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Lucksmiths
The Lucksmiths were an Australian indie pop band formed in March 1993 by Marty Donald on guitar, Mark Monnone on bass guitar and Tali White on drums and lead vocals. Louis Richter (ex-Mid State Orange) joined on guitar in 2005. They released eight studio albums, ''First Tape'' (1 September 1993), ''The Green Bicycle Case'' (July 1995), '' What Bird Is That?'' (September 1996), ''A Good Kind of Nervous'' (1997), ''Why That Doesn't Surprise Me'' (5 March 2001), ''Naturaliste'' (10 March 2003), ''Warmer Corners'' (4 April 2005) and ''First Frost'' (2008), before disbanding in August 2009. History The Lucksmiths were formed in March 1993 in Melbourne as an indie pop band by guitarist Marty Donald, bass player Mark Monnone, and drummer-vocalist Tali White, who were all high school friends.rock city, 27 August 2009, Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia)The last goodbye and good luck, 14 August 2009, The Age (Melbourne, Australia) Both Donald and Monnone were members of a school boys band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naturaliste
''Naturaliste'' is the fifth studio album by the Australian indie pop trio, the Lucksmiths, which was released on 10 March 2003 via Candle Records (catalogue number LUCKY16). The band members Marty Donald on guitar, backing vocals and glockenspiel; Mark Monnone on bass guitar, guitar, harmonium and backing vocals; and Tali White on drums, percussion and lead vocals. They all contributed to the song writing. Craig Pilkington ( The Killjoys) produced the album at Audrey Studios in Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, .... He also provided lead guitar, brass, piano and harmonium. Details Donald said, "With this album, one of the things we wanted to do was return it to the basic sound we started out with, and we've always retained live. Our approach has evolved and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Frost
''First Frost'' is the eleventh album release and ninth and final studio album by The Lucksmiths The Lucksmiths were an Australian indie pop band formed in March 1993 by Marty Donald on guitar, Mark Monnone on bass guitar and Tali White on drums and lead vocals. Louis Richter (ex-Mid State Orange) joined on guitar in 2005. They released ei ... released in October 2008. Recording Donald described the recording as one of his favourite moments with the band. "We managed to make it through eight solid days with only each other and the producer for company, and had such a fantastic time making that album. We stayed together in a really beautiful spot out in Tasmania." Track listing # "The Town & The Hills" – 4:06 # "Good Light" – 2:50 # "A Sobering Thought (Just When One Was Needed)" – 4:54 # "California in Popular Song" – 3:52 # "South-East Coastal Rendezvous" – 3:50 # "The National Mitten Registry" – 4:19 # "Day Three of Five" – 3:17 # "Never & Always" – 2:50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Tape
''First Tape'' is the first album by The Lucksmiths, originally released on cassette in December 1993 and released on CD in 1996 on Candle Records Candle Records was an independent record label that operated from 1994 to 2007. Candle Records was originally based in Melbourne, Australia and founded in September 1994 in music, 1994 by Chris Crouch. The label concentrated only on local ban ... (catalogue number LUCKY3.) Track listing *Music by Tali White and Martin Donald. Lyrics as noted.https://www.discogs.com/The-Lucksmiths-First-Tape/release/1611770 Songwriting info as found at discogs; retrieved 10-19-19 # "Clichéd Title for Kris" – 1:39 (Donald) # "Cat in Sunshine" – 3:30 (Donald) # "Adolescent Song of Mindless Devotion" – 2:13 (Donald, White) # "Run Spot Run" – 0:54 (Donald) # "Weatherboard" – 3:20 (Donald) # "Andrew's Pleasure" – 1:57 (Donald) # "Remote Control" – 2:03 (Donald) # "Tale of Two Cities" – 2:33 (White) # "Birthday Present for Katrina" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warmer Corners
