Jarrod Murphy on Vox, Guitar and some other random things.
Danny Murphy on Vox, Guitar and some more random things.
Miles Nicholas on Vox, Drums, Keys, and an asortment of random things.
Simon Bates on Vox, Bass and not so random things.
Influences
Blur, The Police, The Beatles, The Killers, XTC, Wilco, Doves, Paul Weller, Midnight Oil, Bowie, Supergrass, Burt Bacharach, Motown, Iron Maiden, The Strokes, Queen, The Flaming Lips, Ben Folds, Ringo, The Kinks,Yes, Supertramp, ELO, Madness, Bob Dylan, Elvis and Elvis etc.
Major Bio
Who: Simon Bates, Miles Nicholas, Danny Murphy & Jarrod Murphy.
What: Guitar Pop songs with lots of extras.
Where: Based in Sydney, Australia.
Why: Because they got the music in them.
When: …well … now.
Brothers Danny and Jarrod formed Major in 2000 and released an EP ‘Inner Western’.
Many gigs were played and the occasional line-up change ensued.
2003/4 saw the release of their debut long player album ‘The Bliss Domestic’. ‘Smart Casual’ and ‘Shake’ were given airplay on Sydney radio stations Triple J and FBI and video clips were also played on various programs. This adventurous pop album was released through Laughing Outlaw Records and was received by reviewers to high acclaim in Australia and overseas.
This album was released in Japan and a promotional one-week tour of Tokyo took place consisting of performances in HMV record stores and Hard Rock cafes. Footage from this wild week was edited together as a video clip to ‘All Of My Promises’.
After playing many headline and support gigs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane the four men of Major decided that taking a break from live shows was the very thing required to focus all efforts into recording the album of their dreams. Parting ways with their record label encouraged them to focus on a very DIY approach utilising in-house skills for recording and production.
A collection of brand new songs have been written with a pretty even spread of contribution. The ‘head of production’ was in the hands of Miles with a steady stream of support by the other three. Only the drums were recorded in a ‘proper’ studio. The rest, including strings and horns, was recorded in Simon’s shed in Petersham.
This brand new album titled ‘Montezuma’ is a piece of hard laboured work that Major are very proud of and excited to share with the world. Many influences can be heard throughout the album but on the whole it is like no other. An assault on the aural senses, light and shade blending into raucous and bombastic. Meticulously recorded and elaborately layered, Major would like to welcome you into their world.
CHECK OUT THE FILM CLIP FOR THE SONG 'I KNOW A PLACE' below. This is the opening track from the new album 'MONTEZUMA'. Hope you enjoy it. We had a total blast making it.
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'I Know A Place' is a brand new song from our new album, 'Montezuma'.
'I Know A Place'- starts off like The Easybeats , goes through an Oils phase ,with a Talking heads beat, and winds up glugging tequilas with a Marriachi band playing ELP covers. You will not hear a more blatantly catchy and adventurous song this year unless you put on Queen's Greatest Hits. Enjoy.
