James Brook (Naarm) "Yandoit" album tour

Folk punk, fire and pure feeling: James Brook tours new album ”Yandoit” this autumn.

Folk punk activist James Brook is hitting Australian stages this autumn, backed by guitarist LROY for a charged double act.
James Brook is no stranger to the road; he’s toured extensively across Europe and Australia, released 11 albums and four EPs, and fronted bands including Boarding Party, Skreechtramps and European punk outfit Ecowar. He’s also a member of folk punk collective The Currency.
His latest solo album, Yandoit, represents his most polished and mature work yet, blending folk, Australiana and edgy alternative politics into something that’s equal parts heartfelt and confrontational.
Yandoit takes its name from a Dja Dja Wurrung word meaning travel, and the record earns that title.
Written across some of the world’s most intense landscapes; war-torn Ukraine, Africa, Peru during pandemic lockdown, and grounded during quieter stretches in the bush around Castlemaine, the album moves between political anthems and more sensitive folk moods, exploring Australian history and the kind of deeper emotions that life on the edge tends to surface.
This autumn, Brook brings it all live, with LROY’s moody electric guitar crunch adding extra weight to the show.
Joining Brook at the Banshees show are two support acts worth arriving early for.
Zoe Zac brings her vamp art punk sound down from Tasmania, having recorded and released albums across South East Asia, Cambodia and Hong Kong; expect catchy, grunge-inspired guitar-driven songs with a gothic edge. 
Also on the bill is Meanjin local, Fraser Lyons playing his Dark Gothic Blues It’s a big night with a lot of heart, political, personal and packed with personality.

(This article was co written with Beat Magazine, Naarm.)