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We were shocked and excited to open up a box of new records this morning and see this Raging Head pop out! Very honoured to be one of the few select stores to stock the new solo LP from @tomlyngcoln, who you may know from his work over the last 2 decades with @thenationblue, @onlineharmony and Pale Heads. Following on from his 2018 solo debut "Doming Home", the cranium-themed material continues with a more full-band approach, enlisting the help of Jay Allen (The Kill / Mid Youth Crisis / Fuck I'm Dead) on drums and Cal Foley (The Stevens / The Blinds) on bass. Digitally released on August 14th but in the words of Tom himself - "F**k digital... sell em straight away!" - $32 a pop, limited to 250 hand-numbered copies. #tomlyngcoln #raginghead #dominghome #thenationblue #harmonyband #paleheads (at Beatdisc Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC-bm3nBjCF/?igshid=lxohccd79huc

Nation Blue streetpress interview, 2001

Dan McKay - The Nation Blue, 50 Million Clowns, mid 1990s. Photo by Tom Lyngcoln

Listen/purchase: Descend by The Nation Blue

Tom from the Nation Blue, Alex from the Sea Scouts, early 2000s, photo courtesy Tom Lyngcoln.

All aboard The Victoria Star for an afternoon of good friends and awesome live music out on Melbourne's Port Phillip bay! Presented by Poison City & Milk Records, the LOST AT SEA boat cruise is happening Sunday February 12th and features a stellar mix of bands live onboard the Victoria Star cruise ship. Headed up by beloved indie-punk trio CAMP COPE and noise-rock stalwarts THE NATION BLUE, the line-up also includes LOOSE TOOTH, OUCH MY FACE, THE DACIOS and TV HAZE. The cruise runs from 1:30pm - 6pm, departing from Dock 9, Central Pier (Docklands) and is a strictly 18+ event. TICKETS ON SALE WED DEC 7 at 10am via www.poisoncityestore.com

PLAYING TIMES - Weekender Fest - Saturday Night @ Corner Hotel. Very few tickets left for this show....last chance here: https://corner.ticketscout.com.au/gigs/5486

They’re back. And by no means are they doing things by halves. Melbourne's most fascinating noise-rock stalwarts THE NATION BLUE will release TWO new full length records:’Black’ and ‘Blue’ via Poison City Records on October 14. How did seven years slip by? Since the release of their ‘Rising Waters’ LP, Tom Lyngcoln, Matt Weston and Dan McKay were drawn inescapably back to The Nation Blue after several years pursuing individual creative, professional and personal endeavours and operating the band bi-annually. Musical detours have included Harmony, High Tension, Adalita's band, King Cannons and Pale Heads. Recorded live in a vast hall in regional Victoria with friend and producer Mike Deslandes over two summers, 'Black' & 'Blue's' 29 songs are an assured reunion, twenty years distant from the acts’ Tasmanian genesis. Listen to the new single 'Erectile Dysfunction' here: https://soundcloud.com/poisoncityrecords/the-nation-blue-erectile-dysfunction