Formed in 2011, The Shakeys are named in tribute to legendary Perth roadie and sound engineer Dave 'Shakey' Brodie (RIP), who worked behind the desk for countless punk and rock’n’roll bands across WA and Australia from the ’80s to the early 2000s.
Since their debut, The Shakeys have gigged extensively, sharing stages with international and national heavyweights including Guitar Wolf (JPN), Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg (US), Brant Bjork (US), The Meat Puppets (US), Cockney Rejects (UK), The Victims (AU), You Got a Radio (JPN), The Hard-Ons (AU), Warped (MELB), Spiderbait (AU), among many others. Their live résumé also includes appearances at RTRFM's In The Pines, City Limits Festival, Hidden Treasures, Distant Murmurs, WAM Festival, Westdale Rock, Not So Silent Night, and other fundraising shows for local tastemaker station RTRFM.
Their second EP, White Lightning, took them to Japan in 2014, where they played alongside underground garage punk icons like Supersnazz, The Fadeaways, Thee Bat, Baitones and Kannana Speedcats. Back home, the EP became RTRFM’s Local Feature and still enjoys airplay nationally.
In 2021, The Shakeys released their long-awaited debut album Mob Mentality. Recorded in just five days on glorious analogue at Poons Head Studios, the album captures the raw, high-energy spirit of their live shows. “The plan was to track everything fast — smash it out and keep the punk in it,” says vocalist Claire Hodgson — and that energy pulses through all ten tracks.
Taking its name from Jon Ronson’s book So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Mob Mentality skewers the 21st-century phenomenon of digital-era mob justice, all wrapped in The Shakeys’ blend of raucous punk, infectious rock & roll, and a dash of garage grit. The record’s mix of hard-edged tracks and hook-laden melodic moments reveals the band’s talent for writing songs that stick with you long after the last chord fades.
Mob Mentality received critical acclaim, including an 8/10 from Hysteria Mag (AU), airplay across tastemaker stations in Australia, spins on German and US radio, and a feature on a French garage punk podcast. It was also RTRFM's Sound Selection the week of its release.
Following the album’s success, The Shakeys made history by winning Best Punk/Hardcore Act at the 2022 WA Music Awards — the first time a female-fronted and majority female band has done so.
Staying fiercely DIY and true to their punk rock roots, The Shakeys remain one of WA’s most authentic and enduring punk’n’roll acts — still loud, still fast, and still shaking things up.
PRESS
Mob Mentality is not only a high-energy number but a high-spirited one, with the ethos of punk running through its veins. And while it flexes between fast-paced and more melodic moments, it maintains a genuine, raw sound all the way through. Essentially, it sounds like a gig feels—give it a spin, and we promise you’ll be envisioning crammed rooms, no stages, bevvies in hands and all the joys we’ve come to miss in lockdown. Mob Mentality is ten tracks crafted by four dynamos, and it will 100% blow your mind. Tune in. 8/10
- Channel Issa, Hysteria Mag, AU
[The Shakeys' album single] 'Syndrome', had been recorded with outstanding production. This really captures The Shakeys' live acidity on tape. The song literally threatens you throughout the duration, but stays with you. That’s the hook. Everything about this album reads classic. A dazzling mix, Brad Weir’s fantastic art, and the fact Mob Mentality is pressed on luminous hot pink vinyl. It screams punk. Traditional, old school punk. A must have for any record collection.
- Chuckles Bunt, Turbo Nun Entertainment, AU
The city of Perth in Australia has molded quite possibly one of the greatest garage bands currently active- The Shakeys. The band’s sound borrows from the guitars of The Saints, the rhythm section of The Donnas and the soul of the Ramones.
- Chuck Livid, TuffGnarl, US
This [EP] is a joyride and the rawness of how this band play is absolutely outstanding stuff. It echoes the punk music scene of 1970s New York and there are elements of BLONDIE in the DNA of this band..and it is as if they are the bastard child of every great punk band of the era too.
- Twenty1Zero Media, Ireland
The Shakeys exude presence and style, rocking hard with AC/DC-Runaways-Ramones classic rock spunk peppered with garage grit.
- Shane Pinnegar, 100 Percent Rock
The Shakeys just get better and better… Taking a nod to the 70s genre classics, the punk’n’roll vibe of their sound is what hits you – solid tunes with no-nonsense lyrics that you feel in your gut.
- X-Press Magazine
AWARDS
Best Punk/Hardcore Act, 2022 WA Music Awards - WINNER.
CONTACT
Claire Hodgson
e: perthisacultureshock@hotmail.com
p: +61 400 734 467
