Press Club
A strong DIY ethos, four-piece punk band Press Club formed in Naarm/Melbourne in 2017 and went on to spend the next few years touring heavily at home in Australia…
A strong DIY ethos, four-piece punk band Press Club formed in Naarm/Melbourne in 2017 and went on to spend the next few years touring heavily at home in Australia and abroad. Fronted by Natalie Foster, alongside guitarist Greg Rietwyk, bassist Iain Macrae and drummer Frank Lees, Press Club, fuelled by the successful release of four independent albums have amassed critical acclaim and a reputation for an incredible live show. Community driven and creatively uncompromising – a band defined as much by connection and resilience as volume and velocity.
In May 2025, Press Club independently released their fourth album To All The Ones That I Love. The album debuted at #2 on the AIR Independent Chart and #3 on the ARIA Australian Album Chart, and earned an ARIA Award nomination for Best Hard Rock Album. In Australia, it was widely supported across radio, named Feature Album at Double J, 2SER, 4ZZZ, Edge Radio Hobart and SYN FM, alongside a Soundscape feature on 3RRR and addition to Triple M’s Homegrown rotation.
Internationally, the album received strong critical attention, particularly across Europe. Press Club featured on the cover of Germany’s Ox-Fanzine, with additional features confirmed in Clash, Visions, Classic Rock and Rolling Stone Germany. Radio support included Album of the Week at Germany’s Ahoy Radio and airplay on the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X and KEXP.
The album was further amplified through strong digital support, with Press Club appearing on the cover of Spotify’s Local Noise playlist and earning placements across Rock Out, New Music Friday AUNZ, All New Rock, New Noise, The New Alt, Indie Brand Neu, Just Rock, Rock Now, New Alternative and Pulp.
Having toured relentlessly, both at home and abroad Press Club have taken to stages in every state and territory in Australia as well as playing some of the finest festivals here in Australia (Falls Festival, Yours + Owls, Festival of the Sun, Bigsound) and across the UK and Europe at Reading & Leeds, Download UK, Manchester Punk Festival, The Great Escape, 2000 Trees, Groezrock Belgium, INMusic Croatia, Jera On Air Netherlands and in Germany at Reeperbahn, Southside & Hurricane Festivals.
With previous albums Endless Motion(2022), Wasted Energy(2019) and Late Teens(2018) earning critical acclaim and chart success — including AIR Award nominations and Double J Album of the Week — Press Club have built a reputation for constant evolution without losing the urgency at the heart of their sound.
“led by vocalist Natalie Foster — a powerful presence who holds her own against a wall of propulsive drums and glorious guitars.”Double J
“One of my favourite Australian bands” Dan P Carter, Radio 1
“Out of the suburban clubs and into the bigger venues: PRESS CLUB sound bigger than ever on their fourth album.” Visions Magazine Germany
“Melbourne’s punk rockers are now more diverse… the sound is more varied, the songwriting more complex.” Rolling Stone