Bastards! Like some unholy breeding ground, SOULS ON BOARD are loyal to an ever-evolving matrimony - beauty and dirt, ugliness and invention, dumb and smart, mind-blowing power and grace.

BLOOD FACE is the new EP, the Melbourne group's second release after their "hurtling and assured" self-titled EP debut of 2005. Released by wunderkinds Low Transit Industries, the EP saw the band draw comparisons to The Pixies & Sonic Youth, tour the country with Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males and End of Fashion, play alongside Maximo Park (UK), Faker & Deloris as well as land spots on the Big Day Out and St.Kilda Festivals!

BLOOD FACE picks up the hazardous extremes of that first rugged EP and beats them into a new shape. A shape with pointed edges, electricity in the veins and a wall of psychedelic sound bubbling under a whip-smart guitar bleed section. While the tunes bulge with shining phrases & stirring twists, lyrically BLOOD FACE grapples with dark visions and uncomfortable realities - these ills given some respite by the pop playfulness of the 6 tracker.

Recorded by Finn Keane (theredsunband, SubAudible Hum) in the heart of Melbourne city, and mixed by Aaron Cupples (Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males, The Drones) between cows and night monsters in the hills of Gippsland, BLOOD FACE captures the peaks and explorations of the bands live set over the last 2 years. A visceral & powerful project on stage, SOULS ON BOARD have captured an experience equal to the sparks of its creation. Punchy, raw, exploding with life and colour . . . introducing BLOOD FACE.

“Anthony Petrucci's vocals are beautiful, melodic and it's these jumps in tempo - from chaos to calm to placid dream-like states, that make this EP a keeper” Drum Media

“You see them come and go, these buzz bands, but Souls On Board might possibly be the real deal” Beat

“This snarling little five-tracker is ace” Time Off

“Souls on Board leaves you salivating for more” The Electric Newspaper

“Blood Face is an ambitious release delivered with confidence and gusto and will no doubt leave punters cheering for more” Rave

”I don’t think I’ve heard such a ragtag, mixed-back offering of songs sound as cohesive as this in a while. Mainly because, as far as I can tell, SOB’s versatility doesn’t compromise their musicianship, and they know how to write a solid number with a pulse and a point” Xpress