Each individual band member of Fishtank have diverse influences such as The Specials, Drive Like Jehu, Voodoo Glow Skull, Dave Mathews Band, Wings, P.Ramlee, Clikitat Ikatowi, Muse, and other obscure and somewhat commercial shite!
After seeing the band’s substation show, Wakemeupmusic label founder John Chiong was electrified. And in 2001 – Fishtank spoke their very first words. 2001’s Souvenir Novelties & Party Tricks hurtled towards jaded, unsuspecting music fans at warp speed. Fishtank’ unique punk-ska sensibility was fresh, immediate, weird and exquisite – a cacophony of melodic intricacy tempered by a quirky, childlike enthusiasm. It became the little album that could – and would – turn local indie-rock on its head. Fishtank had arrived.
If Souvenir Novelties & Party Tricks came directly at you, then its sophomore Make Nice kindly invites you in. A bigger, bolder production aesthetic took everything up a notch and – alongside more adventurous songwriting – polished an already golden egg. To play music for a long time, you have to surprise the people that know you – while also surprising yourself. Enter Make Nice.
Recorded over time by Leonard Soosay – Make Nice is a whole new animal. It is the sound of a band growing up and out. Fishtank’s infectious, fast frantic style is still at the core, and tireless. But anything can happen around it – and in this case, it does. Channeling a Muse-like guitar riff intro, “I want out” pairs a Biffy Clyro rhythm with The Fratellis singalong shout out choruses. Elsewhere the band toys with tweaked-out reggae rhythms (“One Shot”); frantic, arpeggiated thunderous anthems (“Conversations”); and, taking cues from the vibe of the new line-up – sweeping, fuzztoned epics (“Yahoo! Superstar”). Finally, “Young & Old”, “Candlelight” and “Walkaway” are the songs that didn’t fit in then are now reworked into exhilarating, rollicking, rock-solid songs we’ve all come to desire from Fishtank.
So have a listen to Fishtank’s Make Nice. And consider yourself surprised.
"Make Nice" is in all good records stores island wide courtesy of Wake Me Up Music.
Hello! We finally got around to doing a rough recording of our orignal that we named 'The first', How fitting! Have a listen and tell us what you think =D
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G.I.R.L (Goodness In Rock Language) proudly present to you SKA WARS THE TWO TONE MENACE
Venue: MUSIC GARAGE time: 4pm till late date: 27 December 2008
Tickets will only be on sale at the door for $10 20 lucky earlybirds will only have to pay $5!
Confirmed bands are: Glitched Roots Project (Progressive/Ska/Reggae) YesNoMaybe (Ska/Punk) Private Eye (2nd Wave Ska) Loop De Lye (Ska/Reggae/Punk) Pop Whizee (Ska/Punk) Cesspit (Ska/Pop Punk) The Full Pledge Munkees (Ska/Punk/Rock) The Sallys (Ska/Indie/Disco) SHINE (Roots Reggae)
The Sallys who have just recorded their full length album after a very long break will be the opening band, so dont waste your time & get your skanking kits ready!
and we have one very sad news... This Gig will be Music Garage last gig ever so come on down guys lets show some love for music garage and SkanK it through all nite Long!!...
