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Conation were one of Australia’s finest and most influential punk bands. Full stop. Led by the ferocious vocal assault of Jamie Hay, the Newcastle outfit managed to mix the right amount of sociopolitical commentary, melody and gruff hardcore into powerful bursts of rage before disbanding in 2006. A force to be reckoned with both on record and on stage, they came across as part Born Against, part Pete Seeger with elements of early Midnight Oil and Envy mixed in. The band had targets and they hit them hard. Their 2003 EP Troubled Waters and Fortresses is dedicated to ending the plight of illegal immigrants locked up in Australian detention centres. |
