Concrete Playground presents The Scare

Overview

The Scare inhabit a truly jaunty world of post-punk swagger. Their debut Chivalry and its scuzzed-out, big-haired, big-guitared rock was largely ignored by their brothers and sisters here in Australia. They didn't take it to heart; instead, they pissed off to the UK where they ate baked beans for a solid chunk of the last few years and built a following by playing club shows and festivals.

They gave Australia another chance with Oozevoodoo, their second album — even enlisting our favourite Novacastra-vegan son Daniel Johns to produce it. This time around they stripped back the distortion and slowed things down to a danceable groove, working the angles into more, ahem, angular angles featuring biting guitars and wirey bass fighting it out underneath singer Kiss' attention-demanding vocals. Their new sonic approach took some cues from the Rapture and LCD Soundsystem, whilst also nodding their hat to Gang of Four and even a bit of early INXS (think 'Just Keep Walking').

It worked. Radio has picked up the album and the band have been relishing in the attention, performing at every big festival including a much-coveted rock spot on the Big Day Out. They have decided to stay true to the album format and are performing Oozevoodoo in its entirety over two nights at Spectrum.

To win one of four double passes to see The Scare play in Sydney, email hello@concreteplayground.com.au with 'Scare' in the subject line and a few words on why you want to go.