One of Australia’s most loved and influential bands, the Hard-Ons are this year celebrating 40 years of punk rocking in public. In doing so, they will embark on 40th anniversary tours of both Australia and Europe, along with the release of new music, starting with the fast-out-the-gate new single “Buzz Buzz Buzz”. They are also the subject of a new feature length documentary film, The Most Australian Band Ever, which will premiere October 16 at Sydney’s SXSW festival.

‘Buzz Buzz Buzz’, out now on Cheersquad Records & Tapes, is a razor sharp pop song driven by intense energy and power. It’s a promise of great things to come. Blackie, Ray, Murray and perpetual newbie Tim have covered a lot of bases on their two albums to date (2021’s ARIA top 5 debuting I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken and last year’s the Top 30 debuting Ripper ’23), but the suggestion this time is the album is heavy on the pop. The sort of pop that can cause hearing problems that is – the Hard-Ons wouldn’t have it any other way.