Haunted Attics

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“When you feel apprehensive about the headliner's ability to live up to the support act, you know you've witnessed a band that's on to a good thing. A bloody good thing in the Haunted Attics' case. If I saw them again anytime soon I'd already be singing along to half their set; such was the way of their downright catchy songs. Joyous pop hooks, charming melodies and swaggeringly strong rhythms coiled around delightfully quirky lyrics.”
[Supporting Offcuts, 2007] - Julia Winterflood - BMA Magazine Issue 274

Formed in Canberra in 2007, Haunted Attics (a name inspired by a Radiohead lyric) consists of friends Jacob (Singer/Songwriter/Guitar), George (Lead Guitar), Nigel (Keys), Adrian (Bass) and Kay (Drums). Their music is characterised by exhilarating live performances and indie-rock songs which traverse a delicate balance between hope and fear, achievement and failure, anger and forgiveness, dancing and thinking.

Haunted Attics' sound comprises an odd mix of musical influences due to the contrasting musical backgrounds of each member. The band cites influences ranging from Bob Dylan and Neil Young, to The Doors, The Who and the 60’s psychedelic-rock scene, right up to modern artists like Arctic Monkeys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the soundtrack to the Lion King. The band's sound is a melting pot of ideas, a brilliant amalgam of songs; from tracks with catchy pop-rock hooks, quirky, obscure and often subtly sinister lyrics, to songs with intense melodic landscapes weaving impassioned lyrical narratives.

Having recorded at Salt Studios (Melbourne) in mid-2007, Haunted Attics are proud to unleash their debut 6-track EP in April 2008. Early response to the EP has been positive – the opening track "We Eat Young Souls" received airplay on Triple J and the first tastes of the EP have impressed critics and fans alike.

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Member Since:

July 27, 2005

Members:

Jacob - Vocals, Guitars

George - Guitars

Adrian - Bass

Nigel - Keyboards, Percussion

Kay - Drums

Influences:

The Who, The Doors, The Beatles, Neil Young, Pixies, The Black Keys, Radiohead, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Led Zeppelin, Arcade Fire, The National, Modest Mouse, Muse, Jane's Addiction, David Bowie, Velvet Underground, The Strokes...

Sounds Like:

Stately Brit-pop, gothic alt-country and all-out rollicking rockers