Nations by the River was a side project by Luke Steele (

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) Ohad Rein ( Old Man River) and the Kahn Brothers (

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) that occurred in 2003 to 2004. Nations by the River only created a single album, ''Holes in the Valley'', before the members went back to their main bands.

Biography

Nations By The River formed during the Gelbison/The Sleepy Jackson tour of early 2003, when Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson) and Edo Kahn (Gelbison) started jamming and writing songs in a car park after misplacing their van's keys. Dove Kahn soon joined in and Nations By The River was established as a side project for the three. Ohad Rein (Old Man River) and Edo Kahn co-wrote the song "Lovers", and shortly after Ohad joined the group. The album was recorded in three days as a stripped-back and live experience with engineer/co-producer Scott Horscroft (Sun, The Husbands). In the studio, Nations were joined by friends and local musicians, including

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and

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. The album, ''Holes in the Valley'', was released 7 June 2004 on

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, and distributed overseas on

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. In July 2005 the album was also released in the United States on the

label.

Members

* Edo Kahn — vocals, guitar * Luke Steele — vocals, guitar * Ohad Rein — vocals, guitar * Nadav Kahn — guitar, keys, percussion

Discography

Albums

* ''Holes in the Valley''The Australian, 10 July 2004, ''Holes in the Valley'' review by Iain Shedden -

(7 June 2004);

(25 July 2005)

Track listing

# "I Don't Want You" - 1:19 # "Boy" - 3:37 # "Heart Attack Romance" - 2:16 # "Cracking Up" - 2:28 # "Kids World" - 2:16 # "These Are the Times" - 3:15 # "Lovers" - 2:30 # "Would It Be Nice" - 4:11 # "Farewell Sunshine" - 1:29 # "Heroin" - 4:00 # "The Prettiest Girl" - 2:01 # "We Dance Everyday" - 4:18

References

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