SUPER AMERICAN EAGLE – new video out

Super American Eagle: The turbo-charged rock trio featuring members of The Dandy Warhols, Immigrant Union & Courtney Barnett’s band – New Video “Slowly Fade” Out Today!

Their fuzz-filtered sound pulls together heavy psych, sludge, melody and three-part harmonies, with Bob’s chainsaw lead vocal cutting through the middle. It’s heavy music with hooks in its teeth. Slowly Fade, like a few songs on Super American Eagle’s second album speaks of my (lead singer and guitarist, Bob) physical and mental near-death experience.  Shit like that is kinda hard to write about but long story short, I accidentally found myself in a week-long induced coma last year – a coma by all medical accounts I should not have come out of… “had to break the spell, had to kick in the gates of hell.”

Musically the song is the biggest journey we’ve ever been on as a band – break downs and shit, we’ve never done that before.  I suppose it’s a sonic metaphor for the journey I went on during the coma…and far out did I go on a journey.  I was dreaming (if it can be called that) the entire time that I was in a coma. Heaps of shit happened during those “dreams” I was on a lot of trains and buses travelling – my band life and life continued on as “normal” – I received an email during this trip asking if Super American Eagle would open for AC/DC – going on before Amyl and The Sniffers and shit yes, we signed on for that.  We also played with Amyl at Vic Park as part of a promotional jaunt for AC/DC’s 2025 Aus tour.  I was there in a hospital bed backstage; I’m not 100% sure though if I got all the way to the stage though that day. Anyway, when I woke up back into the “real world” – I was telling everyone my band was opening for AC/DC at the MCG and that I needed to be out of hospital asap. All the doctors and nurses believed this, I believed this.  However, I could only whisper as I had all but destroyed my vocal chords during the waking process… I started choking from being intubated and proceeded to try and pull the tubes out of my throat which fucked up my vocal chords badly… I was told I may never speak properly again let alone sing.  The medical team rushed through my vocal surgery, which worked thank fuck – I was told after the fact that if I hadn’t have had “a major concert to play” I would have had to have waited three months for the surgery!…”the sun is up and you’re alive, soak it in you’re on the ride.” I’m happy to say I’m doing infinitely better now on all fronts – I’ve been given a second crack which is not lost on me.  Hope you like the song. -Bob, Super American Eagle

Melbourne power trio Super American Eagle deliver manna for heavy rock fans craving detours into noise, psych, pop and sludgy, dank, herbal grooves. A union delivered via chance – Brent DeBoer of The Dandy Warhols, Dave Mudie from the Courtney Barnett band and Bob Harrow of Immigrant Union, played an impromptu Immigrant Union NYC show as a three-piece. That night the chemistry was undeniable, and so Super American Eagle took flight.

Known for their individual talents, the trio take control of the destination, reveling in the creative liberty that beats at the head of the project. From a lightening moment of musical connection, Super American Eagle have built thrilling, fuzz-filtered songs that deliver both on stage and on record.

They signed to Australian label Cheersquad Records and Tapes after their first show and Little Cloud Records in the US for the band’s debut, self-titled album, which hit No.9 on the AIR charts upon release.

The album received PBS’s album of the week as well as being spun by the Godfather of punk, Iggy Pop, on his BBC radio show… Twice… Iggy even sang along over the track. The band were also Apple Music rock feature artist.

In 2024 Super American Eagle supported JET on their “Get Born 20th Anniversary Tour” playing to sold out crowds around The United States and Australia with the band receiving exceptional reviews from their Bowery Ballroom and Troubadour shows.

Although Super American Eagle are only just getting started, they have already shared stages with groups such as JET, The Southern River Band, Grace Cummings, The Super Jesus and The Meanies, as well as appearing at Cherry Rock Fest, and playing their own packed-out headline shows.

SUPER AMERICAN EAGLE ONLINE:

https://www.youtube.com/@superamericaneagle5526

https://superamericaneagle.bandcamp.com/album/super-american-eagle