Take seminal Detroit group the Stooges, mix in a splash of Radio Birdman, a generous dash of Celibate Rifles, shake, and C.O.F.F.I.N could be your new favourite rock band.
When he was in year six, Ben Portnoy snuck into Manly Fishos and watched from underneath a table as Radio Birdman erupted on stage.
“It was more than just a band playing,” the 30-year-old says. “It was the way it brought people together, and that’s a massive part of it ... the energy and the crowd.” Eighteen years later, Portnoy, the band’s drummer and vocalist, says this fifth album is “our most well put together” and a product of “learning what we like, and what we don’t like” over many years.
“I’ve never thought of C.O.F.F.I.N as a political band, or a band with a social conscience, but I never wanted to write about something I felt was fake, or unrelated to our surroundings, and our experience ... It’s happened naturally, and it’s resonated with people.”The upcoming album tour follows several European, UK and US tours, including a couple with Melbourne band Amyl and the Sniffers. Australian shows in October and November will be followed by another European tour in May.
“In May we did a two-week run to the UK and were playing a Tuesday night in Liverpool ... and it was bigger than a show in Australia, so that was a bit of a spin-out.”
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