SAMPLER - AUSTRALIAN BANDS

Six bands from Australia. Three have been featured on previous samplers and their albums have been reviewed here (Handsome Young Strangers, Jack Flash and Between the Wars) and the others are featured for the first time.

All of the tracks are available for free download, most of them on Reverbnation and/or on Triple J Unearthed. The BtW song can be download from bandcamp.

 

TRACKLIST:

01 - HANDSOME YOUNG STRANGERS - Thunderbolt (from "Here's the Thunder Lads!") 4:19
02 - HANDSOME YOUNG STRANGERS - Wooloomooloo Lair (from "Here's the Thunder Lads!") 3:01
03 - JACK FLASH - Queensberry Rules (from "Jack Flash") 4:10
04 - THE GOOD SHIP - A Harbour Fair (from "Avast! Wretched Sea") 2:28
05 - THE GOOD SHIP - These Are a Few of my Favourite Flings (from "Avast! Wretched Sea") 3:51
06 - THE GOOD SHIP - Bury Me (from "Avast! Wretched Sea") 4:29
07 - SIBIN - Dowd's (from "Things You Can't Polish") 2:31
08 - SIBIN - Belfast Mill  (from "Things You Can't Polish") 3:56
09 - JOHNNY JUMP UP - Johnny Jump Up 4:54
10 - BETWEEN THE WARS - The Aces Are coming (from "The Aces Are Coming" single) 2:59

BONUS TRACK

11 - HANDSOME YOUNG STRANGERS - Thunderbolt (Live at Armidale Uni) 4:28



1) HANDSOME YOUNG STRANGERS (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

http://www.reverbnation.com/handsomeyoungstrangers
http://www.myspace.com/thehandsomeyoungstrangers
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Handsome-Young-Strangers/106393595011

Members:

Freddo - vocals, lagerphone, harp, guitar
Drizzabone D - vocals, mandola, guitar
Marky Na-Na- vocals, guitar, baritone, batsteel, dulcimer, ukelele, mandobird, 35 dollar accordion
Adam Kenny Rumjack - mandolin, banjo
Jim Mongrel- bass, vocals
Mark "Looch" Lewis - drums

Discography:

"Shane Warne" (3 tracks, EP, 2007)
"Melbourne Town" (Single, 2009)
"Here Come the Thunder Lads!" (17 tracks, 2011)

2) JACK FLASH (Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia)

http://www.jackflash.com.au
http://www.facebook.com/Jack-Flash/54397746525
http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=11320
http://twitter.com/jackflashband

Members:

Jack Hickey - Electric guitar
Tom Michel - Mandolin/vocals
Liam Walsh - Drums
Shai Clement - Acoustic guitar
Blaise Clement - Bass
Louie - Violin

Discography:

"Take Notice" (6 track EP, 2007)
"July Tour" (3 track EP, 2009)
"Demands Were Met" (3 track EP, 2009)
"Rebel's Revenge" (3 track EP, 2011)
"Jack Flash" (10 tracks, 2011)


3) THE GOOD SHIP (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
   
http://goodshipband.com
http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=36011
http://www.reverbnation.com/thegoodshipmusic
http://www.facebook.com/thegoodship
http://www.myspace.com/thegoodshipisaverybadship

Members:

Daz Gray – singing, guitar & mandolin
John Meyer – singing, guitar & percussion
Geoff Wilson – mandola, mandolin, percussion & shouting
Brett Harris – banjo, guitar, percussion & singing
Janey Mac – bass guitar, double bass & singing
Kat Cooke – trumpet, percussion & singing
James Lees – drumkit & percussion
Kat Ogilvie – accordion, percussion & singing

"Avast! Wretched Sea" (12 tracks, 2010)

4) SIBIN (Mildura, Victoria, Australia)

http://www.sibin.com.au
http://www.reverbnation.com/sibin
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sibin/110048945697706?sk=info

Members:

Mark Jenkins - lead vocals & guitar
Charles Hendy - tin whistle & flute
Corey Barbary - banjo & electric guitar
Luke McCarthy - drums
Tim Williams - bass

Discography:

"Things You Can't Polish" (11 tracks)

5) JOHNNY JUMP UP (Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia)

http://www.reverbnation.com/johnnyjumpup
http://www.myspace.com/jjuband
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Johnny-Jump-Up/375995621093

Members:

Duncan Mitchell - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Mark Harland - vocals, guitar, bass
Amanda Dallas - vocals, violin
Tom Kidd - drums

6) BETWEEN THE WARS (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

http://www.betweenthewars.net
http://www.reverbnation.com/betweenthewars#!
http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=35777
http://www.myspace.com/between.the.wars
http://www.facebook.com/betweenthewars
http://betweenthewars.bandcamp.com

Members:

Jaymz Stevens - vocals, guitar
Jason Hatcher - vocals, ukulele
Aaron Allen - mandolin, guitar, vocals
Paul Trevorrow - bass, vocals
Sam Humphrey - violin, vocals
Jess Carlton - violin, trumpet
Damien Evans - Drums


Discography:

"Carried Away" (11 tracks, 2010)
"The Rats" (9 tracks, 2011)
"The Aces Are Coming/I Forget What I'm Doing Here" (2 track single, 2011)
   
DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?3f4k4v9co1m4c6j