Tame Impala’s album has been hailed the best Australian release of this year, but nothing makes such a statement redundant like Cabins’ debut Bright Victory. Since their fresh signing to Ivy League, the four Sydney boys have released their debut mini album as an open window to their strong songwriting skills, wise lyrical genius and a pop sensibility that pulls their gentle rock songs together.

It opens with ‘Hounds’, in which a sly wirery guitar is bought in by a quick and flighty drum pace, followed by the acoustically-painted tale of the weird sea creatures of ‘Oceanic Blues’. Track number three is the boys’ debut single ‘Catcher in the Rye’, a thunderous growl growing from the deep to welcome the listener with a trembling piano melody.

‘Mary’ is fast paced and hectic, hitting the ground and running from beginning to finish. Sly and slinking, like a black cat stalking down the street is track number five, ‘The Moon’; as though the musical rending of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, the song rolls around in the shadows. My personal favourite, ‘Foes and Thieves’ begins quiet with an almost desperate longing building up before the chorus launches in an uplifting outburst, the lyrics Bring forth your Knives, Foes and the Thieves, Fire all your arrows, God give me speed, sung to be remembered as the wisest words of battle.

'Father Ripper' is the most basic rock and roll number of the release, the distorted guitar swinging between dirty jaunts or soft circulations, with the added touch of a Doors-esque organ break, not their strongest moment of songwriting, but an entertaining listen nonetheless. The whole thirty minutes are wound up with ‘Calling Home’, sharp guitar and the two vocals of Leroy and Daniel working their way in, around and out of each other. The songs dies down to silence but the track keeps playing, soon interrupted by a regal sounding orchestra of horns, signifying the end of a black and white silent film.

I really believe Cabins have produced a series of songs that go unrivalled amongst many new bands today. Bright Victory is not just a piece of artwork at this moment, but also displays exciting promise of a band that has an incredible future ahead of them. Please, discover them now so you have the honour of watching them grow like I do.

Review Score: 8.5/10