SHADY NASTY

THEY ARE

A trio of terror from Sydney whose eccentric and experimental fusion of punk, hip-hop, industrial metal, jazz, math-rock, emo and shoegaze makes them impossible to define succinctly. They left us with our jaws properly unhinged at BIGSOUND last year, and with good reason – Shady Nasty are completely one-of-a-kind, and pretty goddamn great at what they do with their combined talents. THEY SOUND LIKE

A total clusterf***, in all the best possible ways. If you’ve ever had to pull an overnight study sesh for a uni exam on a topic you had no bloody clue about, you’ll know that truly unique feeling of existential dread. Shady Nasty take that dread and spin it into musical masochism. Addictive as hell. YOU’LL DIG THEM IF YOU LIKE

Superego, Death Grips and Ministry. If you’re the type to start your day with a can of V or always fantasise about ripping doughnuts at that roundabout down the street, Shady Nasty are the band for you. YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT

The mind-melting new EP BadPosture, which dropped like an atom bomb on us at the end of February. It’s four tracks long and barely scrapes the 15-minute mark, and yet it’s a powerful platter of everything Shady Nasty have to offer – from the raw, to the melancholic, to the downright intense. Give it a spin, and then catch the band in the flesh. It’s onstage that they truly shine, and there’s a good chance you’ll leave their set a changed person.