In the case of debut albums (which is the case here) a band’s biography is almost irrelevant. After all, in the early days, how much of a story is there to tell? A band’s debut album is their story... and albums speak for themselves.

So what is there to say about Sons Of Rico in their biography that their debut album doesn’t already cover?

With full credit to the album: nothing.

Really, this is all just about heading to the MySpace page, pressing Play and finding out for yourself who Sons Of Rico are and what their first single, This Madness, can tell you about them and their forthcoming album - Reactions.

Varied and incredibly dynamic, Reactions is both its own voice and the voice of its artist: the creative team of singer/guitarist Alex MacRae and drummer Adam Weston. Weston you may already know from his other creative outlet – the highly accomplished Birds Of Tokyo – though MacRae, literally and figuratively, is an entirely new voice in Australian music.

On stage, and to significantly favourable reviews, this line-up expands to include guitarist Glenn Sarangapany, bassist Rob Stephens and keyboardist Brett Murray – some of the most respected players in the band’s hometown of Perth.

Captured masterfully by renowned engineer Dave Parkin (Sugar Army, Jebediah); Reactions is the first significant artistic statement to come from this creative partnership, whose most explorative and sculpted work has now been translated from the stage to the studio in spectacular fashion.

So for now the water-like glide of the first single This Madness provides an upbeat introduction to Sons Of Rico and a tantalising taste of what Reactions is to bring...


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