Episode 42: My Friend Marcus Whale

From choirboy to heathen, Marcus Whale has become one of Sydney's most consistently interesting singers, songwriters and performers. He pops and locks with Collarbones, raves to the grave with Black Vanilla and leads a one-man army as a newly-minted solo artist - all the while delivering challenging, unique takes on electronically-tinged outsider music. During an afternoon of lawn bowls and live music at the Petersham Bowling Club's Bad Day Out back in January, Whale talks through his journey of post-rock forums, bad sax solos and the vision that lead to his debut solo album, Inland Sea.Marcus' debut single, My Captain, is out now. It can be streamed here: https://soundcloud.com/marcuswhale/my-captain-2Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Sad Grrrls Club. "The Bands Are Breaking Up" is a 14-track compilation put out by Sad Grrrls Club Records as recorded at the titular mini-festival in Newcastle back in January 2016. Featuring songs from Nathan Seeckts, Jamie Hay, Jen Buxton, Lucy Wilson and heaps more. Downloads are pay-what-you-wish, with all proceeds going to The Butterfly Foundation. Download your copy here: https://sadgrrrlsclub.bandcamp.com/album/the-bands-are-breaking-up-a-live-compilation Support also comes from Spit The Dummy Records. Spit The Dummy have just announced they will be releasing Treehouses' EP, Extended Family, on cassette. To stream the EP, click here: http://morethantape.com.au/2016/03/premiere-listen-to-treehouses-new-release-extended-family/ To pre-order the tape, click here: http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com/product/stdr004-treehouses-extended-family-tape Pre-orders for Suburban Haze's EP, It Will Never Happen, are also up now: http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com/product/stdr005-suburban-haze-it-will-never-happen-12 Support also comes from... YOU! For as little as one dollar a month, you can help keep this show online. Visit http://patreon.com/barbands for more information. Follow Marcus on Twitter: @marcuswhaleFollow the podcast on Twitter: @BarBandsPod Follow David on Twitter: @DJYwritesSupport David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoungSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.