Hell Herons is a spokenword+music collective from the Canberra region + Queensland, Australia, featuring award-winning poets/writers/performers/makers Nigel Featherstone, Melinda Smith, CJ Bowerbird and me.

Our debut album The Wreck Event was released worldwide on June 29, 2024. All music written, performed and recorded by Nigel. Words and vocal performances by Nigel, Melinda, CJ and me. Vocals recorded and treated by + noise manipulation by + album mixed and mastered by Kimmo Vennonen of kv productions.

In his review of The Wreck Event Will Yeoman says the album ‘is both wreck and event, destroying boundaries between poetry and music in a way song doesn’t always manage while marking another milestone in Australian poetic practice. It’s also, quite simply, beautiful.’

Listen to and download The Wreck Event at Bandcamp.

Stream The Wreck Event.

Visit the Hell Herons YouTube channel.