Helena Pop have been a mainstay in the alt-pop / anti-folk / acoustic-led-folk-punk-adjective-core scene for a number of years. They've had a few lineup changes over the years, and now solidified, they've got some new music to share with you.
It all started in 2014, during the break up of local band Reptile Park. A young Jack Livingston started playing empty rooms at the Magpies Club about plastic bags and reasons not to join the public service. Enter the local double bass player (and general music lord) Ben Drury, approaching Jack about starting something fresh. They wrote some songs together, and eventually recruited a band in Hayden on drums, Dan on keys, and Ella on guitar.
Fast forward a couple of years, a thousand songs, tours, house shows, and a bunch of new friendships, and Helena Pop remains one of Canberra's most important live bands. Their Single launch for "How to do a FOLEY break and repair yourself" was one of the best shows of the year so far, (read about it here) and the band are set to take on the rest of the country in April, (see below for dates) to showcase their new EP.
