2026 self-titled debut album from Tasmanian psychedelic rock power trio Spooky Eyes. International reissue, 180g classic black vinyl.
Spooky Eyes are a new psychedelic rock power trio rumbling out of Tasmania/lutruwita, Australia and this self-titled debut record is the mission statement. Self-written and recorded, with Eddy Current’s Mikey Young on mastering duties, 'Spooky Eyes' commits the band’s monolithic live energy and sound to wax. This is six tracks and thirty minutes of raw and timeless rock’n’roll goodness – channeling howling acid rock riffs, heady psychedelia and proto-metal grit with a loose, jam-driven energy pulled straight from the late 60s/70s underground.
Kicking off in 2022 with the release of debut EP ‘Leaves’, what started as a solo project by frontman/guitarist Jude Hastings quickly evolved with the additions of Piper Rayner on bass and Jaxon Bassett on drums. The jangly chords and synths were soon swapped out for speaker-cranking riffs and a thumping rhythm section, and Spooky Eyes have been busy hitting stages across Australia and New Zealand ever since. A powerful and electrifying live force, they’ve wasted no time proving themselves equally adept at tearing up sweat-soaked, divey back-rooms as they are dominating massive stages – recent heavy-hitters who have hand-picked the band for support include the likes of Jack White, Foo Fighters, Wolfmother and Jet.
Bunkering down between tours and gigging, Spooky Eyes’ self-titled debut full-length first landed in a heavy-riffin’ blaze at the start of 2026 with a limited physical-only release on Naarm/Melbourne label Nibson Mother Records (co-ran by O.R.B drummer John Zacharias, with whom Spooky Eyes just wrapped up a recent East Coast Australian tour). With that first pressing soon flying out, and word of mouth buzz continuing to grow, the ‘SPOOKY EYES’ LP is now back on wax for those who weren’t so lucky the first time around.
