WavyLand proudly presents the debut Australia tour for Hardcore Punk band Show Me The Body. Hailing from New York, Show Me the Body’s abrasive style draws from Hip-Hop, Sludge metal and Noise music. Considered as one of the most exciting young bands around, they’ve taken hardcore in their own direction amassing a huge cult following and community in the process .
Advocates for genuine community, Show Me The Body formed ‘Corpus’, alongside the release of their album ‘Corpus I’. Built on community, mutual respect, direct action and solidarity, Corpus encapsulates, “empowerment and becoming free.” Known for attracting a diverse audience, Show Me The Body prioritises inclusion and community.
Show Me The Body’s mutated take on Hardcore Punk, makes for a frenetic and chaotic live set, that is like nothing you’ve ever experienced. Having risen through the New York DIY scene, Show Me The Body has previously collaborated with the likes of Princess Nokia, Wiki and Ratking.
Show Me The Body, will bring their ecstatic and eclectic live set across Australia’s major cities during December, visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth . For all event and ticketing information please visit wavyland.com.au
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Show Me The Body (SMTB) was formed in New York City in 2009. They released “Yellow Kidney” independently in 2015 followed by the “SMTB” EP released via the Letter Racer Collective that same year.After signing with Loma Vista and releasing their debut album “Body War” in 2016, SMTB began touring the US and Europe. Upon returning home the band began a collaborative mixtape project called “Corpus 1” released in 2017. The mixtape featured a broad range of artists and friends who SMTB felt were comrades and innovators, marking the beginning of a community effort spearheaded by SMTB known as Corpus. In the same year, SMTB released a two song Ep called “Challenge Coin”, recorded at Electric Lady Land not far from where the band originated. Between the fall of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 SMTB produced and recorded three projects. All projects; “Grudge 2” by Dreamcrusher, “Machines Smoke” by Tripp Jones, and “Enemy” by Dog Breath, were released via Corpus. In 2019 SMTB presents their sophomore album, “Dog Whistle,” produced by Chris Coady, Show Me The Body, and Gabriel Millman (original drummer and in-house producer). Dog Whistle was written in Long Island City, Queens and recorded in Los Angeles California in the summer of 2018.
