New album out now
Melbourne independent label Popboomerang has released Splurge’s new album “The Cure For The Cure”.
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Buy the album direct... CD or MP3
You can now buy The Cure For The Cure as an MP3 album direct from the band for $A10. Contains individual high-quality MP3 files encoded at 256kbps, hi-res front cover artwork and PDFs of the booklet and inlay. No DRM. Secure download. Buy the CD direct for $A20 (plus postage). Secure PayPal Shopping Cart. Pay by credit card or PayPal account. How to buy...
“She's Not The One” on Triple J!
On Monday 12 November, Home & Hosed gave our single “She's Not The One” a spin: www.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed
Make A Request
You can help us get more airplay by making a request online: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/make_a_request.htm
Or you can call Super Request from 6pm (AEST) each night on 1800 0555 36 with your requests (hint: it’s “She’s Not The One”).
First the world, tomorrow Australia?
The album has been getting great reviews in the US and UK. Here are the latest…
Sophisticated pop melody overdose! says PopMatters PopMatters (US) 11 October 2007 | Melbourne’s Splurge doesn’t splurge so much on big guitar riffs or over-the-top vocals. What they do overdose on is sophisticated pop melodies that have the listener’s attention from the onset.
Whether it’s the gorgeous “When I Go To Sleep” with its Crowded House aura and lovable high harmonies or the moodier “Crystalline” that has a bit more bark or bite to it, Splurge seem to hit the mark more often than not. Things reach a greater level of quality with“She‘s Not The One” that brings classic Echo & The Bunnymen to mind.
Lead singer Greg Williams and guitarist Neville Hill weave some magic again during the slow-building gem“Beautiful” which lives up to its title over the course of nearly five minutes. Mixing a cross between the best of ‘90s Brit-pop with a decent batch of ‘80s stalwarts, Splurge once again shine on “Hey Children” and the equally pretty “Is That You” with its meandering, trippy, retro segments.
There’s also a certain Lennon-feel on the closing title track which makes this album a winner.
Out-radiates Radiohead! says Popism Popism (UK), 1 June 2007 | Whoever comes to mind as a reference point, Splurge seems to be doing it in kind of a more sophisticated-or-eclectic-or-brainy way, and with an obvious commercial touch, which might gain them an even bigger international exposure
As heard from the opening “When I Go To Sleep” or “Beautiful”, which both out-radiate Radiohead’s greatest Bends/Computer era ballads, or The Beatles-through-Verve “Crystalline” (someone has already said, “Liam with a brain”)… a cure as good as any.”
A Major Keeper! says Not Lame Not Lame (USA), 2 April 2007 | Australian import and what a release! An immensely mature outing that is filled with 11 perfect songs, all extremely well written with a careful eye to not only detail, but the emotional current running underneath every note and lyric.
Much of this album reminds me of Radiohead “The Bends”, classic early Oasis and the rock side of the Brit-pop sound from the mid 90s and even some Tears For Fears.
This is an album from 'note 1' that impressed here at Not Lame and in the span of one solid day has received three complete play-through listens already. A Major Keeper!!
Melodies are excellent, highly recommended says Powerpopaholic Powerpopaholic (UK) 29 May 2007 | Splurge are a pop-folk-rock group from Australia with a laid back approach. They are a little hard to pin down as far as category actually. They have mid-tempo beats and steady rhythm guitars with melodic wailing vocals.
The opener “When I Go To Sleep” is a bit like Coldplay meets Aztec Camera. “She’s Not The One” is another good song doing an Echo & The Bunnymen vibe with some synth and guitar. Sometimes the laid back guitar works well - the song “Beautiful” is better than any James Blunt trash. Greg Williams vocals do a serviceable job, but sometimes a bit too breathy for me.
“Too Much Is Not Enough” is one of the few great rockers here, and the entire album could have used more of this. Several songs toward the end of the album, drift along on a lazy psychedelic vibe and at over four minutes for each track, could put you to sleep.
The exception is “Numb” a nice Pulp-styled ballad with dramatic flair. Also the title track “The Cure For The Cure” is a good track too, if a bit overindulgent. Overall the melodies are excellent, and this is a highly recommended CD.
A great sound, great band! says Jam Recordings Jam Recordings (USA) 29 May 2007 | May 2007 | New band from Australia on the ever reliable Popboomerang label! The band has a great sound in cahoots with Dodgy, Oasis, Travis, Radiohead, in short..they sound like the post wave 2nd British invasion which peaked during the mid 90s. A great sound, great band, and highly recommended to all British power pop fans!
Rock Trivia From Molly Meldrum's Classic Hits Music Trivia Challenge book
"Rock Stars Who Share A Name With A Brownlow Medallist" Greg Williams, Brian Wilson and Paul Kelly (one of them is in Splurge)
Splurge on iTunes
“The Cure For The Cure” and our second album "Heavy Weather" (includes six remastered tracks from debut "Splurge") are now available on iTunes. Browse under Pop>Splurge> or just search for "splurge" in the Music Store...
Splurge on CDBaby
For North America: “The Cure For The Cure” is now available on this site... CD and MP3 albums. MOJO magazine heard the ghost of Lennon in the way “they rock, they play it gentle, they deliver the hooks”.
Brief Bio
Splurge is to quote MOJO magazine "a song-packing Melbourne four-piece" - although, having spent three years making a record, we are not sure how many pieces we have left.
What is known, however, is that Splurge has previously recorded two albums - 1998's "Splurge" and 2002's "Heavy Weather" and will soon release a new album "Cure For The Cure". During the recording, quite a few people were born and some people died; others just got lost.
We are pretty sure that Splurge plays songs written by Greg Williams and propelled by drummer Owen Smythe. On the new record Greg Arnold sometimes plays bass... for a while Dallas Rayner did... Neville Hill played guitar most of the time, but what he did the rest of time you couldn't really call music... James Black does lots of things and we are not at all sure how he does them... when we got tired of hearing two Gregs singing we gave James Macdonald a turn...
Another thing is certain: the identity of this new record was moulded in a makeshift studio set up inside a log cabin just outside Hall's Gap (read The Cabin and The Cure blog…); then Owen went and lived in the UK for two years; meanwhile, lots more scary guitar noises were made up in the cabin; and we remember many long afternoons singing at Greg's house and James' house, and many late nights hunched over laptops.
When we had finished Heavy Weather, most people thought it was a more reflective and melodic album than the hook-laden, guitar-driven pop of our debut... With The Cure For The Cure we wanted to make a record that came from some other place.
EP Mixed and Due for release Australia wide Next month
Check out the site to hear a sample of the 6 Track Debut EP of TENTATIVE'S "Just Quietly"
After working with Forrester Savell (Karnivool, The Buterfly Effect) in the Production and mixing of the album the quality is second to none. Check it out for yourself ;)
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Some of my friends who are NOT bands asked if they can ADD my songs to their profile. YEAH! U can now.
