For fans of Birthday Party, Joy Division, The Fall. Newcastle, Australia post-punk quintet dust are fast cementing their status as one of the country's most singular and essential bands. Urgent, mesmeric, and arresting both on and off the stage, the collective has wasted no time in ensuring that their music and message reaches as far as it possibly can. Offering a contemporary take on Australian post-punk, along with elements of experimental jazz and electronic music, dust has curated a sound that is as dark, introspective, and angular as it is powerful and progressive.[info sheet from distr.]