Sunee Holland

🍳 Apartment 🍳 is the second single from the upcoming album ‘24 Hour Horse Hire’ Apartment is the first song I ever wrote. There is a recording of the jam where it first materialised, with made up words over a repeated 4 chord progression and my friend improving solo bits. You can find it on my Soundcloud with him saying “what the hell was that?” at the end, which I too was wondering the same thing. Stream of consciousness writing doesn’t come naturally to me, still doesn’t. I am better able to let go and not judge every single idea that flows out unfiltered, bad ideas are an integral part of the creative process. I’m still trying to accept all the mistakes, I don’t think I ever will - refinement is a lifelong journey and there’s only one way to be perfect. I kept the lyrics in tact. In 10 years, with the help from friends this song has grown into something unrecognisable from the start yet familiar just like home. I hope it shapes up to any kind of standard, I hope it was all worthwhile. Featuring violin by the wonderful Thea Martin. You can hear her playing in bands: Any Young Mechanic, Cagefly, War Room, Twine, and check out her placid poignant indie folk project ‘short snarl’ and their two EPs ‘Gossamer Songs’ and ‘Self Noise’ it is VERY good, and also check out local DIY record label caps lock records who put out periodic compilation albums comprised of Adelaide artists called ‘Sitting In The Same Chairs’ curated by Thea, which in my opinion are some of the best selections in our music scene, and also check out Some Where Sessions open mic (Weds from 6pm), and Somewhere Tape Sessions where they record 2x live sessions onto cassette at Some Where House And also I love ya, goodbye for now and see you somewhere/nowhere x With special thanks: Engineered at Wundenberg’s Recording Studios Vocals tracked at Northern Sound System Mixed by Sunee Holland Mastered by Jam House Studios Artwork by Sunee Holland Sunee : guitar, vocals, bv Chris : guitar, solo Sam : drums Dan : bass, organ, cello Thea Martin : violin Out on Bandcamp, streaming soon… /track/apartment

One of the most treasured moments of my life captured by the illustrious and inimitable @spozitron . I recall looking up at the bright lights above as though the heavens were shining down on me and us. The only rehearsal we did was one run through of the verse during soundcheck. Thank you Glenn for sharing such a special moment with me, and everyone in attendance that shared that special moment with us ❤️

✨Out today ✨ Being labeled ‘Baron von Doodle’ on venue chalkboards all over Adelaide, we decided to contribute to the confusion and called our debut 5-track EP ‘Doodle’ featuring ‘Something From Nothing’! It’s available on Bandcamp and on the streaming service of your choice 🎵 Come along to the @baronvondoodie EP launch gig Friday the 13th at @ancientworld.5000 with @cherrydaisies_band , @bridgetfaheyandthebonerattlers , and @haystackscalhoon . Doors open at 7pm. Going to be an awesome night! /album/doodle Engineered and mixed at @wundenbergs Mastered by @suturemastering x

Here’s my cover of The Ice Is Getting Thinner by Death Cab For Cutie. It is the final track from the album ‘Narrow Stairs’ released around this date in 2008. Allegedly, as the story goes, the lyrics to this song are printed next to a photo of Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century. The single file procession traversed the treacherous trade route between Alaska (US) and British Columbia (Canada) of approx 1500 man made steps that were too narrow for more than one person at a time; it came to be known as the ‘Golden Stairs’ and speculatively was the inspiration for the album title. Unfortunately, many men and horses alike died along the way… but they built up with their bare hands what we still can’t do today ❗️ ANYWAY while I have your attention: THIS WEDS 20th May @minceforvinceband are celebrating the release of new single from upcoming album ‘24 Hour Horse Hire’ 🍳 Apartment 🍳 It’s at @hymn.bar and we’ll be in a low key 3 piece format and it’s our first show with Ben on bass! We will be alongside PLAIN SERVICES and ALEXIS KOTLOWY, huge thank you to Plain Services/No Action guys for setting up this gig 💖 Starts at 8pm. Tix $10+bf via Humanitix (in bio) or alternatively $10 on the door WEDS 3rd June From 6pm, I will be playing a solo set at @some_where_house for Some Where Sessions open mic (every Weds) adjacent with other amazing featured artists: @alexaubrey_music and @georgiaianni after which becomes a free for all, so come along, bring a guitar (or use their house guitar) and sing a simple song 🎤 More announce soon, mwah x

Happy Mother’s Day ❤️

Shelley, me and mum miss you deeply, I wish you were still here today and I’m sorry for what those men did to you. I’m sorry you died with a broken heart, I should have been there : “My other daughter ❤️”

Aaaaaand WE’RE MOTHERFLIPPIN BACK Help us celebrate the release of 2nd single from upcoming album ‘24 Hour Horse Hire’ 🍳 APARTMENT 🍳 Which is out now on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms sans Spotify, and you may have even heard it on the radio! WEDS 20th MAY At @hymn.bar on Grenfell St, always keen to check out a new venue Come get sad with slowcore duo Plain Services (of No Action reverence) and Alexis Kotlowy, join us on a introspective drive down the rainy wet streets on a journey to absolutely nowhere Doors at 8pm, $10 entry Full disclosure, we are still working on the drummer angle and MAY be a low key acoustic 3 piece, at the Mercy of the Mustang for the time being but you never know, you never know… 🐎 Also coming up: 🪙 NEW T-SHIRT DESIGN (designed by me, I suppose) in collaboration with the ever infinite cool dude/screenprinter @sunburnedhandoftheman aka Phil Franklin (@weirdwarthree ) 🌹Some beautiful artwork, animation, and HOPEFULLY video clip for From The Blue by gorgeous @fiendeira Thank you for the overwhelming community support and collaboration thus far ❤️🐈‍⬛

Here is a cover of Spoiled by @sebadohofficial written by freed Dinosaur Jr pig, @loubarlow . It features as the end credits to the movie KIDS, which if you have never seen a Larry Clark film, probably don’t, and if you do expect permanent onset depression after viewing. Also do check out Folk Implosion (Lou Barlow and John Davis) ‘Music for KIDS’ soundtrack (Daddy Never Understood fuckin banger right there). The kids are alright, except for the kids in KIDS, probably.