''Warmer Corners'' is the ninth album by The Lucksmiths released in 2005 on Candle Records Candle Records was an independent record label that operated from 1994 to 2007. Candle Records was originally based in Melbourne, Australia and founded in September 1994 in music, 1994 by Chris Crouch. The label concentrated only on local ban ... (catalogue number LUCKY19.) Track listing # "A Hiccup in Your Happiness" (Donald) – 2:48 # "The Music Next Door" (Donald) – 4:33 # "Great Lengths" (Donald) – 3:28 # "Now I'm Even Further Away" (Monnone) – 1:52 # "The Chapter in Your Life Entitled San Francisco" (Donald) – 4:29 # "Sunlight in a Jar" (White) – 3:22 # "If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now" (Donald) – 4:48 # "Young and Dumb" (Monnone) – 3:27 # "Putting It off and Putting It off" (Donald) – 2:46 # "I Don't Want to Walk Around Alone No More" (Monnone) – 3:09 # "The Fog of Trujillo" (Monnone) – 4:15 # "Fiction" (Donald) – 4:40 References {{Authority contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Leaves
Last Leaves are an Australian indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia, made up of three-quarters of the members of defunct and well-known Melbourne band The Lucksmiths. Their songs feature the familiar lyrical wit and themes of nature and 'every-day' Australian life of The Lucksmiths' music (albeit with less of a focus on inner city living and more of a rural slant), but their sound is notably heavier and less jangly. Songwriter Marty Donald has described the new sound as being "more expansive and dynamic". The band are signed to the Melbourne-based label Lost and Lonesome, which is run by their bassist, Mark Monnone. They began performing in various Australian locations in March 2012, including several gigs supporting international act The Wedding Present The Wedding Present are an English indie rock group originally formed in 1985 in Leeds, England, from the ashes of The Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Bicycle Case
''The Green Bicycle Case'' is the second album from Australian indie pop group, the Lucksmiths, which was released in July 1995 on Candle Records (catalogue number LUCKY3.) Reception Ned Raggett of AllMusic rated ''The Green Bicycle Case'' as 4 out of 5 stars and explained how the group "approached their first real album, per se, with well-deserved confidence and came up trumps... tshowcases the band's virtue for getting things done without wasting time – 12 songs in just over half an hour, nearly all of them winners." Track listing #"Jewel Thieves" – 2:13 #"Motorscooter" – 2:59 #"The Tichborne Claimant The Tichborne case was a legal ''cause célèbre'' that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s. It concerned the claims by a man sometimes referred to as Thomas Castro or as Arthur Orton, but usually termed "the Claimant", to be t ..." – 2:05 #"Spond" – 2:43 #"Two Storeys" – 4:22 #"Detective Agency" – 2:44 #"Thomas and Martha" – 3:32 #"Mez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why That Doesn't Surprise Me
''Why That Doesn't Surprise Me'' is the sixth album by The Lucksmiths, released on 5 March 2001 on Candle Records Candle Records was an independent record label that operated from 1994 to 2007. Candle Records was originally based in Melbourne, Australia and founded in September 1994 in music, 1994 by Chris Crouch. The label concentrated only on local ban ... (catalogue number CAN2513). Track listing #"Music to Hold Hands To" – 3:47 #"Synchronised Sinking" – 3:56 #"The Great Dividing Range" – 3:17 #"Beach Boys Medley" – 1:16 #"Broken Bones" – 3:36 #"First Cousin" – 4:04 #"Don't Bring Your Work to Bed" – 2:44 #"Fear of Rollercoasters" – 3:33 #"Harmonicas and Trams" – 4:45 #"The Forgetting of Wisdom" – 2:01 #"Self-Preservation" – 2:02 #"How to Tie a Tie" – 3:24 #"All the Recipes I've Ever Ruined" – 5:46 #"The Year of Driving Languorously" – 4:00 References The Lucksmiths albums 2001 albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candle Records
