Fresh from igniting mainstages at Europe’s biggest festivals, WA’s rip-roaring rock’n’rollers the Southern River Band announce their new album, Easier Said Than Done, out October 17 via Civilians. To celebrate, the band will play a string of record release shows around the country.
Along with the news comes the band’s new single “No Such Time”. Penned by their mate Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) – one of the country’s most revered songwriters who recently had the biggest number of entries in the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs – “No Such Time” is full of groove and swagger, complete with a hearty belt-along chorus that won’t be pried from out of your head. Not a bad score from a bloke who casually slipped into the band’s DMs to tell them he loved what they were doing.
“It’s not every day you get a message from Bernard Fanning saying ‘G’day boys, got a song for ya’, but we were lucky enough to have that day. We SRB’d it good and proper and we’re absolutely stoked with how it’s turned out (so is he, thank f**k!) and hope you dig it as much as we do!” Says vocalist-guitarist Cal Kramer.
Southern River Band’s new album, Easier Said Than Done, was recorded with Grammy-winning producer Nick DiDia (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen) in Byron Bay earlier this year. Having seen their live show – and they possess one of the best in the game – the legendary producer knew the best way to capture their serious musical chops and sweat-fuelled intensity was to record the group playing together in the same room.
The result: Easier Said Than Done is a 12-song arse-kicking rock’n’roll odyssey cruising through Thin Lizzy-styled guitar harmonies, AC/DC boogie and vintage Aerosmith swagger. You’ve already heard catchy AF payday anthem “F**k You, Pay Me” and the pub rock bravado of “Don’t Take It To Heart”, it’s easy to see why SRB are your favourite band’s favourite band.
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND
EASIER SAID THAN DONE
Out 17 October via Civilians
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Ever since Justin Hawkins (The Darkness) proclaimed the four-piece “a proper f**king rock band” after hearing their 2023 single, “Stan Qualen”, SRB has amassed a huge global fanbase with an insatiable appetite for Thornlie’s finest. Their previous record, 2024’s D.I.Y, rocketed up the Aus ARIA Chart, landing at #6 with the vinyl selling out so quickly it needed to be repressed before the album was even released. Most recently, fans flocked en masse to the group’s second run of UK and European dates, which included sweltering, full-throttle sets on some of the most revered festival mainstages.
Next up, SRB will be in full flight at BIGSOUND 2025. After that, they’ll take Easier Said Than Done for a spin around the country in October.
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND
Easier Said Than Done
Australia 2025 Tour
TOUR DATES
Thursday 16 October – Howler, Melbourne
Friday 17 October – The Espy, Melbourne
Saturday 18 October – Uni Bar, Adelaide
Thursday 23 October – Crowbar, Sydney
Friday 24 October – Brightside, Brisbane
Friday 31 October – Port Beach Brewery, Fremantle
Tickets on sale now at thesouthernriverband.com
