{"product_id":"personal-best","title":"Personal Best","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBench Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e came charging out from Melbourne's underground music scene in 2016, bringing with them an heavy dose of angular, new-wave garage punk and helping bridge the gap between the glory years of local favs such as Eddy Current\/ Peep Tempel and the reinvigorated current scene, also home to exciting acts like Delivery, Gut Health, Dr Sure's Unusual Practice, Pinch Points +++\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a global pause, an international exchange and a regrouping that welcomed two new members, Anna Lienhop (Moody Beaches) and Paolo Junior on drums, Bench Press re-emerged after their extended break with a catchier, rhythmic, and more textured sound, with Anna’s additional guitarwork facilitating the band’s multi-layered approach and contributing to the group vocals that heighten lead vocalist Jack Stavrakis’ absurd lyricism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonal Best\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the band’s third long player, continues to meditate on themes of self and mental health lyrically but through a new lens, as the album follows Stavrakis’ journey of making a career change into mental health social work. Where Stavrakis has previously dwelled on the politics of personal action, he now looks outwards and critiques what and who he sees in our increasingly chaotic world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"ol1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eFilter\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eComputer Hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eAltruism Be Damned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003ePersonal Best\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eRisk Exposure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eLeather Jacket Effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003ePush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eFun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eCross My I's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eCheck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOTHER INFO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eReleased -\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e 4 April 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLabel -\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Poison City Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGenre -\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Australian, Alternative, Garage, Punk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bench Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58229837234559,"sku":"0659359540974","price":12.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0525\/5551\/files\/a0836383792_10.jpg?v=1787215848","url":"https:\/\/thevinyltable.com\/products\/personal-best","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}