14 February, 2026
Infinity Broke and Mark Moldre
Saturday 21 February 2026
Lazy Thinking
Dulwich Hill
with Team Builing
and
Sunday 22 February 2026
Link & Pin
Woy Woy
2pm start
Last year we recorded our fourth album at Stranded Studios in Bellambi. We bunked up in a caravan by the beach and did it in five days. All the instrumental tracks were recorded live to tape in the same room except for one, which is a home recording by me. It was our first album with new member Tyrone Stevens who has a great chemistry with Scott as the ‘other’ drummer/percussionist. Around half of the album was written together out of noisy improvisational sessions that I would then take home and arrange into ‘song’s’. The track features some excellent and rather raucous sax from Tim Fagan, some dreamy piano from Tim Kevin as well a bit of cherubic backing vocal action from Liz Payne and Amanda Stevens. Given that I mixed this album, it’s hard for me to have perspective, however Scott and Reubs believe it’s ‘our best yet’. We can’t wait for you to hear it!
For many years, I, and we, have come to rely on crowdfunding campaigns to release albums via my, Come To The Dark Side Luke imprint. Happily, our friends at Love As Fiction Records are on board to co-release this album. To thank our supporters, to recoup the costs for everyone, and to fund touring, I have put together some special advance order packages. For musicians, making records is exhilarating, but releasing them is exhausting, and to everyone that contributes your help really lightens our load.
The main package can be found HERE. For $100 you receive the album entitled This Masthead on vinyl and CD, a t-shirt designed by myself, and lastly, but certainly not leastly, is an exclusive, live, mini album on CD. Infinity Broke Live At The Triffid was recorded in 2022 in Brisbane by Scott Mercer and mixed by myself and mastered by Chris Colquhoun. It is a storming set, that features, amongst others, a 12-minute rendition of Monsoon. If you’re a fan, you’ll want this. Other packages are also available, see above.
Officially, the album is out on April 4th, 2026 with an east coast tour to follow in May.
In the meantime, some of you may have received a complimentary CD single of the first
track to come from This Masthead, entitled Abject Object. The single is an abridged version of the album track and comes with an acoustic
solo version of the album track I’m In My Prime. Matt from Love As Fiction lovingly packed, posted and compiled the list of recipients
for this. The single features a QR code on the back to pre-order the album. Thanks
very much to those of you who have ordered thus far.
Of the single, FBI radio's Utility Fog says:
“Jamie Hutchings fronted Bluebottle Kiss from the mid-90s till the mid-00s, making abrasive but emotive indie rock with a substantial following. In 2014, he and BBK drummer Jared Harrison formed Infinity Broke with Jamie’s brother Scott Hutchings on second drum kit and percussion, and Reuben Wills on bass (Reuben is the husband of Jamie’s sister, ARIA-award-winning pianist Sophie Hutchings). When I played the debut album I noted the “excellent long rock jams”, with the double drums and bass holding things down, while Jamie’s penchant for free jazz avantgardism only emphasises the krautrock feel for me. This first single from their forthcoming album This Masthead has all those elements present and correct, with a helluva vocal performance too.”
Cracking, double-vinyl release for Fear of Girls – remastered by the original producer, the legendary Jack Endino – Nirvana, Zeke and many, many more!
Originally released by Citadel Records in 1999 and in different times, the re-release would have been in 2020. As was planned. Still, what matters now is the discipline to resist using the word “patient” in a pun.
The re-release is nearly sold out, check availability at Bandcamp
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