Polish Club

Polish Club is a rising ‘‘heavy soul’’ duo from Sydney, comprising two sweaty reprobates named Novak and John-Henry, both of whom have Polish roots. Novak sings and plays ‘‘beautifully brash’’ blues guitar, while John-Henry pounds away at the drums. ‘‘The loudest goddamn soul outfit you ever heard’’ reckons a reviewer at Aussie radio network 3JJJ. ‘‘Sydney’s Polish Club writes pop songs 50 years late and twice the speed. In any one of their numbers, which barely nip at the threeminute mark, the full-bodied howl of Motown’s finest frontmen is parsed through the garage-rock scuzz of Detroit.’’ Interview:

Grant Smithies.

We’ve been a band for about two and a half years now. My first job in music was volunteering at Sydney’s community radio station FBi Radio, back when guitars were still a thing and they played them on the radio heaps. I guess I should be grateful that rock isn’t being played any more because it makes us look like we’re doing something completely different, which is hilarious.

What is a song you remember from childhood?

I still remember every single lyric to every song on the Space Jam For better and for worse, no one cares. That thing you’re stressing about? No one cares. That time you said something stupid at that party to that person? No one cares. Lock-out laws destroying Sydney’s nightlife? No one cares. Australia doing nothing to combat climate change? No one cares. And so on. Bringing our music to more people, on record and live. We’re starting with NZ and hopefully we can take it to the US and the rest of the world sooner rather than later.