R.M.F.C.: Access 7"

R.M.F.C.: Access 7"


Tags: · 20s · australia · egg punk · hcpmf
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R.M.F.C. returns in 2022 with a brand new single from the much-anticipated, forthcoming LP, due early 2023.
“Access” is a short, sharp, straight to the point piece that combines an anarcho marching beat and Devo-style guitar riff that leads into the driving rhythm section R.M.F.C. is known and loved for. With the permanent addition of 12-string guitar to the band; it’s fuller, thicker and janglier than ever before, but still retains the R.M.F.C. sound.
Formerly based in Ulladulla, and now relocated to Sydney, R.M.F.C. is the baby of 21 year-old Buz Clatworthy, who writes and performs all the groups recorded output himself from his home studio (still based in Ulladulla). Following up in the footsteps of 2020’s “Reader” 7”, R.M.F.C.’s sound has grown as quickly as Buz has. Giant strides forward since the first cassette, “Hive”, was released in 2018 - and Access is only further proof of this.
On the flip side we have a phenomenal cover originally by The Lillettes, a UK based post punk band that wrote this great tune “Air Conditioning” in 1981.
These two ripping tracks complete the brand new R.M.F.C. 7”. “Access” is out NOW via Anti Fade Records - stay tuned for the LP early next year!


Our take: Australia’s R.M.F.C. has been kicking around for several years now, putting out tapes and singles on cool underground punk labels. They started out as a dyed-in-the-wool egg punk band, but they’ve matured into something… well, something more mature. Their last single, Reader (also on Anti Fade Records), caught my attention, but Access is even better, a stunning record with two great sides that differ totally from one another. “Access” is built around some hooky guitar work… the main two riffs are the kind of thing you want to hear over and over, and I would have sworn the song was barely a minute long (it’s two minutes and twelve seconds) because every time it ends, I think to myself that it’s way too short and I need to hear it again. The b-side, “Air Conditioning,” is a cover of an obscure tune from 1981 by a UK band called the Lillettes (I haven’t heard the original), and while “Access” is all about the guitar hooks, “Air Conditioning” proves that R.M.F.C. can build a song around the vocals just as successfully. A real standout single.