HATERS mimic lovers with flowers in debut video 'Feel Better' - playing Scrapyard on Jan 25.

With the November release of their debut single, Brisbane/Sunshine Coast's newest punk rock band Haters crashed onto the scene with 'Feel Better', an important anthem dedicated to mental health trials and solutions. Today, they usher in the new decade evoking smiles (and other reactions) as they present their first music video.

Shot with good friend and director Michael Geddes, the video sees the pair of troublemakers - Jai Sparks (guitar/vocals) and Jimmy Priest (drums) - hitting the streets of West End, Brisbane, armed with bunches of flowers to see how the community react when randomly offered a bunch. A nice thought, if they weren't wearing balaclavas.

Their name isn't to be taken literally - Haters align themselves squarely with the bullied, the ones like 16 year old Greta Thunberg who do good things for the good of the planet, but still cop a barrage of disdain in the process. And besides, "Lovers" was taken.

The two-piece is a no frills affair, an inevitable duo who met on the local live circuit over the years, discovered they are each other's cousin's cousin and have been threatening to start a band since. Brutally frank lyrics adorn their songs and simply are about the struggles of having a brain. 'Feel Better' is one such anecdote, a reflection of a time when poor mental health was rife and the realisation that comes with rock bottom and a need to improve drastically.

A formative audience connection has been created quickly - the pair have already been tapped to play dozens of shows around south east Queensland and received radio spins by Nic Harcourt on 88.5FM in Los Angeles and on community radio the nation over.

Catch them playing at Scrapyard (Honeymooners) in Nambour, along with a stacked line-up (including The Unknowns, Revolver Revolution, Scrappy Coco, Muules, Psycho Honeymoon and more) on January 25th.