St. Morris Sinners formed in late 2011. They soon made a name for themselves around Adelaide as an exciting live band, drawing influence from artists such as Nick Cave, Jonathan Richman and The Triffids (Just to name a few). Together, Stephen Johnson (vocals), Django Rowe (guitar), Angus Mason (drums) and Felicity Freeman (bass) have woven punk, jazz , and avant-garde influences into their own style of dirty alternative rock. The band attract audiences to their live shows with their distinctive sound and raucous energy.

Since the release of their debut LP (2014), St. Morris Sinners have performed with a host of bands including King Khan & BBQ Show (Canada), Harry Howard and the NDE (Melbourne), Spencer P Jones (Melbourne) and The Creases (Brisbane) and Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds (USA) and have toured Australia numerous times to growing crowds.

In 2019, St Morris Sinners toured France, with the help of Beast Records (France) and performed at the Binic Folk and Blues festival to crowds in the thousands. Subsequently, the band have worked with the European booking agent, Hot Pants Productions, alongside bands such as The Beasts, Kim Salmon, Mick Harvey and The Scientists. St Morris Sinners plan to tour extensively throughout to Europe in 2023.

2021 saw the release of their first single since 2018, Zbilanc, the title track to their upcoming album. Zbilanc is the Maltese word for ‘imbalance’, which speaks to the heritage of lead singer Stephen Johnson.

The concept of the album plays with the theme of imbalance; one side is disjointed, raucous, raw and primal in its delivery, while the other side is heartfelt, somber and honest in its approach. The second single from the record, ‘Big Rev Kev’, will be released on February 25. True to “Sinners” style, the song is drum and bass heavy with dissonant, wailing guitars and ominous vocals.

Zbilanc will be released on the 18th of March 2022.