Who are the Aussie Mystery Guys? Hub--Feel That Way

I recently picked up on EBay this 1995 7 song mini-album by Hub, a four piece Alterna-pop band from Australia. I'm having a lot of difficulty finding anything about these guys. The CD was put out by Shock Records, but I can't find the slightest reference to these guys. And this is quite a nice 90's styling alternative album!

Who is this mystery band?

Who are you? I really wanna know....

Right out of the box is 3rd Times a Charm, a very very nice pop song, coming on like an updated alternatized DM3. Nice harmonies on this one. The description made by E-bay vendor made some comparisons to The Replacements, but I hear a lot of latter period Dinosaur, Jr here also, in the interesting guitar work and song forms, and notably, one of the singers has some of Mascis' vocal mannerisms, quite evident on the second song here, Crush Luscious. Another touchstone here is the brilliant Australian band Glide, led by the much missed William Arthur, a band that any fan of alternative rock should get to know. Track down anything you can find that they did. (Not to be confused with the English Glide--a side product of Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist Will Seargeant.)

Hub was comprised of Peter Knight, Bass & Guitar, Tony Dennis, Acoustic Guitar, vocals, Steve Morrison, Drums, Bryan Karr, Electric Guitar, Vocals. This disc was produced by Laurence Maddy, who apparently has worked with a lot of Australian performers over the years. I was really surprised at the silence on the Internet about these guys. This is a pretty terrific record. The only song I'm not sold on is the slackerish Crush Luscious. I'll be Seeing You, the third song is one of the best songs here, an energetic Mascis-y exercise, with big guitar and even bigger pop hooks. Another winner is the jazz-inflected riffing of Golden Brown. The sludgy reflective eponymous ballad Feel That Way is also not bad at all.

Along with the first and third songs, the sixth tune Suitcase Mind is one of the great songs on this album. When they bash out loud catchy pop, these guys are at their very best. If you see this record selling someplace for a good price, it's definitely worth picking up. I wouldn't consider this a desert island disc by any means, perhaps just a Gilligan's Island disc. But if you like 90's alternative rock this would be a very nice addition to the collection. If this is a first recording, they certainly were off to an auspicious start. I wonder if these guys made any more records or went on to greater success. Don't know, but it would be interesting to learn some more about this mysterious band.