Melbourne five-piece Delivery make the kind of primal garage-punk designed to peel the paint off the walls of small, sweat-soaked clubs.
Formed in peak-pandemic 2020 – an unfortunate obstacle in terms of band rehearsals – Delivery is the brainchild of couple Rebecca Allan and James Lynch, who trade vocals that alternate between snarling and sardonic, best exemplified on cracking recent singles “Digging the Hole” and “Deadlines”.
Released in January, taut and terrific second LP Force Majeure is a satisfying step-up from 2022 debut Forever Giving Handshakes, the band’s move to the revered UK label Heavenly Recordings (Beth Orton; Doves) well deserved.
Royal Headache were the last Aussie garage-punk band to achieve decent international recognition; given their current trajectory, expect Delivery – rounded out by drummer Liam Kenny and guitarists/backing vocalists Jordan Oakley and Scarlett Maloney – to ascend to the same heights before too long. —James Jennings
Rolling Stone AU/NZ: How was 2024 for you? What were your biggest achievements and favourite moments?
Delivery: 2024 was a blast. We spent the first part of the year putting the finishing touches on our second record, Force Majeure, which came out this January, signed to Heavenly Recordings in June, and then we spent the second half of the year on tour across Australia, Europe and the UK. One big highlight was playing 11 shows across the UK with The Vaccines, hitting some deeper spots around the country that we never imagined our band might take us to. Saw some cool places, ate lots of yummy food, and drank a few double pints (shoutouts to Middlesbrough)!
Music is an increasingly crowded and competitive field. What’s one thing that makes you stand out from other artists?
Playing music is fun. It takes a lot of hard work but at the same time, we get to spend almost all our time hanging out with cool people and playing alongside amazing bands around the world. If you don’t take that for granted, it feels more like a dream come true than a competition. Anyway, to answer your question, we play rock n roll and we have a good time while doing it.
What’s coming up for you in 2025 and beyond? Any big shows, notable releases?
We just released our new album, so mainly we’re hitting the road and playing shows! In February and March, we’ll have played across the Netherlands, Germany, France, Britain, Scotland and the US, and then we’re back in Australia for a run of album launch shows in April. After that… getting to work on album #3 and playing more shows I reckon.
