PREMIERE: Pinch Hitter - So Much For The Road

Sydney banjo duo Pinch Hitter's tour of the States recently has birthed many new things for the band — first, the tour footage that we're pleased to be premiering today for So Much For The Road, and second, a friendship with Cleveland, Ohio band Meridien, leading to the two bands announcing a tour together this May.

The chance meeting between the two bands also spawned a split 7" EP that was released and toured last year in the US, but it's time for Aussie fans to get a bit of a taste. 

As for So Much For The Road, it's a pensive song with a unique sound, matched with the mundane visuals that come hand-in-hand when touring.

The band's Dave Drayton explains, "So Much For The Road was one of the first songs we wrote for the band, when we found time in between study, work, and family. Appropriately then, it's about how study, work, family, and a bad back change the nature of touring: you don't drive down to Melbourne Thursday in a van and party; you fly down Friday, rushed after work, and get stung for extra baggage fees. As much living in one another's pockets sucks at times, and stinks, it's also a really special part of doing something stupid like traveling dumb distances with your mates in attempts to perform music.