THE solo project of Sole Stickers' frontman James Dilger, J.Robert Youngtown, continues to build momentum with the release of a split seven-inch single with Hobart power pop band The Lucky Dips.
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"There's two main facets to it (J.Robert Youngtown), the solo acoustic live gigs and the studio side," Dilger explained to X-static.
"About two years ago I started putting together a plan to make a record with a few musicians I'd made contacts with over the last 10 years through the assistance of Arts Tasmania funding.
"I finished my parts in Sydney early last year but the time consuming part came in co- ordinating the rest of the recording process around the schedules of the other contributors in Sydney, Los Angeles, Seattle and Paris.
"I'd describe the record as half singer-songwriter style quieter melodic material and the other half as garagey guitar rock, which is the genre I've been playing in most of my previous bands."
Dilger said the release had a mixture of sounds.
"The Lucky Dips song has a sound reminiscent of late '70s British pop-punks the Buzzcocks while my side has been described as sounding like late '60s `Tommy'- era The Who.
"It's mainly the loud rock guitars and catchy choruses on both tracks that allow them to sit well together on record."
Dilger said to expect "lots of guitars, some quieter than others" at the single launch in Launceston this weekend.
"I'll be playing solo acoustic, The [Lucky] Dips will be playing their punky pop and our guests The Hambergers have a guitar orientated '60s psych-rock sound.
"The next day I will also be doing a midday solo acoustic show at Nanna's Coffee and Vintage with my friends Paper Souls who are having a listening party for their new folk EP."
