The name of this Sydney band, Raw Idiocy, plus their ridiculous description of their music as “progressive post apocalyptic folk metal” just goes to show how seriously they take their music personas. Raw Idiocy is four-piece gang of fun-loving youngsters consisting of, as they say, “misfit multiculturalism”. They’re from different cultural and musical backgrounds, but have nonetheless come together to form a special mix of sometimes melancholic, sometimes acoustic, pop rock, filled with powerful melodies and lovely vocal harmonies. Since we last talked to them, they’ve uploaded another single to their Facebook band page.

This one, called “More Than This”, is the edgier, punkier counterpart to their first song “Wings my Mind” which is filled with beautiful, melancholy vocals, and a slow harmonic build up. They’ve already proved that they can rock a crowd with their original tunes at the first round of the Emergenza Festival in Sydney, where they won enough votes to get sent off to the semi-finals. They go on stage next at The Factory Theatre in Sydney on the 18th of October. You won’t want to miss the chance to see this incredible young band!