Kosciuszko

Kosciuszko was always a mountain to be climbed. As Australia’s highest peak it was the intrepid explorer’s pinnacle of a mountainous feat. So too for Perth rockers Jebediah, whose latest full length album Kosciuszko is one of their biggest achievements thus far and the most satisfying to scale. More than five years in the making, Kosciuszko was a journey the four-piece underwent both together and separately.

Jebediah were pioneers of the late ‘90s punk rock grunge scene. In 1997 it all started going a little nuts for the band, playing over 150 shows and releasing breakthrough album Slightly Odway in September. With tracks like Leaving Home, Military Strongman, Teflon and the swooning ballad Harpoon it is little wonder that the album debuted in the national top ten. Within four months the debut hit gold status, sending their summer touring into overdrive Their reputation for scorching live shows had proceeded them. Jebediah were named towards the top of the bills for Big Day Out, Livid and Homebake, For a young band on their first album, the sudden acceleration of status was terrifying but they lived up to the hype and were shortly after invited to tour with The Smashing Pumpkins. They managed to sell more merch then the iconic headline act and Slightly Odway would go one to sell double platinum.

Their new album bears all the hallmarks of a hit, with single ‘She’s Like A Comet’ already hitting the heights on the airplay charts. Kosciuszko reflects the wide-open approach that the band took towards the album. It was a long labour of love for Jebediah; a mountainous endeavour that the band dominated at their own will. With a long history of hard work and dumbfounding success, the band have laid the foundations for another steep climb. Kosciuszko is the album that will see Jebediah at their peak.