# Purple Disturbance

**Interview** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 10 September 2025  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/interview/purple-disturbance/

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**Markus Hamence** chats in **The Jungle Room** with the band that is **Purple Disturbance**…

From the team that’s raised some of Australia’s most iconic cutting-edge artists – including **Silverchair, Grinspoon, Mallrat, Sneaky Sound System, SOFIA ISELLA, Redhook, Ocean Sleeper, IXARAS, Ennaria,** and **Ninajirachi **– **New World Artists** is proud to announce the signing of **Purple Disturbance**, the razor-sharp post-punk/alt-rock four-piece from New South Wales.

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 Fresh out of high school but road-tested and ready, **Purple Disturbance** are raw, fearless and unapologetic – tackling small-town truths and big city chaos with riffs that bite and hooks that don’t let go. The ‘Disturbances’ high-voltage live show has already seen them share stages with the likes of **Grinspoon, Frenzal Rhomb, Dune Rats, The Screaming Jets, Beddy Rays, Goons Of Doom **and** Private Function**, and the road ahead looks just as exciting.  
  
**Purple Disturbance is; **Thomas Downes: Vocalist, Jed Freudenstein: Guitarist, Joshua Downes: Bass, Jessica Franklin: Drums

Lead singer Thom channels the spirit of a young **Jim Morrison** and the frenetic energy of** Iggy Pop**, his vocal swagger riding over a rhythm section that hits with the force of a freight train. Brother Josh locks down the low end with driving bass lines. Jess unleashes drums with **Keith Moon**–like zeal, and Jed’s gritty Gretsch cuts through it all with raw precision. The result is a sound that tips its hat to **The Ramones** and **IDLES** yet remains unmistakably their own — urgent, electrifying punk delivered with explosive energy.

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The band’s current single, ***Criticise, Penalise, Attack and Slam (CPAS) ***released by **Anti Dismal Records,** has already been added to numerous iTunes editorial playlists and over 52 Spotify playlists, with two Purple Disturbance tracks making the soundtrack of DUNNO, a surf film by Rip Curl – proving their tracks hit hard both on stage and in headphones.

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