Moler Are On A Mission From God, The Band Is Getting Back Together

Melbourne’s Moler will reform for one 25th anniversary show at The Curtin in Carlton in November.

Founding members Helen Cattanach (Helcat) on bass guitar/lead vocals, Julien Poulson on lead guitar with David Peacock and Steven Boyle sharing the drums, will perform to mark 25 years since the band formed and 21 years since their debut album ‘Golden Duck’.

Why are they doing this now? “There’s no new rekkid, in fact our records are so rare you can’t buy/stream or download them anymore from anywhere,” says Dave Peacock. “So come hear them live, loud and most probably a little loose to celebrate 25 years of Moler”. Everyone feels a little hazy about the epic whirlwind that was Moler, as Cattanach jokes, “I can’t remember a thing! What happened?”

Peacock, Cattanach and Poulson started out as Snuff and released a 5-track EP ‘Driven’ in 1995. Snuff became Moler and a record deal with Mushroom offshoot Infectious Records came about. That set them up for appearances on Recovery.

Here is the short story:

In early 1997, Peacock departed the band with Steve Boyle replacing him on the skins. It is with Boyle they released four-track EP, Infatuation (1997), the title track was added to high rotation on triple j and also featured on the band’s ARIA-nominated debut full length release, Golden Duck (1997) alongside popular singles Invite Me To Your Party and Red Light Disco. In 1998, Boyle was replaced by Damo Costin (Motor Ace) for the single release of Delicious (1998), however Costin’s time with the band was short lived with Motor Ace’s popularity on the rise, and he was replaced by Neil Lynch. In 1999, Pirates’ Lament was released with yet another revolving drummer, Darren Seltmann (The Avalanches) featuring on that recording. Mike Glenn (HOSS) joined the band in early 2000 for a tour of the United States in March. The group’s final release, Red & White Stripes (2001) a four-track EP, the title track the single, featured Geoff Dunbar on drums. They disbanded in the same year.