Way Shit was formed back in 2017 by Shelley Smith (vocals/guitar), Michael Voulgarellis (bass) and Kevin Baker (drums), they started out gigging the Melbourne area. This year they've released their first two singles and this week the band premiered their debut video clip for the song “Yarraville Mums”.
The video clip, masterfully directed by Naomi Lee Beveridge one of the most aesthetically bold, creative and leading Australian live music photographers, flows smoothly and with a sweet touch of nostalgia through some iconic places, highlighting an atmosphere of cultural diversity and displacement, the changes in the local economy, the loss of affordable housing and the tearing apart from established communities brought by gentrification. A perfect match between music, lyrics and image. An updated piece of the story of transformation in big star cities.
Apart from this week’s video clip premiere, the band have also shared their second officially released single, the infectiously raw, suburban punk anthem, “Don’t Stab Me”, a song about the normalization of violence, often murder, against women and non-binary people. Way Shit are definitely worth to keeping an eye on for forthcoming releases.
