Not Drowning, Waving – Claim (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1989

Claim is an LP by Not Drowning, Waving from 1989 released on the Mighty Boy label.

About this album

Claim is a striking late-1980s statement from Not Drowning, Waving, fusing art rock, experimental detail and an eerie, distinctly Australian sense of space. Issued in 1989, the album sharpened the Melbourne group’s reputation for restless invention, balancing rhythmic drive with ghostly atmospherics and unusual instrumental colour. Songs such as Willow Tree, Terra Nullius and the title track hint at its range, moving from brooding reflection to brittle momentum. Part of a run of music that helped define the band’s singular place in Australian alternative rock, Claim remains one of their most distinctive and ambitious releases.