Ed Kuepper

Ed Kuepper is an Australian music legend who’s been shaking up sounds since the 1970s. Co-founding the pioneering punk band The Saints in Brisbane, he helped ignite the global punk scene with their raw 1977 debut *(*I’m*) Stranded*. Never one to sit still, Kuepper ditched punk’s simplicity to explore jazz and post-punk with the wildly inventive Laughing Clowns in the early ’80s. By the mid-’80s, he launched a prolific solo career, weaving everything from gritty rock to orchestral pop into his work—showcased on albums like *Frontierland* and compilations like *Singles ’86–’96*. Recent releases like *Lost Cities* and *The Return of the Mail-Order Bridegroom* prove he’s still a restless creative force, while 2024 remasters of classics like *Real Wild Life* (originally by The Saints) and *Black Ticket Day* reintroduce his legacy to new ears. Whether solo or with bands, Kuepper’s genre-defying experiments and wiry guitar work remain unmistakably his own.

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Latest Release

After the Flood

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Album - 8 Tracks - Released March 21, 2025