Skyhooks – Living In The 70’s VG+/VG (Ltd Ed, Gold vinyl)

Living in the 70’s is Skyhooks at their most sharp, cheeky and self‑inventive, turning suburban Australian life into a glam‑rock theatre of bright colours, sly humour and restless energy. The album moves with a wiry confidence: crisp guitars, elastic basslines and tight rhythms that give every track a strutting, neon‑lit pulse. Shirley Strachan’s vocals glide between playful provocation and sharp‑edged bite, while Greg Macainsh’s writing blends satire, frustration and youthful bravado into scenes that feel exaggerated yet unmistakably real. The production is bright and slightly abrasive, matching the band’s mix of glam flash and local grit. What makes the record endure is its sense of place and personality—an unmistakably Australian voice wrapped in hooks, attitude and wit, capturing the contradictions of the era with a sound that still feels bold and defiantly their own.