Romana Ashton (vocals, bass), Drew Jones (guitar),
Andy Dawson (drums).
Influences
Here are some of the bands, writers, directors and actors that we like (most or some of the time).
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Joy Division, Alfred Hitchcock, The Cure, Nirvana, Sylvia Plath, The Stooges, Al Pacino, The Pixies, Charles Bukowski, The Ramones, The Velvet Underground, Hunter S. Thompson, James Dean, David Lynch, The Saints, Jimmy Stewart, The Stone Roses (but not the 'dancing'), Marilyn Monroe, David Bowie, Patti Smith, Patrick Suskind, Johnny Cash, Cary Grant, Nick Drake, The Modern Lovers, Marlene Dietrich, The Beach Boys, Emily Dickinson, My Bloody Valentine, Nico, Marlon Brando, Oscar Wilde, Hammer horror films, Hole, Etta James, Paul Giamatti, The Crystals, The Ronettes, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, The Cramps. Andy Warhol, Sonic Youth, The Shangri-Las, Tim Burton and Leonard Cohen.
The Sunday Reeds are a female-fronted noise pop/rock band named after Melbourne patron of the arts Sunday Reed. The love-child of some kind of rock 'n' roll orgy between The Jesus and Mary Chain, Joy Division, The Ramones and The Velvet Underground. Driving bass lines, plenty of guitar feedback, primitive pounding rock beats and alto, sex-laden female vocals. If Nico had joined The Ramones, strapped on a bass guitar, and a whole lot more noise was added, this is how it might have sounded. After spending much time songwriting and recording in a hell-hole apartment, founding members Romana Ashton and Drew Jones were joined in early
2009 by drummer Andy Dawson. And then there were three...
The Sunday Reeds' debut album 'Drowning in History' is out now through Squirrel Records and also available from amazon.com and cargorecords.co.uk
ok. i'll try to get some stuff here in the bloody shops of you guys.. after getting addicted to your tunes i'll figure out the interview, rightyright mates??
g'day mates!! parts of my family are living in down under,haha..my parent's just returned yesterday ;-) hey,really like your stuff,mayby we should figure out an interview
ETE presenting Pro Rata, The Broadway Heist, Cotton Sidewalk, The Thieving Gypsies, Busted Spies & The Green Tea Circus this Friday Night @ The Noise Bar!!
6 awesome bands and several awesome beers, check it out!
Hey, That buliten said Wednesday, but your site says Thursday. Just lett'n you know, sadly I can't do either, unless by some crazy chance it's friday!? hehe... I'll be at one soon, well keen to see you dudes live. ash
well we look forward to having you! seriously! your one of our top bands we wish to play with.
autographing is weird. cool that you did though haha. cant wait to hear new stuff! we should hopefully have new stuff up in a few weeks... we will see.
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