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Critical acclaim for CHASING GHOSTS

’Summer’ on track to be one of the most powerful entries in their discography to date.” – Rolling Stone

“When it comes to addressing Indigenous affairs in the music scene, no one does it quite like Chasing Ghosts  frontman  Jimmy Kyle.” – Wall Of Sound

“Australia’s best new music for February…weaving English with his native tongue, and delivering a powerful punk song with sugary hooks and a thrilling momentum that belie the horrors of such a massacre” – The Guardian

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Today, Naarm Aboriginal lead indie punk band & NIMA nominated act (Best Emerging Talent) Chasing Ghosts, release their new single / video Amnesia Everbody. It’s the first piece of new music since the bands critically acclaimed EP Homelands, which received 4.5/5 stars from Rolling Stone Australia calling them “the band Australia needs right now.”

Produced by ARIA nominated producer Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Redhook, Yours Truly, Sleeping With Sirens) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Underoath), Amnesia Everybody sees Chasing Ghosts belting out a catchy up-tempo indie punk anthem with thought-provoking lyrics. 

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Front man Jimmy Kyle hails from Thungutti Country, and has emerged as one of Australia’s most important Indigenous songwriters in recent years.

Amnesia Everybody chooses to spotlight the ignorance of Australia’s historic treatment of its First Peoples, often in favour of a sanitised and more acceptable version of history. Yet, the statistics and the truth remain; as does the reality that continues to see Australia’s First Nations community blamed for their own decimation and current marginalisation. Yet, in Kyle’s impassioned delivery and open sense of songwriting, a vivid sense of resilience remains at its heart.

About the new single Jimmy Kyle states; “Anthropologist W.E.H. Stanner talked about “The Cult of Forgetfulness”, and “The Great Australian Silence” in reference to non-indigenous Australians and their failure to acknowledge not just the atrocities of our past, but in also choosing to not think about them at all. Instead, a different history arose in Australia – one of negative stereotypes that victim-blamed First Nations Peoples for our own marginalisation and systematic decimation.”

“This song references the stark realities and historical data of this country’s background; that 50% of Australian massacres that were led by colonial police and often murderous politicians…and yet it is these same perpetrators who have streets named in their honour, heritage listed graves, statues, electorates, towns, and cities; glorifying their names and misrepresenting their reputations for sanitised and palatable amended versions of history”

Chasing Ghosts today also announce a worldwide digital deal with Believe along with the Amnesia Everybody tour, which sees the band playing three headline shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Joining Chasing Ghosts on all dates is Naarm’s very own MUDRAT. Full tour details below. 

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LISTEN TO AMNESIA EVERYBODY

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DESTROY ALL LINES & DIAMOND CREATIVE PRESENTS

CHASING GHOSTS
AMNESIA EVERYBODY TOUR 2024

With Special Guest MUDRAT

October 10 – The Brightside, Meanjin / Brisbane – Tickets
October 11 – Bootleggers, Warrang / Sydney – Tickets
October 12 – Cherry Bar, Naarm / Melbourne – Tickets

Tickets On Sale Now

For More Information Visit www.destroyallines.com

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AMNPLIFY – DB