The Lucksmiths

Music

FEATURED SONG

Play
Play Next
Add to queue

Good Light

Album:

Released: Jan 1, 2008

Label:

1. Play
2. Play Next
3. Add to queue
Good Light
2:51
25,622 plays
1. Play
2. Play Next
3. Add to queue
California in Popular Song
3:53
9,291 plays
1. Play
2. Play Next
3. Add to queue
South-East Coastal Rendezvous
3:51
6,129 plays
1. Play
2. Play Next
3. Add to queue
The Chapter in Your Life Entitled San Fr
4:31
6,270 plays
1. Play
2. Play Next
3. Add to queue
Transpontine
4:12
4,688 plays

Total Plays: 260,740 / Plays Today: 2See All Featured ►

General Info

Genre: Indie / Pop
Location Melbourne, AU
Profile Views: 334987
Last Login: 11/3/2010
Member Since 12/25/2005
Website www.thelucksmiths.com.au
Record Label Lost and Lonesome Recording Co/Matinée/Fortuna Pop
Type of Label Indie
Bio
..Read our interview on ..Mess & Noise....... .. ..Read our interview on ..Penny Black....... .. ..A sad message to all our friends.... .. Dear Friends,.. .. There's no easy way to put this, so please accept our apologies for the seemingly abrupt nature of this post. We are saddened to announce that after sixteen years as The Lucksmiths, the band has decided to break up... .. The last few years have been an uphill battle in many ways, so this isn't a hasty decision based on any falling-out between band members, but rather, an acceptance of the inevitable. This decision was finally reached a few months back, so we've had plenty of time to let it sink in... .. We had tried to operate the band in a way that would suit all of us, but at the same time we've been very conscious that too much compromise would in the end affect our creative output. We're very proud of the music we make, and we certainly didn't want it to start stinking. So, in taking our cues from Devo, we've decided to whip the proverbial cream before it sits out too long... .. We're really excited about our upcoming European tour, and have booked some Australian dates for our "farewell tour" in August. The details for these shows are in our gig guide. We really hope to see as many people at these shows as possible, as we will be playing super long sets, cramming in as many old favourites as possible... .. We must apologise for not making it back to the USA, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or Singapore, or to the other amazing European countries we've previously visited — and for never having made it to the other fifty or so countries we'd hoped to tour one day... .. We really want to thank you all, especially the wonderful people who've helped us out in any way, and anyone who's listened to our music or come to a show. We've loved having you in our world and we will miss you dearly... .. xo The Lucksmiths.. .... ..Our new album ..First Frost.. is available to order now!! Here's where....... .. Australia: ..The Lost and Lonesome Recording Co... .. UK: ..Fortuna Pop!.... USA: ..Matinée Recordings.... .. .. ..Click here to read Marty's recording diary on Mess & Noise!...... .. ....Click here to listen to Mark and Tali interviewed on RRR FM on Melbourne Cup Day!...... .. We just returned from eight days in a cosy little shack in the verdant foothills of Tasmania’s Mt Wellington, recording the soundtrack to falling snowflakes, the soup-pot bubbling away on a woodfire stove, and Bear the aging German shepherd yawning his disapproval at yet another bungled guitar take! Somehow, thanks to the mystical wizardry of our punctilious producer (and shack curator) Chris Townend we’ve managed to return to Melbourne with more than a dozen new songs — our new album ..First Frost..... hope you like it! .. .. Meanwhile, here’s a select Lucksmiths discography complete with highest charting position: .. .. The Lucksmiths cassette/CD (1993) — DNC.. Boondoggle EP CD (1994) — DNC.. The Green Bicycle Case CD (1995) — DNC.. What Bird is That? CD (1996) — DNC.. A Good Kind of Nervous CD (1997) — DNC.. Happy Secret CD (1998) — DNC.. Staring at the Sky EP CD/10” vinyl (1999) — DNC.. Why That Doesn’t Surprise Me CD/vinyl (2001) — DNC.. Where Were We? CD (2002) — DNC.. Naturaliste CD (2003) — DNC.. A Little Distraction EP CD/10” vinyl (2003) — DNC.. Warmer Corners CD (2005) — DNC.. Spring a Leak 2xCD (2007) — DNC.. First Frost CD (2008) — YTC.. .. * DNC = did not chart; YTC = yet to chart .. ..
Members
Tali White, Marty Donald, Mark Monnone, Louis Richter
Influences
Sounds Like
True love travels on a gravel road