RELAYS – NEW SINGLE – GET FREE.
(Stream Everywhere And Download For Free At Bandcamp)
When Relays own producer/singer/guitarist Shann Lions was first diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome (Now Autism (Under DSM-5) plus Shann also has Dyslexia & ADHD) in 2009 the first other musical artist he came across with the same condition was Craig Nicholls of The Vines.
Shann, Mik and El are all huge The Vines fans and had some time left over when they recorded their yet to be released second album. Mik suggested why not record a Relays version of Get Free from The Vines 2002 album Highly Evolved so Relays look at this track as a homage to loving and being the most authentic version of yourself.
Get Free
Performed By Relays
Mik Weird – Drums/Vocals
El Wellard – Bass/Vocals
Shann Lions – Vocals/Guitar
Produced By Shann Lions
Co-Produced And Recorded By Finn Keane
Mixed And Mastered By Sam Edmonds
Written By Craig Nicholls (Mushroom Music)
Artwork, Design & Photos By Shann Lions
Band Photos By Mauro Trentin
Relays Biography:
Formed in late 2023, Relays are an autistic punk band making noise in all the right ways. In under two years, they’ve dropped a run of raw, non-PC singles that have clocked 30,000+ Spotify streams and earned a reputation as one of the most unpredictable live acts in the Australian underground.
Fronted by autistic, ADHD and dyslexic producer/guitarist Shann Lions, with Mik Weird on drums and El Wellard on bass, Relays balance chaos with precision — blistering punk urgency wrapped in DIY spirit.
Their self-titled debut album, recorded live to two-inch tape at Head Gap with Finn Keane ( Wilco, Courtney Barnett), landed in October 2024 on cassette and vinyl. The release drew international radio play, tastemaker playlists, glowing press, and a slot at Chopped Festival alongside Cosmic Psychos and Delivery.
Since then, Relays have ripped through a 23-date national tour, supported the legendary You Am I (July 2025), and wrapped their sophomore LP — funded by Creative Victoria’s New Music Works — set for release in mid-2026.
With the local scene buzzing, Relays are keeping it loud with a feral cover of The Vines “Get Free”, plus recent shows with The Smith Street Band (All Seasons Bendigo/Djaara), The Meanies (The Tote Collingwood/Wurundjeri & The Bridge Castlemaine/Djaara) and forthcoming show with Magic Dirt (December 12 Tanswells, Beechworth/Pallanganmiddang).
Raw, relentless, and impossible to ignore — Relays are here to rip the paint off Australian punk.
Relays “Get Free” Single Launch Is Friday November 21 At Creatures Of Habit Fitzroy/Wurundjeri. Tickets here.
