Drums/Vox: Matt Millar
Keys: Rob Rambaldi
Vox/Guitar: Tommy Whitty
Guitar/Vox: Sam Whitty
Vox/Bass: Jimmy Saunders
Influences
Anyone from Lou Reed to Low, Tool to Tears For Fears, Kashmir to Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age to Queen, Gotye to Guns n' Roses, Peabody to Pulp, Blur to Bertie Blackman, Stone Temple Pilots to Scissor Sisters...
Our new EP is out now. Mixed by Paul McKercher, it's a little snapshot into what we've been writing over the past 12 months.
DRESSED FOR WAR SCENE MAGAZINE REVIEW
‘Dressed For War’
Armen Firman
(Independent)
Armen Firman is not a dude, but a five-piece outfit from Melbourne. These Victorians claim to have a wide variety of influences, but it’s a baleful take on heavy rock that dominates their second EP, ‘Dressed For War’. This is reasonably well written stuff and competently produced (and cover art is totally brilliant), but Armen Firman’s bombastic delivery is where things fall down: the band crunch through the manoeuvres while lead vocalist Tommy Whitty has a strained style akin to a past his prime Chris Cornell. Admittedly, there’s enough here to suggest the band could muster their forces into an effective full-length effort, so long as they drop the grind and stop taking themselves so seriously.
ARMEN FIRMAN HOME VIDEOS - IN THE WATER CLIP
ARMEN FIRMAN NOW ON TWITTER
Armen Firman have joined the other 280 billion jerks on Twitter and you can check out what they're up to right now here.
YOUR NAME IN MY SKIN REVIEWS
“This Melbourne band has quickly built a reputation by blowing off stage many of the acts they’re supporting. This debut EP (partly produced by Gotye) is striking stuff. While they serve up brooding rock (Fall For You) and stoner rock (Only I Know You), the money shot is the haunting, hypnotic Porch Dweller”. 3.5 stars, Herald Sun
“…the Melbourne five-piece blend ridiculously catchy rockers (‘In The Water’) with stirring, slow-paced balladry (‘Porch Dweller’)”. 9/10, Tsunami Magazine
“Moody, dynamic, and layered, the recording offers a sonically thrilling insight into the minds of these five young artists”. MP3.com.au
“Check this out before their name is not just on your skin, but on the tip of everyone’s tongue”. TheDwarf.com.au
"I get the feeling good things are on the horizon for this bunch". Richard Kingsmill, Triple J
"A mixture of conventionalism and innovation is what Armen Firman do best on Your Name in My Skin". ObscureSound.com
"The EP is moody and a little self-indulgent in moments but hey, sometimes that’s precisely what people want out of their music". Rave Magazine
“Brilliant”. Edge Radio Recommended Release. Edge Radio, Tasmania
Soundscape Feature Release. Triple R, Melbourne
ARMEN FIRMAN EP LAUNCH
Armen Firman launched their debut EP, Your Name In My Skin, on Friday October 17 at the East Brunswick Club. We've posted photos by Mick Patrick in ours pics section and a video of some of the performance on YouTube here. You can read a review of the show by TheDwarf.com.au here. Your Name In My Skin is now available through iTunes thanks to the good people at Musicadium. If you want a copy of the CD itself, it's just $10 and we'll send it to you direct!
ARMEN FIRMAN FASTERLOUDER INTERVIEW
Tom was interviewed by Natwhambam of FasterLouder.com.au on the release of Armen Firman's debut EP, Your Name In My Skin. You can read it here.
SUPPORT ARMEN FIRMAN
Request In The Water by Armen Firman on the radio!
Porch Dweller was the Single of the Week on iTunes from May 20th. To download your copy, click here.
PORCH DWELLER REVIEWS
"Further proof that Armen Firman might just be one of Melbourne's best unsung bands". Beat Magazine
"Whilst it reaches a glorious pinnacle at its conclusion, with James Saunders really hitting his straps vocally, it’s the gentle hum of the organ, the sparseness of the guitar, the overall sensation of restraint that reveals Armen Firman’s greatest strength". Wireless Bollinger.com
"The song is a sombre and thoughtful creeper... achingly beautiful". iTunes
"A fantastic new track from the young Melbourne band". The Dwarf.com.au
"It's a promising glimpse, with 'Porch Dweller' gaining instant attention without resorting to cheap loud noises to do so". Tsunami Magazine
ARMEN FIRMAN INTERVIEWED
Armen Firman guitarist Sammy Whitty has been interviewed about the state of Australian music and our single Porch Dweller on music site, TheDwarf.com.au. Click here to check it out.
Our debut album 'The Heart & The Crown' is out this week on Impedance Records through Stomp Distribution.
We are ridin' out on a national Australian tour in June to support the release. Click the poster below to go to the facebook event page for full details on a show near you...
BAD BLOOD & BROKEN BONES are finally crossing the county line to lay down the letter of the law and defeat the powers of injustice by playing our little asses off in Olde Melbourne town.
Friday Night We're hitting Pony, with the juggernauts of primeval molten rock Mammoth Mammoth and the sphincter loosening psych fuzz overlords My Left Boot.
Saturday nights looseness at the Blue Tile Lounge will involve The Blue Swimmers and Dirty Buzzard. Come join us for a drink or three!
Slip an extra shrimp on the barbie, Satan has arrived in Sydney, Australia! From one land down under, to another, Satan's Historic First Australian Tour has begun!
Satan loves all Australians and all Australian bands!
ATHEIST, AGNOSTIC, RATIONALIST, and FREETHINKING SATIRE.
♣ 12 Dec 2009: SAARC Bands Festival - Purana Qila, New Delhi, India ♣ 18 & 19 Dec 2009: As I Lay Dying Live in Sri Lanka - Viharamahadevi Open Air, Colombo, SL
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