Nick Beswick, Paul Hurrell, Nick Kreisler, Rory Toomey, Rob Young
Influences
Your mama, our mums, and a few glasses of scotch, thank you sir...
Sounds Like
"WAYWARD WAYS sounds just like the kind of understated, unpretentious, unassuming indie rock you'd have heard widely on college radio across the mid-90s - slacker vocals, bouncing hooks, and just a little bit of fuzz to up your buzz. This is all a good thing - a very very good thing. Take a listen to 'The Scots' (pure pop a la Pavement-meets-Ginger-era-Lilys), or 'Chinatown' (like The Model School's Brendan Wixted fronting BRMC) and see for yourself. There's a reason those slackers always seemed so stoked."
Wilfred Brandt – 2000.com
‘WAYWARD WAYS’ is THE PET ROCKS’ much anticipated second album. Principal songwriter and lead singer, Nick Kreisler, and long standing musical partner Rob Young (bass), discovered a shared love of punk rock attitude and classic rock with Rory Toomey (drums), Paul Hurrell (guitar) and Nick Beswick (piano/keys).
A young Nick Kreisler had found success with an earlier incarnation of THE PET ROCKS in New Zealand. The band was based in 90’s Auckland, supported The Cruel Sea in 1995 and was widely acclaimed for their appearances at numerous live venues through the country and festivals including the Big Day Out and iconic Kiwi music festival, Sweetwaters (headlined by Elvis Costello, UB40 and Pere Ubu). The band’s hit single, “Blunter Classics Vol. 3” from the ‘PR Nightmare’ album (released in 1998) is still played on New Zealand radio.
Big Day Out, NZ live review ‘96. “The Pet Rocks are displaying the kind of off the cuff arrogance that will make them legends in any lunchtime”… “Only Iggy could have done it better”. John Russell, RIP IT UP
After moving to Sydney in 1999, Kreisler initially played solo and continued to develop as both a songwriter and musician, playing in the inner city venues, including the Hopetoun. In 2000, Rob Young(bass) joined him to form Lucky Country, but it was always Kreisler’s dream to revive THE PET ROCKS synergy. Paul Hurrell(guitar) collaborated for an appearance on air at FBI in 2005, and the trio continued to play gigs throughout Sydney. But once Rory Toomey (drums) and Nick Beswick (piano/keys) were found a new era of THE PET ROCKS was born.
THE PET ROCKS were soon at Tardis Recording Studios in Sydney cutting ‘WAYWARD WAYS’ in 2006. The aim was to keep the sound fresh and live, and allow the character of the songs to take centre stage. "Putting together this group has been my lifelong goal and I am overwhelmed with how we’ve captured the vision I had for these songs", says Kreisler.
'WAYWARD WAYS' also includes a guest appearance on guitar from Cameron Emerson Elliott (Youth Group) for tracks "Easy Tiger", "The Scots" and “Shimmer”.
‘Wayward Ways’ is released through Bete Noire Records/Fuse, September 27 2008.
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Thankyou! I heard easy tiger while rummaging through fellow unearthians (uneartheds?) the other day and was most pleasantly suprised. Its nice to hear some unashamedly good pop
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