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Australian punk trio are pretty angry, but nuanced with it
A self-released 2017 debut, Say What You Mean, caused ripples in feminist punk three-piece Cable Ties’ native Australia, thanks in large part to the title track’s furious broadside against late-stage capitalism, specifically the way it reduces people to commodities. It also brought them to the attention of Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance, who signed them to their label, Merge, for the follow-up, Far Enough.
The switch to such a renowned label coincides with a more nuanced approach to their songwriting. As singer/guitarist Jenny McKechnie explains: “I’m no longer righteously angry, looking out and shouting at the world. I’m looking at myself, and sometimes I don’t like what I see.”