Episode 110: Juan Alban – Epicure

<p>Cast your mind back to the early-to-mid-&#39;00s, and it was pretty hard to escape Epicure. That is, if you were listening to triple j, the Ballarat outfit were a hot commodity.</p><p><br></p><p>Having formed in the mid-&#39;90s, a few formative releases gave way to a bit of a personnel shuffle and something of a musical refocusing. What came next was the sort of thing that most bands of the era could only dream of.</p><p><br></p><p>Slick support slots, constant airplay, and even placings in the annual Hottest 100 countdown made Epicure&#39;s name one that a lot of fans were quite familiar with, while albums such as &#39;The Goodbye Girl&#39; and &#39;Main Street&#39; were mainstays of those same fans&#39; CD players.</p><p><br></p><p>By 2010, however, it was clear that things were reaching an end, and after the fittingly-titled Quietly Into The Night tour, the band found themselves no longer a going concern.</p><p><br></p><p>Members still made music, of course, including Juan Alban, who released a string of solo records in the coming 15 years. However, many fans of the band – and I include myself in that list – were not expecting to receive word that 2026 was bringing with it a new record from the group.</p><p><br></p><p>Dubbed &#39;Evenings In Honduras&#39;, it&#39;s a wonderful piece of work which feels like a perfect continuation of what the band had delivered all those years ago, and also serves as a perfect example of a &#39;reunion&#39; done right.</p><p><br></p><p>My excitement for this new record led to me giving Juan a call to chat about this new record, how it came together, and what fans can expect going forward.</p><p><br></p><p>Anyway, have a listen to Epicure&#39;s &#39;Evenings In Honduras&#39;, buy a ticket to their upcoming tour, have a listen to our chat, and I’ll see you at the end of the episode for some general housekeeping.</p>