Teenage Joans Debut Album ‘The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest’ Out Now Plus Touring Nationally In November

“The Adelaide-based duo have exceeded my expectations with this release. Their ability to delve into personal topics while keeping the tracks light and fun adds depths of contrast to the music as they draw influence from a variety of different sources.” – Wall Of Sound, 8/10 stars

 “This album is enjoyable in every way possible. Vocally, such passion and style. Musically it’s crisp, sharp and outstanding. Teenage Joan’s have delivered a descriptive , both musically and lyrically, storytelling masterpiece of a debut album.” – HiFi Way

“With fistfuls of pop and punk fillings beneath a sweet and salient outer shell, The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest is Teenage Joans armed ready to take on the world.” – The Soundcheck

“The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest has an intoxicating theme of sweetness and rot, and the way a relationship can metastasize from something good to something decaying. Clever lyrics create a narrative that is followed throughout the album, as we headbang along to their pop-punk deliciousness.” – Good Call Live

Today, Adelaide indie rock duo Teenage Joans release their highly anticipated debut album The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest, out via Domestic La La.

Equally inspired by the golden era of punk a la Blink-182 and Paramore as much as they are by fellow modern Aussies Waax, Camp Cope and Tired Lion, Teenage Joans take their whimsical yet hard-hitting nostalgia to even greater heights as they approach the release of their debut full length The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest.

Embracing darkness, vulnerability and authenticity with more vigor than ever before, the duo’s debut album is definitely not the release most will expect. Never ones to do things “by the book”, The Rot That Grows Inside My Chestproudly swells between pop punk anthems, mosh pit-ready breakdowns and future karaoke classics; all while remaining searingly relatable and showcasing every inch of the Teenage Joans sonic psyche that has galvanized throughout the pair’s storied career.

Teaming up with producer Jarred Nettle and drawing inspiration from the likes of 5 Seconds Of Summer and Camp Cope, Teenage Joans honor their past will gazing firmly forward throughout The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest. With 13 tracks lying in wait, balanced with tracks that cohesively thread while straddling light, shade and everything in between, The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest dazzles in its dichotomies, from the soaring softness of Moneymoneymoney to the pulsating 5 Things I Can Taste.

Forming in 2018 as literal teenagers, Teenage Joans, aka Cahli Blakers and Tahlia Borg, would go on to nab the triple j Unearthed High crown in 2020 while also insatiably charming audiences around the country over the years with their self-professed “juice-box punk-pop” sonic stylings. Having previously shared stages with the likes of Amy Shark, Violent Soho, Ball Park Music, The Chats and many more, the duo have also continued to establish themselves as firm festival faves, with appearances at Spin Off, Yours & Ours, UNIFY Gathering and beyond.

From their debut EP, 2021’s Taste Of Me which saw the group blitz through and win seven South Australian Music Awards, to their blazing 2022single Terrible, Teenage Joans have consistently woven musical magic via their indie-pop-punk collision packed full of fun and engaging finesse. And while 2022 closed out with a bang via a headline tour around the country, 2023 is already shaping up to be Teenage Joans‘ biggest and brightest yet, with recent appearances at Groovin The Moo alongside Alt-J, Amy Shark, Ball Park Music and Nothing But Thieves, three SXSW showcases, and a headline appearance at Adelaide’s UNIFY Off The Record firmly under their belts.

Teenage Joans are performing at Grapevine Gathering across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia. Their national headline album tour for The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest with special guests bella amor, Dulcie and aleksiah. kicks off in November before ending the year alongside The Chats supporting Foo Fighters in Perth and Melbourne.

‘THE ROT THAT GROWS INSIDE MY CHEST’ – OUT NOW
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