Mermaid Bait
and the brass monkey
Dive into the sonic enchantment of Mermaid Bait, an original music sensation from Whangarei boasting a decade of musical synergy.
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Drink the Drunk
“Drink the Drunk” is a nautical-themed polka-shanty explosion that lurches from steady sea legs to full-blown deck-stomping chaos. Mermaid Bait throws open the hatch with a brass-laced blast of rum-soaked revelry—what starts as a cheeky, salt-crusted shanty quickly mutates into a frenzied, horn-and-fiddle-fueled free-for-all.
As the rum flows, so does the tempo. Guitars chop, horns scream, violin dances, drums thunder, and the crowd roars. It’s sea song meets street band with a twist of punk and a whole lot of liquor. A guaranteed end-of-night anthem for punters who like their shanties brassy, boozy, and totally unhinged.
Album artwork by Hamish Oakley-Browne.
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