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BIOGRAPHY
What has become of Heartbreak Club (HBC)?
Once a straight-up parody of angst-ridden pop, HBC are rapidly becoming Australia's beacon of hope for Geek Rock; spearheading a
new wave of 1990's inspired intelligent, ironic and self-deprecating punk-infused tunes.
In doing so, HBC have recorded a new, darker and grittier album that is 'unapologetically melodic; adopting a brutally honest,
confessional and grungier tone' than previous efforts, with the band noting their admiration for Weezer's 'Pinkerton', Regurgitator's
'Unit' and Nirvana's 'In Utero'.
US Producer Ed Rose (Motion City Soundtrack, The Get Up Kids) and Aussie engineer Matt Voigt (The Killers, Midnight Oil, The Living
End) were locked in Melbourne's Sing Sing Studios with HBC over February and March 2009 recording the aforementioned album.
The album 'Our Horse Is Dead' is to be released in March 2010, co-ordinating a release and tour schedule in Australia, the USA and Japan. Radio has already embraced the debut single 'Are You Leaving Me?' with spins on Triple J's 'Short. Fast.Loud', Nova (nights) and Triple M.
HBC will do 2 tours in late 2009: The first 4-week tour will be of metro/capital city dates, followed by a 5-week all-regional and rural based tour.
Since forming in early 2006, Heartbreak Club have extensively toured Australia and the USA; had their debut EP ...lamecore played
on 300+ college and specialty-commercial radio stations in the US, Australia and Canada; had Bethanie featured on ABC-TV's Rage;
and played alongside Faker, The Sleepy Jackson, Jonah Matranga, Bodyjar and Karnivool.
HBC had bunkered down with Ed Rose in 2008 to belt out O Tempora! O Mores! which was recorded hot on the heels of HBC's first
tour of the USA, and combined chunky riffs, sing-along choruses and punchy synth lines to create a veritable bevy of audible
delicacies that drip with irony and are coated with sincerity; recommended for fans of Weezer, Motion City Soundtrack, The Pixies
and The Get Up Kids.
HBC are a band that can take their music seriously but not themselves; a band that walks a tightrope between satire and sympathy
as they critique the murky waters of male narcissism, lust, lost-love, alienation, cultural inferiority, obsession and, err... impotence?
HBC “channel the sounds of The Get Up Kids, Saves the Day and Weezer into one hell of an impressive powerpop effort. Whilst
avoiding ripping off the aforementioned bands Heartbreak Club have their own take on things, which is refreshing to hear... 8/10” -
BLUNT (Feb 09)
“O Tempora! O Mores! 8/10. With catchy guitar riffs and sing-along choruses, 'O Tempora' makes for a fantastic listen” - Tsunami
Mag (December 08)
“With their new release O Tempora! O Mores! Heartbreak Club have created one of the most addictive EP's I've heard in a long time.
The five songs are the perfect blend of punk, pop and rock music. The tunes are accessible, but the clever lyrics ensure these tunes
stay left of the mainstream” - Oz Music Scene (Nov. 08)
“Australia has a long and proud history of satire and self-deprecation, with names like Chris Lilley, Barry Humphries and the boys
from ABC's Chaser series famed for bringing larrikin humour to the stage. Now a group of musical “neo-punks” are preparing to
follow in the footsteps of their comedic countrymen with a new manner of making music” - Katherine Feeney, Brisbane Times (Oct
08)
“These songs are on par with the best in the genre, and their take on it puts them across as being smarter and more approachable
than most” - Jeff Walker, Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury
oh, i'm a little over that idea now. it was gonna be drama or dance, but now i'm thinking actual art, like painting and stuff. but ultimately i have no idea whatsoever!
ohhhhh! cool, thanks for clearing that up for me! learn something new everyday :)
ah yes, in .. what a week or so? haha. not sure. apparently he had something planned for it, and then his friend said it was too good for six months, so it might be for a year instead. DAMMIT, i wanna know what it is! haha.
no news really, i'm just being boring. i've spent the last few weeks on dailybooth, deviant art and watching new moon. man, i need a life!
Yep, I am a mummy now =) To a beautiful baby girl. Her name is Lily Trix and she was born Novemeber 16 at 4:45am =) She is absolutely adorable and such a good baby.
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Hahaha merch bitch, I like it. Definitely :)
I was totally humiliated after the scotland game, I just don't understand how it happened :(
Buttt, my brother's playing in Dublin right now, hopefully redeeming the green and gold :)
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how dare u span me!! :O thast just... unforgivable. lolol awww no poor penguins... awwww how cute!!!!!! did u keep it ? lol aw how is all the wedding stuff going? :D
hope all is well.. any plans to brissie soon? xox jacqui
lol your funny, yaah i did :) ummm not much has been happening, ya know schools over and im working two jobs so thats annnoying but ill sooooo be rolling in cash $$$$ hahah. ummm i duno if you think of soundwave that would be everything rocking my ipod lol yayay soundwave! whaaat about you? you gonna be chilling at the festivals this summer? xx
Teddy :D :D Wow sorry it took me ages to reply hahahah...i suck at replying. Wats been going on?? Coming back to the dale to rock our collective socks?? Hahaha xx Swear
heyy yeah just finished actually. so relieved to be done with it all =D you should totally keep us in mind for a tour support when you're down in nsw =]] signed up for my free mp3 btw =D
nah the mp3 didnt work for me! i signed up and everything, bout couldnt find it =( was gonna send you a msg but thought i would wait till exams are over and done with.
hows everything with you? enjoying holidays? im on holidays in 3 days and i cannot freakin wait lol im in much need of a break!
i will try and find your new song now but if not i might have to get you to send it to me via email or something. anyway i need to go drown myself in study for the next few hours =(
Hey Heartbreak Club, thanks for the request. Brilliant catchy as hell tunes, really instant. Where are you guys based, are you down in Australia? All the best from www.whereitsat.ie up here in Ireland!!!!
nice man! and nice t-shirt on your Profile pic! time to check out my band out too! www.myspace.com/goodboybadminton or www.goodboybadminton.com! Please spare your time! :)
It's alright; I've been giving super late replies too, haha
:D Well we'll still have guitars whenever you get around! Haha
Yeah...my worries about the plan is that it's just getting so...government regulated. I'm not a fan of big government to be honest, it concerns me a bit. But idk, I'm not that into politics and not that politically saavy but I would probably consider myself to be a weak conservative; not a fan of taxes or large amounts of governmental regulation.
Snazzzy-o! Well I'm glad to hear things are going well. :)
well i'm sorry about being losers is school. we can't all be winners. but you've conquered music. and found your identity. and now you're winners. it's a vicious cycle. but you'll stay on top i'm sure.
dw my uncle was late too. haha yay ! finnaly got roung to it =p im starting to go every afternoon now =)) beach beach beach i'll check out the links later =) im oober tired lol
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