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Sounds Like
Sing A Song Of Revolution (2004) ::BUY NOW::
01. 1788
02. Old Dark Brown
03. Wandering Man
04. Sing Me A Song
05. 5am
06. Raymond O'Byrne
07. Breakdown
08. Away Away
09. Fade
10. Coming Down
11. Macpherson's Rant
The Hungry Mile (2006) ::BUY NOW::
01. Jig Of Slurs
02. Bordeaux
03. Davey
04. Tale Of A Convict
05. Salamanca
06. All The Truth And Lies
07. Union Man
08. The Hardness Of His Hand
09. The Power Of Youth
10. Scarlet Snow
11. Learning Slowly
12. The Longest Holiday
13. Bombs Falling
14. Scots Wha' Ha'e
A Journey For A Nation (2007) ::BUY NOW::
01. Fortune and Gold
02. The Rising Tide
03. The New Minority
04. Swings & Roundabouts
05. Bakery Hill
06. Sheppard's Town
07. Catching The Sun
08. Oceans Of Blue
09. A Story To Tell
10. Welcome To The World
11. Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
12. Journey Of A Thousand Miles
Rising (2008) ::BUY NOW::
01. The Miner's Son
02. North of the 23
03. Portland 3:15
04. Fifty Four
05. Roaring Forties
06. A Black and White Picture
07. Eastside Burning
08. Believers
09. Armentieres
10. Together Again
11. New Race
When singer/songwriter J. Keenan and bassist Mark Moran formed The Go Set in 2003, it seemed only natural to combine the elements of the music they had grown up on. Having both been brought up on everything from traditional celtic and folk music, to early seventies punk rock, and with a voice for political perspective and social conscience, The Go Set embarked on a unique musical journey. Combining the folk elements of the bagpipes, accordion, and mandolin, with distorted punk guitars and a rock n roll ethos, The Go Set created a sound and direction all its own...
“…trying to describe the sound of The Go Set is like trying to imagine Peter Garrett, The Pogues, and The Clash having a late night jam in a local pub with an endless supply of booze”. Blunt Magazine (2005)
Amusing, but probably not far wrong. The Pogues and The Clash, along with the likes of early Midnight Oil, Weddings Parties Anything, Billy Bragg, and Radio Birdman are indeed strong influences on the band’s music.
In November 2004, the band entered Birdland Studios in Melbourne with engineer Lindsay Gravina (Spiderbait, The Living End) and recorded their debut album ‘Sing a Song of Revolution”. Recorded in just 2 days, it captured all the intensity and raw live energy that the band had become renowned for.
The band hit the road immediately after the release of ‘Sing a Song of Revolution’, and toured extensively through Australia and New Zealand, developing a strong fanbase on its intense and chaotic live shows.
In addition to its own relentless touring schedule, The Go Set has also toured and played with the likes of The Living End, The White Stripes, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, The Stranglers, Pulley, and Royal Crown Revue among others. It has also played some of the best stages around the country, and appeared on Queenscliff, Apollo Bay, FRL and Fall Festivals over the last year.
A year after the debut album was recorded, the band returned to Birdland Studios again, this time with producer, Radio Birdman frontman, Rob Younger. After 5 days recording, The Go Set’s second album ‘The Hungry Mile’ had been created. With a similar energy and aesthetic as its predecessor, ‘The Hungry Mile’ also demonstrates an evolution in the band. More detailed arrangement, more creative instrumentation, and the most powerful and poignantly delivered lyrics to date.
The album crossed many boundaries, and addressed issues inherent in Australian society, and indeed globally – the plight of the working class and work place reform, war and tragedy, and the importance of family and support. It is truly an album for all people.
Through 2006 the band embarked on a tour to support the release of ‘The Hungry Mile’, a tour that lasted the entire year and took in all parts of the country as well as New Zealand. Within the first two weeks of its release, the album had debuted at 10 in the Australian Indie album charts, had had the first single added to Rage and Triple J, and had sold out its first shows. Not bad for a band running its own record label and management.
In 2007, The Go Set teamed up with Australian singer/songwriter legend Mick Thomas to record their third full length album, titled “A Journey for a Nation”. The new album addresses much of the same subject matter that the band has become known for, and the punk energy, bagpipes, and folk instruments remain the same - but this album has a new diversity and complexity previously unfound.
Those familiar with the band have labelled this album as, by far, the band’s most accomplished record and a huge step in the band’s evolution. ‘A Journey for a Nation’ is receiving rave reviews around Australia and New Zealand, being hailed as a breakthrough release for the band, and already one of the indie albums of 2007.
An amazing start to the year, with things only set to get bigger and better. A European release date through Modern Noise/ Cargo has been set for June 2007, with the band set to tour Europe, Asia, and the USA within the next year.
The Go Set have averaged more than four nights a week playing, and now make a living touring local, and overseas bands on our shores, as well as their own music.
Delighted to be friends. In case you like the likes of Pogues, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys & Gogol Bordello, you are well advised not to miss out on CIRCLE J (Holland) and DREADNOUGHTS (Canada) on their joint tour:
Hey guys, thanks for beeing your friend. looking forward to the gig in regensburg on saturday. i hope the show will be as great as at paulis blue oyster bar last year in may. ;) cheers
Once again Mouthguard are heading to Europe.Join them at the Jubilee Hotel on the 11th July along with Blowhard,Provoke,The Pretty Boys,Protest,Pride of Place and The Skinwalkers and The Boss Sounds Djs.Doors at 7.30 pm and only costs $10 entry
Damn Guys! hope your having fun! i'm so jealous i can't be there! you ABSOLUTLY have to come back to Majors Creek music festival this year or otherwise i'll be upset! lol.
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