roads, stars. by ASTEROID B612
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS!!
A new album by Australia´s seminal underground rock´n´roll band ASTEROID B612
Born outta a simple desire to jump back on a stage with some old mates comes the new album ´roads, stars. by Asteroid B612. Recorded in both Australia and Spain during 2024. Mixed and mastered in Spain by Pepe Gomar and Mike Mariconda, upon listening you will hear the band at their rockin´ best featuring all the hall marks that made them underground crowd favorites throughout the 90´s while touring Australia and America.
Featuring the forever rocking guitar sounds of band founder/guitarist/songwriter Johnny Casino, the raw yet soulful voice and lyrics of original singer (first 4 albums) Grant McIver and the locomotive drumming of long time (5 albums with the band) drummer Ben Fox. Adding new members Guitar player Xabi Garre (Senor No, Roy Loney, Cheetah Chrome) Bass player Juancho Lopez (Paul Collins, Peralta, Kurt Baker Combo)
What started out as a bet on a long shot turned into an album that might just be their best work!! coming after a 25 year dry spell!
After a great tour of Spain in 2022 the question was raised ¨would we like to do this again?¨ the answer was YES!! but not willing to rest on their back catalog of 5 albums during the 90´s the songwriting partnership of John A Spittles (Johnny Casino) and Grant McIver got to work on a new idea or two in order to blow some fresh air into the bands lungs. After a few months of ´long distance´ songwriting (Johnny living in Spain and Grant in Australia) with the help of Benny Fox the bands drummer since 1993 2 songs turned into 10 and ¨road, stars¨ was born…….well kinda.
Johnny had a planned trip to Australia to visit family and play some Johnny Casino concerts so while ¨downunder¨ the 3 members got back into the rehearsal room for the first time in more than 25years and fleshed out the songs and 3 days later the basic tracks for the album where recorded, ´the tapes´then made their way back to Spain with Johnny where Xabi and Juancho would record their parts and where Johnny´s longtime buddy and recording engineer Pepe Gomar would mix the album, Mike Mariconda (Raunch Hands, Devil Dogs, New Bomb Turks) would master the album.
Road, stars gives you 10 classic yet fresh sounding Asteroid B612 songs, never straying to far from their original sound with that wild and passionate rock´n´roll feel.
Released throughout Europe on Vinyl LP by
FOLC RECORDS Spain
Released on CD worldwide by
GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS Australia
Tracklist
| 1. | Bending bars | |
| 2. | Hold to hold | |
| 3. | The tide of tides | |
| 4. | A cruel thing sleeps in your happiness | |
| 5. | Yeah you | 4:33 |
| 6. | Mess with you | |
| 7. | Park bench gods | 4:07 |
| 8. | Cheap as chips | |
| 9. | Forever flying (an ode to Scotty) | |
| 10. | Roads, stars. | |
Credits
All songs arranged by
Ben Fox - Grant McIver - John A Spittles
Produced by
Johnny Casino
Recorded by
Pepe Gomar in Estudio Tigruss, Beniarjo Spain
Ben Johnson in The Factory Studio, Mona Vale Australia
Hendrik Rover in Guitar Town Recordings, Santander Spain
Mixed by
Pepe Gomar in Estudio Tigruss, Beniarjo Spain
Mastered by
Mike Mariconda, Alfarfar Spain
Sleeve Design and layout by
Grant McIver
Cover Photo by
Miguel Gascoj
License
All rights reserved.
Classy, rocking and cinematic, with sweeping vision, individualism , big, bold and brassy sounds occasionally bitter and always engaging. I-94 BAR
Johnny Casino should be playing upper-middle-class booze orgies to loosen up and wreck soon to be career women. VILLAGE VOICE New York City
Johnny Casino, anywhere, anytime.This man has one musical fault – he’s too fucking good !BEAT MAGAZINE