Tropical Fuck Storm were formed around 2017 in the city of Melbourne, Victoria. The band released their debut long-player ‘A Laughing Death in Meatspace’ in 2018. Each of the band’s four members bring considerable experience to the group. Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin were part of the long-running and critically acclaimed act The Drones, while Erica Dunn and Lauren Hammel have performed in a variety of well-received projects. Perhaps it’s that wealth of rock and roll experience that allows Tropical Fuck Storm to so expertly deconstruct and distort the genre’s norms.

Liddiard’s own description of Tropical Fuck Storm’s sound is nearly as interesting and evocative as the music itself. He describes the LP’s title track as “Fela Kuti in a car crash” and talks of creating a sonic atmosphere that “sounds like chloroform smells” for “Maria 62”.

Listening to Braindrops is a jarring and exhilarating experience, full of pulsating grooves, black humour, dissonant experimentation, and unsettling dystopian plotlines. Braindrops is an unrelenting work, from an unrelenting musical ensemble.