Captivating and charming, with more girlie curls in the band than since Shirley Temple was a crackwhore, Asleep in the Park are a raucous, upbeat, indie-rock band that have emerged from the cluttered streets of inner Melbourne and are now marching their trademark high-energy harmonies across the city and beyond.
Like a failed exercise in abstinence, Asleep in the Park ooze enthusiasm, passion and an endearing mania which infuses their music with an appealing blend of thumping bass lines, lush keys, driving guitars and insanely catchy lyrics that reach deep into the skull and vigorously shake listeners into a blissful delirium. ..
An excursion into the phonological loop of self and society, like a baby crawling around a dirty house, listening to Asleep in the Park will leave a wondrous musical stain on your knees, arms and face, unable to be removed by any biologically sound detergent. But why would you want to? Dirt is good!
Expect craziness.
Expect laughter.
Expect merriment.
And expect to rock harder than Jack Black on speed...
Help us pay for food... and perhaps a midget circus troupe...
Brisbane outfit Toy Balloon will release their debut album Toy Division on November 8 through Lofly Records, and to celebrate will perform an east coast launch tour throughout November.
Formed in 2007, Toy Balloon was originally a fledgling two-piece made up by Nimai Etheridge’s uniquely melodic wall-of-sound guitar and Greg Cooper’s beautiful sequenced electronic compositions. The band have since matured into a four piece featuring Chloe Cooper (Mr Maps) on key boards and Ben Green on drums.
The album was recorded and mixed at the Lofly Hangar in Brisbane, a DIY performance space that Toy Balloon has been an integral part of creating. Fostering emerging artists and left-of-centre music, the Hangar acts as a performance space, recording studio, and meeting place; and has resulted in a record with a rich, layered sound reminiscent of New Order, Mogwai, Boards of Canada, and LCD Soundsystem.
Catch Toy Balloon launch Toy Division at a venue near you this Oct/ November.
TOY BALLOON TOUR DATES:
Brisbane- Thursday 29 October- The Zoo, Fortitude Valley w/ Moon Jog, Tin Can Radio and Doom Doom.
Sydney- Wednesday 4 November- ‘Upstarts’ at Spectrum, Darlinghurst w/ Convaire and Black Bear Brown Bear
Sydney- Thursday 5 November- Oxford Arts Factory, Darlinghurst w/ World Champion and others
Melbourne- Saturday 7 November- Pony, Melbourne w/ Love Connection and Aoi
Melbourne- Sunday 8 November- El Joyero, Melbourne
Toy Division is released November 6 on Lofly Records, with distribution through MGM.
Hey there, Special Patrol are coming to Melbourne this sat 24th to launch their new album at The John Curtin Band Room. Come check it out there is free beer!
Shane Murphy's new album "Street Money Miracle" is coming out in Canada on October 21st and in France, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Belgium in January 2010! More info on www.myspace.com/shanemurphyevents
Hi there! How are you? Hope all is going well for you. I have a new song called BRING THE SUN. It would absolutely knock my socks off if you had a listen and let me know what you think of it with a comment! Cheers Adam xx
G'day Come on down to the Tote on Sunday the 27th of September to celebrate the end of another Footy season. The back line will be ably defended by Gruntbucket. Coming off the bench to take their position on the wing are Dirty York. Winning the ball at all the stoppages will be the mighty mid field attack of The Get Go. They'll send the ball rocketing toward the fantastic forward line of Clinkerfield who are sure to kick a swag of goals. There'll be plenty of snags on the barbie to help with the hangover.
Come & PARTY HARDY in celebration of GLOVES’ new single 'PYX' - out now on 12" vinyl, itunes, etc through BANGGANG12INCHES / MODULARPEOPLE & featuring remixes from STRIP STEVE (BOYS NOIZE REC), GOLDENBUG (GOMMA) & BEN BROWNING (CUT COPY) as well as GLOVES' silky-filter-house b-side 'TOO MUCH TO DREAM'.
ELEKTRO RAMPAGE is back September 26! With the famous DJ SCORE FROM THE HEIST! PLUS MANY MANY MORE DJS! DONT FORGET TO RSVP. 2434 Strozier Ave. S. El Monte CA 91733
ELEKTRO RAMPAGE is back September 26! With the famous DJ SCORE FROM THE HEIST! PLUS MANY MANY MORE DJS! DONT FORGET TO RSVP. 2434 Strozier Ave. S. El Monte CA 91733
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