Candle Records was an independent record label that operated from 1994 to 2007. Candle Records was originally based in Melbourne, Australia and founded in September 1994 in music, 1994 by Chris Crouch. The label concentrated only on local bands with an "emphasis on strong lyrics and a wistful, often humorous Australian feel" and was run more like a co-op than a corporation. Bands on the label would help each other, promoting the label and CD releases, as well as doing shows together. The first release by the label was The Simpletons's Extended play, EP, ''The Nod'', in October 1994. This was followed later that year by The Lucksmiths' ''Boondoggle'' and Cuddlefish's ''Grap's Fruity Elixir''. Candle went on to have over 100 releases. They took over independent record shop, PolyEster Records, on Melbourne's Brunswick Street, Melbourne, Brunswick Street and opened a Sydney office ran by Danielle Atkinson. Crouch decided to close the label down on 31 March 2007, citing "time for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boondoggle (EP)
''Boondoggle'' is an EP from The Lucksmiths The Lucksmiths were an Australian indie pop band formed in March 1993 by Marty Donald on guitar, Mark Monnone on bass guitar and Tali White on drums and lead vocals. Louis Richter (ex-Mid State Orange) joined on guitar in 2005. They released ei ... released in 1994 on Candle Records (catalogue number LUCKY1.) Track listing # "Victor Trumper" - 2:03 # "Clever Hans" - 4:43 # "Summer Town" - 3:52 # "Tree" - 2:41 # "21" - 5:08 # "Umbrella" - 2:38 # "The Bakers Wife" - 0:58 # "Fridge Magnet Song" - 2:07 References {{Authority control 1994 EPs The Lucksmiths albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Good Kind Of Nervous
''A Good Kind of Nervous'' is the fourth album by The Lucksmiths released in 1997 on Candle Records Candle Records was an independent record label that operated from 1994 to 2007. Candle Records was originally based in Melbourne, Australia and founded in September 1994 in music, 1994 by Chris Crouch. The label concentrated only on local ban ... (catalogue number LUCKY5.) Track listing #"Caravanna" – 3:05 #"Under the Rotunda" – 2:51 #"Train Robbers' Wives" – 1:55 #"World Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Murder" – 3:42 #"The Invention of Ordinary Everyday Things" – 2:55 #"Punchlines" – 3:09 #"Guess How Much I Love You" – 3:22 #"Columns O' Steam" – 2:08 #"Up" – 1:31 #"Wyoming" – 2:57 #"Little Athletics" – 5:57 References The Lucksmiths albums 1997 albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boompa Records
Boompa Records is a Canadian independent record label, founded in 2003 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. History Boompa Records (launched in September 2003) was established as a music production company by Rob Calder and Scott L.D. Walker, fellow members of the Canadian Indie Band The Salteens. The label's creation was marked with the release of The Salteens' album ''Let Go of Your Bad Days'' in the Spring of 2003. Beginning in Summer 2003, Boompa began their expansion into publicity services, music placement and licensing and artist management. As the label progressed, they further expanded to manage grant administration, tour management, promotions, booking and web services. Boompa has also organized grant administration for non-Boompa artists, including Hot Hot Heat, Destroyer (band), and Humans (Canadian band). Boompa received positive acclaim in its first year, where it was credited with releasing "consistently excellent" music. The company was described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Melbourne Tonight
''Under Melbourne Tonight'' was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. Reaching a weekly viewership of 55,000 people each week, the show was reviewed in ''The Age''s Green Guide by Jim Schembri on 22 December 1994 as "Sometimes funnier than Letterman". Under Melbourne Tonight was hosted by Stephen Hall and Vin "Rastas" Hedger and featured regular segments with 3RRR's Tony Biggs, Merrick and Rosso's Merrick Watts and Tim Ross, Corinne Grant, Peter Helliar and many more. The show included segments ranging from live music, stand up comedy, movie reviews, music reviews, video game reviews, sports, news, current affairs, science and sketches. In 1998 the show was rebooted as '' Under Melbourne Tonight Presents...... What's Goin' On There?'' and '' Whose Shout at the Stumpy Arms'' in 1999. Guests Musical guests included Lecher Purvy, Cosmic Psychos Weddings Parties Anything, TISM, Pray TV, The Avalanches, The Lucksmiths, Penelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |