Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows (Inexorable Opposites)

May 28
4 min read

Released: 2026

Genre: Heavy psych, Stoner rock

Sounds Like: All Them Witches, Ecstatic Vision, King Buffalo

Homeland: Australia

What makes Inexorable Opposites elite and sit atop OHMs Peak?

Jack Harlon and the Dead Crows have released an outstanding new album filled with psychedelic fuzz, trippy vocals, and imaginative storytelling, positioning it as one of the top heavy psych albums for 2026.
Inexorable Opposites demonstrates the band's ongoing development. While maintaining the same formula as previous albums, they manage to reinvent their heavy psychedelic vibe.
The production is flawless. This album features a rich sound without being overly produced, maintaining a raw quality.

Track Listing:

Moss 6:11
Venomous 4:13
Mt. Macedon 5:57
Dave Is Done 5:03
Junior Fiction 6:18
Seer 4:36
On The Overwhelm 5:50
To Die 5:20

Dive deeper into Inexorable Opposites with our Q&A with vocalist/guitarist Tim Coutts-Smith.

OHMs Peak: Inexorable Opposites is a massive psychedelic fuzz journey — equal parts stoner rock, psychedelia, and mind-bending heaviness. The album feels both rooted in the classics and completely forward-thinking. What influences — musical or otherwise — shaped the band’s sonic direction while creating this record?

Tim Coutts-Smith: There were definitely some new and unexpected influences on this album. I was listening to a lot of 'Show Me The Body' when I wrote 'Dave Is Done'. I wanted to write a song with that same feeling as 'Arcanum' by that band. It just has this emotion of boiling frustration and anger that increases through the song. I wanted to make my own version of that. 'Dave Is Done' ended up sounding nothing like SMTB in the end, but the same amount of emotion is there. I also discovered Oranssi Pazuzu during this album process, hence some faster beats with wild time signatures.

A lot of our post-rock influences are making their way into our sound these days too - Some Protomartyr. There's actually some Big Thief in there too if you listen closely.

OHMs Peak: Australia is becoming a fertile ground for heavy, psychedelic, and fuzz‑driven bands. What other Australian bands have inspired your work that you have seen or played with?

Tim Coutts-Smith: I'm glad you asked this question - I'm sick of people thinking that Australia's only exports are Amyl & The Sniffers, King Gizz and Tame Impala.

They are all so separated from the current Australian underground scenes that you see now.

Some unreal bands you should check out are: Goat Shaman, Cannabyss, AGAM (A Gazillion Angry Mexicans), DOGWATCH and Astrofuzz.

OHMs Peak: Of all the heaviness on the album, the last track "To Die" is a beautiful tune with thought provoking lyrics. Can you provide what inspired you to write this classic?

Tim Coutts-Smith: I actually wrote that back in 2021 when I was freestyling hymn-like songs over a drone machine. I wanted to write a song for any soul that is passing on, and for the people that are saying goodbye.

It's essentially a eulogy song. The song's setting is a group of loved ones at a funeral, and the sounds aim to paint a picture of the process that a spirit goes through on it's way to the 'otherside'.

I'm pretty Godless/agnostic at this time in my life. Writing that song just made me feel more settled with everything.

OHMs Peak: What is the story or meaning behind the band name Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows? We’ve done a bit of research ourselves, but we’d love to hear the true origin and inspiration behind it.

Tim Coutts-Smith: This band actually started out as a side project that most of the original band members were in. Since I never intended JHATDC to be a long-term thing, I wanted to make the most convoluted storyline. I could and hide the true identities of the band members.

Jack Harlon is the main character of a lot of the symbolic stories of the band and my alter-ego on stage. I tried to pick a name that doesn't exist to make the project easier to remember.

So the surname 'Harlon' doesn't actually exist. I never thought that in the future I'd be frequently mixed up with the hip-hop artist 'Jack Harlow', but here we are.

My name is made up, and his is his true birth name, so I'm the imposter!

OHMs Peak: The album artwork is very unique and captures your sound perfectly. Who is the artist and is there any meaning behind this drawing?

Tim Coutts-Smith: The original artist is named 'Baroquegothik'. This artwork already existed, and I licensed its use from the artist. The image almost perfectly summed up all of my drafted notes; I wanted an aggressive drawing involving teeth, wolves, eyes and hands and this fit my mind's eye perfectly. At one point the album was going to be called 'The Kind Hand and The Teeth'.

OHMs Peak: Jack Harlen and the Dead Crows is stranded on an island with only a solar powered turntable and majestic powered solar blue tooth speakers. The band collectively can only choose one album. Which album to you agree to?

Tim Coutts-Smith: If it's the band collectively choosing, I'd say we'd have to go with any album by Meshuggah... maybe Koloss. That is a band that we all love dearly.

Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows are:

Tim Coutts-Smith – Vocals, guitar

Jordan Richardson – Guitar

Brayden Becher – Drums

Liam Barry – Bass

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