A three-piece from Melbourne, Australia consisting of Michael Beach (guitars and vocals), Adam Camilleri (bass and percussion) and Peter Warden (drums, loops and electronics), Electric Jellyfish tells stories of existential dread with a bluesy swagger. Their songs can be sparse, driving, heavy, and wild, with an emotional energy that hangs ponderously and precariously in the balance between calm and terror.  Imagine The Jesus Lizard with Crazy Horse playing soundtracks for the darker works for Cormac McCarthy through bleeding amps—a grunged-out blend Gothic folk and blues punk.

They’re also not afraid to experiment and produce some of their most compelling work when they do. Whether it’s a well-placed splash of acid-fried guitar noise on one of their sonic canvases, or giving the avant-rock treatment to extended improvisational sound collages reminiscent of CAN or Sunburned Hand of the Man, Electric Jellyfish shift with ease between being rockers who know how to experiment and experimenters who know how to rock.

Since 2008, they have released records on Ecstatic Yod, Spectacular Commodity, and Twin Lakes Records, touring both America and Australia behind each release.  

Trouble Coming Down, the band's latest release, was recorded in a two-day session in Melbourne’s inner north suburbs, in between shows on their 2011 Australian tour. Raw, elemental, and infused with post-punk fury, these tunes will shear off your ears to make room for your smile. It will be released in the US on March 1, 2012 as a limited edition cassette on Twin Lakes Records.

Listen to them here.