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The Earthmen were an indie pop-rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band formed in 1991 and split in 1999. Members included Scott Stevens and Nick Batterham, Aaron Goldberg, Glen Peters, Stephen Nash, Ben Bleechmore, Stephen Moffatt, Robert Cooper, Matt Sigley, Craig Mitchell, Nick Murray and Derek J. Yuen. Thanks to web host SUBURBIA for hosting this site for so long! Cheers, Susan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** NEWS ** The Earthmen have a new release, College Heart, out through Popboomerang Records. They're also doing some gigs: Sat 12 November @ Bella Union, Melbourne Fri 2 December @ Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney See the Earthmen The Earthmen Facebook page for more infomation. BIOGRAPHY: The Earthmen formed in Melbourne in 1991 and were influenced by 1960s pop music and late '80s American and UK indie noise-pop. After winning Triple J's J-Sessions competition, they recorded their debut single and made their first live performances. Their early singles and EPs were released on the Australian indie label, Summershine, while in 1993 Atlantic Records subsidiary Seed released an expanded LP version of the EP Teen Sensations. The band toured the US and United Kingdom and in 1996, signed a contract with Warner's Australian label East West Records who released the band's 1997 debut album Love Walked In. The War Against Rock and Roll EP appeared in January 1999, followed by their final ever gig on 12 February. Which brings us to 2016 and the release of the retrospective Earthmen compilation called College Heart, a collection of the best recordings by the band. From their noisy beginnings as indie darlings - every song starting with guitar jangle and ending with a wall of noise - to their polished major label album, the songs are what always set them apart. At the time of the band's demise, they had been writing songs towards their second album for Warner. The band broke up during the first recording session, so many of the songs never got past the demo stage. In looking back through all their material for this retrospective, these demos were uncovered and judged to be worth inclusion. The next step was convincing the boys to get back together to record these unreleased songs and launch the album live. - Popboomerang Records --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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