Greenwave Beth

One-half of well-loved Sydney band, Flowertruck, Greenwave Beth is the new-wave pop duo of singer Charles Rushforth and drummer Will Blackburn. Their music captures what frontman Rushforth calls “a dance of agony”: that space where we move to the rhythm of our own anxieties and desires. The result is a delicate breed of electronic music – a sound with an angelic John Maus on one shoulder, and a demonic David Byrne on the other.

Greenwave Beth released their debut EP “People In Agony” through Dinosaur City Records in 2018, combining the restrictive and industrial sounds of midi-sequenced drum and bass with free form songwriting. It’s a coming-of-age story that's unnerving and electrifying at the same time.

"We transform ourselves into very curious things to avoid pain", says Rushforth on the EP's title, 'People in Agony'. "Soft parts turn hard, weak spots are covered up or extenuated. You can almost dodge it entirely, but then something like a relative's baby crying at night can paralyse you."

Greenwave Beth have just returned from their debut USA tour, where they supported The Chills, Martin Rev (Suicide) and played SXSW.