Three Releases and the Designs Behind the Merch

Three releases so far, each with its own look. Here's a quick guide to them, and to the design that carries the newest one onto a hoodie.

What came first?

Artificial Intelligence came out independently on 6 August 2021. The cover is a cartoon of me in a funnel hat, wearing a control panel, under a pink-and-blue neon sign. It has "Why am I Anxious", "Mixed Messages", "Monster Truck (Don't Touch My)" and "H.Y.C.Y.BH" on it, and it reached No. 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

What about Big Dumb Idiot?

Big Dumb Idiot followed on 9 December 2022. The cover is a painted side profile on bright yellow, with a cartoon brawl going on inside the head. In May 2023 it reached No. 3 on the ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart.

And the newest?

The Dancefloor at the End of the Universe came out on 18 October 2024. That title is the last line on the back of the Interplanetary Ballroom design.

What does the Interplanetary Ballroom design show?

• Front: a chest logo, THE INTERPLANETARY BALLROOM in round 70s lettering, inside an atom's orbits with a star above.
• Back: the same words in an arch over a meditating figure with an atom on its chest, a stone sign reading HOME OF THE TRANSCENDENTAL CHA-CHA-CHA, the line HITS FROM THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, a big (1800)CHA-CHA-CHA and, at the bottom, THE DANCEFLOOR, AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE.

It's all in one navy ink, so it reads like the sign outside a club on another planet.

And Level Clear?

LEVEL CLEAR YOU WIN! is pure arcade: blocky pixel letters fading from red through orange to yellow, like the end screen of an old game.

Where can I get them?

Both designs come on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies, with kids' and youth sizes too. Find them in the shop.