Yves Klein Blue was an Australian indie rock band from

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, which formed in 2005 and disbanded in 2010. The line-up included Chris Banham on drums and

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, Sean Cook on

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, Charles Sale on

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and

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and Michael Tomlinson on

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and rhythm guitar. Their name is from the colour,

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, by

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. The band were signed to Brisbane record label

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,http://www.halo-17.net/7459.html under which they re-released their debut EP ''Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves'' (April 2008).Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves
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, 14 October 2008, ozmusicscene.com Yves Klein Blue supported local and international acts,

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, Ben Kweller,

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and

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, and appeared at Big Day Out, SxSW, Pyramid Rock Festival and Splendour in the Grass during 2008.Yves Klein Blue - bio
, (n.d.), dew-process.com Their only album, ''Ragged & Ecstatic'', was released in Australia and

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in July 2009, which reached the top 50 on the

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. On 31 January 2011, the band announced via an email to mailing list subscribersBreakup email
31 January 2011 and a post on their

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page wall that they had disbanded in the second half of 2010 due to creative differences and that they now live in different cities.Breakup Facebook post
31 January 2011

Afterwards

Charles Sale, on guitar and vocals, formed punk rockers, Babaganouj in Brisbane in 2011 alongside co-founding member Harriette Pilbeam (a.k.a. Hatchie, ex-Go Violets), on bass guitar and vocals; they added Ruby McGregor in 2013 on rhythm guitar and vocals. Their debut extended play, ''Sife Lucks'' (February 2014), was followed by three more EPs, ''Pillar of Light'' (August 2016), ''Hard to Be'' (October 2016) and ''Clarity Restored'' (2017), before working on their debut album. In February 2013, Yves Klein Blue's lead singer, Michael Tomlinson, formed a new band, Many Things, based in London.

Members

* Chris Banham – drums,

* Sean Cook – bass * Charles Sale –

* Michael Tomlinson –

, rhythm guitar

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards

* Yves Klein Blue's single ''"Polka"'' was named in 76th place in the

Triple J Hottest 100, 2008 The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. It was the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J. 2008 was also the first year ...

. * Yves Klein Blue's song ''"Getting Wise"'' was named in 79th place in the

Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 The 2009 Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 17, was announced on Australia Day 26 January 2010. It is the seventeenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J. Voting commenced ...

.Triple J Hottest 100, 2009
abc.net.au/triplej

References

External links

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