What happens when you put two frustrated gay record label nerds together from opposite ends of the world?

You get The Male Gays – cross-continental DIY queer pop from Guy Blackman, label boss of Melbourne, Australia’s long- running Chapter Music, and Bart McDonagh, longtime stalwart of London’s legendary Domino Records and owner of his own imprint Amour Foo.

Bart and Guy sing in wobbly voices about rejecting queer cynicism, the need to rid the world of white boys wielding guitars (which includes themselves, naturally) and the difference between being outpunk and being an actual punk. Their debut release 7″ single is available now and is amazingly beautiful, at least according to Danny from 2SER Breakfast, who was chuffed to welcome the local half of the Male Gays, the wonderful Guy Blackman, to the 2SER Breakfast studio.