It seems like Melbourne super-natural-group Bleak Squad are here to stay. The Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty: Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting)

Their debut album Strange Love has been a roaring, out-of-left-field success. Topping the AIR Chart, making a top 40 ARIA Chart debut, RRR and 3PBS Albums of the Week, and being shortlisted for The Australian Music Prize.

Borne from spur-of-the-moment jam sessions, Strange Love sees all four members juggle multiple instruments, songwriting, their own idiosyncrasies, and lead vocal duties between Adalita and Harvey.

They'll be playing a Tasmanian-exclusive, one-night-only show at Altar Bar on Thursday 13 August.

... they should not be missed live: four Australian music greats with charisma to burn, uncanny chemistry, and a quality set of songs tailor made for those long, dark nights of the soul. — Andrew Stafford, The Guardian