The Bird Nest Roys were a New Zealand

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, formed in the mid-1980s in the hills west of

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, New Zealand. They released one self-titled album on

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. Despite being from Auckland, they are frequently cited as one of the bands that played the

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, named after the city of

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in the

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of New Zealand. A six-piece, the band was fronted by members Big Ross and Little Ross, and featured future Snapper and

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member Dominic Stones on guitar. The group attracted an odd ensemble of characters with their own coded language, and a combination of Westie and early

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culture. They frequently practiced on an old farm called Nosnaws (named in honor of the local Swanson area), in the foothills of the Waitakere Ranges. Being part of the Flying Nun

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enabled the band to play numerous gigs up and down New Zealand. The band reformed for a one-off gig at the old Rising Sun Hotel in Karangahape Road in early January 2008. A

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of all their recorded work, ''Me Want Me Get Me Need Me Have Me Love'', was released in August 2013.

Personnel

* Big Ross (Ross Williams) - guitar and vocals * Little Ross (Ross Hollands) - guitar and vocals * Rupert E Taylor - keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals * Deberly Roy- bass * Warwick Wakefield - vocals, dance * Dominic Stones - guitar * Peter Moerenhout - drums

Discography

Albums

* ''

Bird Nest Roys The Bird Nest Roys were a New Zealand rock group, formed in the mid-1980s in the hills west of Auckland, New Zealand. They released one self-titled album on Flying Nun Records. Despite being from Auckland, they are frequently cited as one of the ...

'' album (1987 - Flying Nun FN065)

Compilation albums

* ''Me Want Me Get Me Need Me Have Me Love'' (2013 - Flying Nun)

Singles

* "Jaffa Boy" / "Bus Stop" (1986 - Flying Nun FN067) * "I Need Your Love" (Flying Nun FN087)

EPs

* ''

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'' EP (1985 - Flying Nun FN044) #20

References

External links

Stylus Magazine review of Dunedin Sound bands
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