lonely Planet Boy’ which morphed into a sort of driving hypnotic rhythm, the chorus a nice little tune with bending strings being played around a bushman’s C chord. The lyrics started as ‘Late night TV’ but Rob thought ‘Midnight TV’ sounded better and he was right, despite it very rarely actually happening these days. No mystery here, just musings on couch time. The middle 8 is a wig out to break things up, before settling back into that driving thing from Arch and Matt. A great vocal from Rob, and Jules’ fantastic noodling over everything tops it off nicely. It was recorded with a fade out in mind but nobody wanted it to end so you get to hear it right to the last note.”

‘Opposites Attract’ is available for presale now on limited edition (100 only) opaque red 7 inch vinyl, black 7 inch vinyl and digitally.  It will be released on 23 July 2026.