I love Built To Spill. It recently came up on a post about the moods of seasonal transitions (go check out @smiling_strange if you love profound insights set to the coolest music of 90s indie rock), as we are easing out of Australian summer I proclaimed Built To Spill to be my peak summer vibe, while many would argue is Dinosaur Jr, both answers are entirely correct. So I present this cover of I Would Hurt A Fly with matching Dino Jr shirt. I seem to recall a live video of them playing this with one particularly enthusiastic member of the audience gaining notoriety (in multiple videos) for his absolute joyous enjoyment (including *claw* at “fingernails across the moon” line) which is how great music should be enjoyed, honestly - if anyone recalls or has a link let me know. Sad to report my left hand fingernails are currently a suboptimal length for guitar playing. Thank you all for your appreciation of new Mince For Vince single Apartment, 2/3 from the upcoming album ‘24 Hour Horse Hire’, I’m a little bit proud of us for this one, and IT IS NOW ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS EXCEPT SPOTIFY ❤️🐈‍⬛ And always remember, trans people deserve to feel safe while using the restroom and just like in general coz that’s basic human decency y’know Love and peace (except for flies) 🪰

🐱 Nekojiru tattoo 🐱 Thank you to @xty_noir at @ink_obsession for my amazing fresh ink and my dad for the lovely drive up to Nuriootpa. Christie whipped up the changes to the design on the fly in lightning speed, and although very simple compared to his usual incredible repertoire of artwork, I very muchly highly recommend and very nice place ! Nekojiru was the pen name of the manga artist that created the Cat Soup universe. Chiyomi was her name, her and her husband Yamano were a team responsible for a vast body of work that gained a following in the 90s, and on the cusp of fame and a promotion deal with Tokyo Electric, she ended her life. Their work inspired the anime adaptations ‘Nekojiru Gekijou’ (a lighthearted but cruel short form series of 27 x 2min episodes), and award winning short film ‘Nekojiru So’ or most famously known as Cat Soup. The movie is a masterpiece, my favourite anime of all time, and possibly film. The surreal Lynchian art style, lacking dialogue entirely, depicts an anthropomorphic kitten venturing the land of the dead with his sick sister in order to save her soul, and has confused the public for over two decades. I cry every time I watch it. The following is a blog post from a friend of Nekojiru’s, describing her as blunt and honest to the point of rudeness, even selfishness. I interpret her as being a highly sensitive autistic person who was in pain all the time. After endless repeated viewings, it all finally makes sense to me. Have a read here: /web/20150418012450//aniTOP/index.php/yoshiaki_yoshinaga_on_nekojiru_pt_2

✨ Melbourne NYE ✨ It’s been Chaos As Usual here so I haven’t had much bandwidth to sit down and actually write a post but my recent trip to Melbourne was the most incomprehensibly insane yet. Buckle up for a story buckaroos, we are going over the character limit. A good omen to start the journey, I sat Lucky Number 13 on the bus next to this young girl which immediately gave me a feeling of relief. We got to chatting, the usual “are you visiting or going home” she said “I’m going home but I was visiting family, I used to live in Adelaide” etc. We listened to Larry the Bus Driver lay down the law as though we were children on the bus to school (which, legit, have you met people?). About half way through the 13 hour trip of great banter and the kind of stifled laughter that makes one want to piss oneself, I bring up Facebook (as you do) and the three most feared words in the English language: “I know you!!” Lord, how my insides tensed, this happens far too often than I would like and will one day cause a genuine heart attack. “Err… what context do you know me?” She joked back “which Sunee do you know” so apparently she knows me fairly well. Turns out it was Liam’s partner Arlo, Adelaide misses you guys! Best bus ride ever, thanks for the beers on arrival, place to crash, and beautiful company as we embark on a tale of madness. What I had planned was to was attend the Neil Hamburger NYE show at Brunswick Ballroom and leave on the 2nd, supported by Umlaut, Phil Franklin, Magical Simone, and Dr El Suavo (Jeff’s magic act, with piano accompaniment by Daniel, and Ingrid as magician’s assistant). I ended up on merch duties down in the foyer before you go up the stairs (the venue insisted on it being downstairs) and I had a sudden realisation that maybe I should have my square reader with me at all times… you know just in case anybody ever wants to randomly give me money. Met some Interesting Clientele, police were a no show (shocking), and had one of the most wonderful NYE celebrations with some of the loveliest and talentedest people around (thanks for my free Suavo t-shirt, from a series of Black Flag - Six Pack homage designs by Phil). (cont. on Facebook)

Birthday birthday birthday birthday birthday birthday birthday birthday BIIIIIRRRRRTHHHHHDAAAAAAAYYY! Thank you to everyone who shared my birthday with me before during and after! BIG BIG LOVE to @career_girls_australia for showing us how indie rock is done!! Thank you @graceemilyhotel once again for being the loveliest bunch. THANK YOU @bustystclair10000 for the BIRTHDAY CAKE and the snazzy snaps! Thank y’all for being my valentine ❤️ (See Pt. 2 for some video footage)