C.O.F.F.I.N Announce “Australia Stops” Album & Share New Single & Video “Give Me A Bite”

Sydney Northern Beaches’ very own hard-biting rockers C.O.F.F.I.N have announced that their fifth full-length, Australia Stops, the highly-anticipated follow up to 2020’s Children In Finland Fighting In Norway, that is due for release on September 15th via Bad Vibrations in Europe. Australia Stops was recorded in January 2023 at The Pet Food Factory studio with producer Jason Whalley (Frenzal Rhomb) behind the desk. A record that showcases a collection of diverse and gripping new works that highlight the band’s evolution into more melodious, 1970’s Australiana and boogie rock and roll. 

Frenzied, high-voltage guitars, thumping rhythms, flowing melody and clever, captivating lyrics exhibit an undeniable progression in composition and songwriting, while still unmistakably C.O.F.F.I.N. Following the release of previous single, Cut You Off, C.O.F.F.I.N return today with a second chomp on Australia Stops with their new single, Give Me A Bite. The track is the album’s opening track and comes out of the traps all guns blazing, tapping into their love of Detroit rock n’ roll and proto-punk.

“Throughout a chunk of the Covid lockdowns I was still working full time on construction sites and in the art department of film sets. For weeks my Friday routine was to come home and blast this bootlegged Stooges LP from France. It was recommended and sold to me by Ray Ahn of the Hard-Ons who works at Utopia Records. It’s made up of piecemeal demos and blown-out jams by the band, all of which are bursting with amplified energy. I was really missing jamming with my friends and showing up to our sweaty storage unit/jam space in Brookvale with new inspiration from the week’s listening. Trying to resolve this, I got on the video chat with Aaron one Friday night and we did our best to nut something out that had a sense of that sound we love so much. What’s it saying? Well, you can only get for so long without giving …without giving me a bite.” (vocalist and drummer Ben Portnoy)

For those who are no strangers to the Australian highways, Australia Stops may be best recognised as words dawned on the back of truck mud flaps. To C.O.F.F.I.N, Australia Stops are words that became a polysemous idea and observation on Australian society, culture, art, politics and progression. While the theme Australia Stops poses political questions and ideals, it also synchronously shines light on the eminence of community, the healthy beating heart of art and music, the beautiful landscapes and divergent nature surroundings held dear within Australia. With this, Australia Stops is neither a fully positive or negative elucidation of this country. It is a celebration of the things they are lucky to have, while always trying to encourage and inspire those around them to try and do better. Australia Stops will be released on Friday September 15th by Damaged Record Co in Australia, Goner Records in North America and Bad Vibrations in Europe.