“Is everyone alright? It’s good to be back.”
The answer to that open question from Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s frontman Brendan Huntley is, of course, “yes,” and absolutely. Sixteen years have passed since ECSR worked their homebaked brand of punk rock on Sydney crowds. That damned drought came to an end in spectacular fashion on Friday night, June 12, fittingly as Vivid Sydney 2026 entered its final stages.
ECSR are royalty in Australia’s underground scene, princes of independent, garage rock. Formed back in 2003 in the front room of a vinyl pressing plant in Highett, a suburb of Melbourne, the four-piece built a cult following, one that extends far beyond these shores. Half a decade later, ECSR had ascended the throne with Primary Colours, their second studio album, which would win the coveted Australian Music Prize for the best Aussie album of the year, regardless of sales or hype, and snagged an AIR Award for best independent hard rock/punk album. For the AIR Awards ceremony in 2008, at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel, they nailed a meaty mini-set for industry guests.
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Sightings of ECSR are uncommon. These lads are like rare birds.
