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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: vivouk on 12 Jun 2006, 08:40

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: vivouk on 12 Jun 2006, 08:40

Yeah, recommend me some good bands from Australia please.

My post-WC match selection of Silverchair, The Vines and Cut Copy leaves a lot to be desired.

If anyone suggests Wolfmother, I will get angry.

Your favourite Nick Cave songs would also be appreciated.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Omnicide on 12 Jun 2006, 08:58

The Birthday Party
The Saints

Nick Cave Tracks: The Mercy Seat
                          Tupelo
                          Red Right Hand
                          The Carny
                          Into My Arms
                          Papa Won't Leave You Henry
                          Hiding All Away
                          The Ship Song
                         
he hasn't been 'australian' for the best part of twenty-odd years, but that should get you started.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: E. Spaceman on 12 Jun 2006, 09:30

The Avalanches
The Church (I think)
Architecture in Helsinki (one of my favourite bands)
Men At Work

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: vivouk on 12 Jun 2006, 09:43

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Men At Work

:D

This is useful: http://www.last.fm/tag/australian

I'd call Crowded House a NZ band though.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Mark7 on 12 Jun 2006, 10:19

The Go-Betweens
Smudge
The Hummingbirds.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Hat on 12 Jun 2006, 11:14

Spiderbait
Regurgitator
TISM
Magic Dirt
The Morning After Girls
The Avalanches
Something For Kate
Dr Octopus
Little Birdy
Love Outside Andromeda
The Lucksmiths
The Pictures
The Resin Dogs
St Ft Hick
You Am I
New Buffalo

Thats about as decent a list as I can come up with at 4 in the morning, and without going too obscure.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Thrillho on 12 Jun 2006, 13:02

Nick cave And The Bad Seeds win the thread.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Trollstormur on 12 Jun 2006, 13:10

Abyssic Hate
Bestial Warlust
Destroyer 666

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: pat101 on 12 Jun 2006, 13:43

I think The Drones are from Australia I think...

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: negative creep on 12 Jun 2006, 16:15

but i kind of like wolfmother.....

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Soidanae on 12 Jun 2006, 16:19

Second TISM.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: est on 12 Jun 2006, 17:08

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The Avalanches
The Church
Architecture in Helsinki
Men At Work
Spiderbait
Regurgitator
TISM
Magic Dirt
Little Birdy
The Resin Dogs
You Am I
New Buffalo

all of which I agree with.  I also think that Nick Cave is one of the most over-rated of our musical acts, in whichever incarnation you want to suggest.

Other Australian acts to look for are Josh Pyke, Holly Throsby & Clare Bowditch.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: nuisance on 12 Jun 2006, 20:36

My favourite Australian artists are Qua (http://quamusic.com/), Minit (http://www.sigmaeditions.com/sigma_minit.html) and Oren Ambarchi (http://orenambarchi.com/).  

Hmm, actually, none of them are bands, sorry, and all instrumental.  

Although Oren's Sun (http://sonomu.net/text/%7Esunbysunstaubgol/?key=29547b-90426) is pretty nice and I like his voice in the one track on which he sings.

I like some songs by Cut-Copy (the singles, really) and The Presets (The Girl and the Sea is beautiful!).

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Gryff on 12 Jun 2006, 21:08

I really like The Lucksmiths and would instantly suggest them to anyone who likes a bit of twee(ish)-pop like Belle and Sebastian.

My fave Nick Cave songs are 'The Mercy Seat' and 'Henry Lee'. They do a great version of 'All Tomorrow's Parties' too.

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: vivouk on 13 Jun 2006, 06:14

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New Buffalo

Does anyone have a song of theirs called 16 Beats? Please PM me if you do.

Thanks for all the bands so far- I know there's decent Australian music, I just can't find it!

P.S. It doesn't matter whether they're a band or a solo act or what. I just need good tunes!

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Luke C on 13 Jun 2006, 06:20

Yeah The Avalanches rock hard!

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: nickyandthefuture on 13 Jun 2006, 06:48

Darren Hanlon is not a band, but I declare that he is for the purposes of this thread.

Also, I second the Lucksmiths very, very hard.

Edit:  Sodastream, too!

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: Jono on 13 Jun 2006, 23:30

Australian bands... well, we are just over the ditch.
By association, some good New Zealand bands:

The Reduction Agents - They are like the Beatles on acid, really cool.

The Brunettes - Just finished a tour with Rilo Kelly, and before that, The Shins. One of sub-pops latest signings... they will give you a crush, I swear.

The Mint Chicks - Our countries premier post-punk band. Ramones/Buzzcocks fans need apply.

The Shaky Hands - Our countries up-and-coming post-punk band... for fans of Ex-Models, Gang of Four, etc... (www.theshakyhands.com - they don't have a cd yet, but have some recordings up)

They are all on myspace... have fun! :)

Title: Good Australian Bands
Post by: E. Spaceman on 14 Jun 2006, 19:52

Weren't the Divinyls aussies too?