STACK #246 April 2025

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# 1 MY FIRST ALBUM

Which recent album do you currently have on repeat? Currently I have The Rise and

Fall of a Midwest Princess on repeat, as a person who typically listens to punk and hardcore, love me a bit of pop here and there.

In 1994, Roachford released their third album, Permanent Shade of Blue , featuring Only to Be with You . I would have been 13 or 14 when it came out and I was absolutely mesmerised. I was talking to my band in London about it just the other day. Andrew Roachford is still performing. He’s an amazing singer, so I revisited the record. And it still sounds great. I remember buying the album from JB Hi-Fi in Camberwell. I had saved up the money from doing a paper round, and I vividly remember the cover - it’s seared into my memory. I get deeply nostalgic listening to the intro to Only to Be with You . It was a difficult time in my life because my mum had just died. It was one of the most intense periods of my life, and that song is imprinted in my mind. LIZ STRINGER

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What’s your all-time favourite album and why?

It would have to be Sempiternal by Bring me the Horizon. This album would have to be my gateway into the heavy music scene and I have not looked back since. Do you have a vinyl collection? If so, how did it begin, and expand? I currently have 92 records in my collection. It started in 2016 as a friend introduced my to Currents by Tame Impala and I thought the psychedelic sounds might mix well with my record player at the time. I had a Flea Market one and the grainy sounds from the inbuilt speakers added a haunting sound that I totally got behind. What do you enjoy most about working in music at JB? When I was media, all I wanted to work in was the music department. I loved sorting the records (probably to do with my OCD). I also loved talking about music and finding new music to listen to from fellow staff and customers.

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TRENT TAYLOR Salesperson @ JB Castle Towers, NSW

What’s an early, cherished music memory? I went to a Foo Fighters concert in 2011 and Tenacious D were support. I remember saying to Mum how this is the best gig ever (even though it was my first) and saying how it’s so cool to be in the same room as Jack Black.

The Second High by Liz Stringer is out now via Dot Dash

In the hotseat isTEX PERKINS, lead singer of The Cruel Sea, who have just released their first album in 24 years.

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Don’t know how to answer this one. I don’t even know how to be me. But it’s the role I’ve been given, so I figure it out as I go along. There is no easy road, or easier way or better life, without the sh-t it takes to get there. I love a lot of musicians’ work, but I wouldn’t want to be them, because they’ve all gone through some kind of hell to get to where they are. I’ll just keep my own kind of hell and deal with that.

Five words to describe yourself: Old bloke having a crack. Your all-time favourite album? Sticky Fingers , The Rolling Stones. What did your most memorable school report say? “We think Greg should seek opportunities elsewhere.” What would be your Hard Quiz expert subject? Planet of the Apes .

Song you wish you’d written? The Honeymoon Is Over . Oh wait, I did write that one! If you weren’t a rock star, what would you be? A fortune teller. Last album you bought? The Cramps – Live at Napa State Mental Hospital . Aside from yourself, which musician would you most like to be?

What’s the most ridiculous item you’ve ever put on your rider? Five brand new underpants. Your funeral song? Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) . Happiness is… Whatever you want it to be.

Straight Into the Sun

by The Cruel Sea is out now via Universal

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