It's a union that will delight music fans, surf rats, and festival goers alike. Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey have joined with bass player Brian Ritchie of US group Violent Femmes to form a new surf rock band called THE BREAK.

The new band releases its debut album 'Church Of The Open Sky' on Friday April 16th on the Bombora label through MGM.