Biography

Semantics debut album, Paint Me Blue, is a stunning and powerful debut that will stay with you long after the final song fades. Produced by the band and mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated producer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Jeff Rosenstock, Joyce Manor), the album showcases their impeccable songwriting and mastery of punk and indie sensibilities that lands somewhere between the post-punk of Title Fight and Joyce Manor, the all-consuming emo of Ceres and the iconic Aussie flair of Luca Brasi. Lyrically, Paint Me Blue puts mental health into sharp focus through compelling songs that aren't afraid to ask uncomfortable questions to start important conversations. Throughout the album, Semantics explore themes of longing, loneliness, separation, depression, domestic abuse and confusion, with the hope their music will provide a safe space for people to be open with their own struggles. As Pilerats rightfully pointed out, “if you've been keeping an eye on the swelling next generation of Australia's punk rock world, then Semantics may be an act already on your radar”. In their short time together, the band have shared stages with Violent Soho, The Menzingers, WAAX, Dune Rats, Sly Withers and Luca Brasi and scored themselves triple j Unearthed Feature Artist. In 2021, the band joined the SideOneDummy Records family where they will release their debut album and embark on the next chapter of their career.