Hailing from Gadigal Land (Sydney area), the amazingly fiery femme-punks in DOWNGIRL take a massive swing at some of Australia’s most criticised politicians in their latest single, ‘2006’.

Only their third official release, DOWNGIRL have nailed the hard and fast powerhouse punk attack on this latest single, which is full of juicy, on-the-pulse bass lines and roaring in-your-face guitars. ‘2006’ is true Australian punk, packed with punchy vocals and rough-as-guts instrumentation, with the wall of sound shining a light on the continued poor treatment of First Nations people.

‘2006’ is dowsed in sarcasm, and set alight with blistering guitar and bass attack, the drums sharpened but thud-dy, and the vocals ferocious as f***. DOWNGIRL come out blazing this pure punk piss-take on the infamous Tourism Australia campaign from the titular year, bringing to light more serious issues that are often swept under the rug by our elected officials. Tourism Australia campaigns can only wish they were as fun as this absolute blast of slamming Oz punk.

Deep-rooted with political issues, ‘2006’ hits home for the fury-filled kids of today as well as the original fans of the Sex Pistols and The Runaways. Skarlett Saramore states:

“’Where the bloody hell are you?’ was a Tourism Australia slogan used in 2006. We are exploiting the use of this slogan to reinforce the importance of recognising what land we still stand on. ‘2006’ takes aim at the politicians and people benefiting off the colonisation of Australia, including the injustices committed by the system that continues to negatively affect the lives of our Indigenous and First Nations people.”

Brought to you by your local inner-city d*&kheads, the ‘2006’ music video – inspired by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s holiday in Hawaii while Australian bushfires ravaged the country – takes the piss out of four Aussie politicians who've shown lacklustre leadership and terrible judgement.

DOWNGIRL don the Pollie attire and hit the street like the wrecking balls these politicians were. From tackling kids in the park, to engaging in complete debauchery at the pub, the clip is like a montage of the sh*tstorm Australians have had to witness over the last decade. Fittingly, they are seen galavanting around, green-screened over just some of the mess they made. Concluding the clip, they exit the pub tripping over themselves - pants down, covered in their own vomit.

“It is a parody of greatest proportions, a farcical comedy", says Saramore, "injecting humour into the seriousness of the subject matter, which is not only representative of the “Australian larrikin” character but a mirror being held up for all.”

Influenced by The Runaways, IDLES and L7, DOWNGIRL has been spun on countless radio stations including Triple J, Double J, Triple M, 2RRR, 5ALX, 4ZZZ, PBS and many more in AUS and overseas.

Give DOWNGIRL's '2006' your primary vote now, and catch them on tour - details below.