Ausmuteants’ and Alien Nosejob’s Jake Robertson recently provided us with a list of his favorite Australian punk singles and comic books, which you can find below. The Ausmuteants’ first album, Amusements, was met with international acclaim following its release in 2013 and drew comparisons with some of the early work of Devo as a result of the band’s use of synthesizers and Robertson’s seamless ability to craft memorable pop hooks. In addition to their first full length album, we strongly recommend checking out the Ausmuteants’ subsequent releases Order of Operation (2014) and Band of the Future (2016) (see videos below). Recently, Robertson has released several solo projects in the same vein as Ausmuteants under the moniker Alien Nosejob, including 2018’s full-length Various Fads & Technological Achievements via Anti Fade Records.
For more information on any of the below albums or comic books, feel free to click on the associated image (via Amazon).
FAVORITE AUSTRALIAN PUNK SINGLES
Psycho Surgeons – Horizontal Action/Wild Weekend
British Jets – Another Day in the City/No News
Flying Calvittos – Goodbye You Spaghetti Punks EP
The Victims – No Thanks to the Human Turd EP
The Vacant Lot – Living Underground
Razar – stamp out disco / task force (undercover cops) 45 rpm single
Plastic EP and The Records – Forget All I Said/Secret Love
The Chosen Few – Do the Manic EP
Young Identities – New Trends EP
Seems Twice – Non Plussed
Thought Criminals – Hilton Bomber
World War XXIV – Azaria
Tactics – Long Weekend LP
Section Urbane – The Final Program
FAVORITE COMIC BOOKS
Dan Clowes – Eightball
Peter Bagge – Hate
Robert Crumb – ZYX Comics
Ivan Brunetti – Schizo
Nathan Ward – Warp Wish
Sam Wallman – Australia’s Dark Vision of the World
Again, if you are unfamiliar with any of Jake’s music, we strongly recommend checking out the following:
