Jets To Brazil
Spoon
Elliott Smith
Wilco
Bob Dylan
Jawbreaker
Blueline Medic
Knapsack
The Weakerthans
The Beatles
Belle & Sebastian
Paul Simon
Texas Is The Reason
The Band
The Promise Ring
XTC
Fugazi
Nick Cave
Refused
When guitarist and vocalist Simon Moore began writing again after the release of his solo debut album, he was unsure of what direction to take musically. Initial attempts to write in the jangly acoustic palette of his first record, Twenty Five Hour Day, were leaving him uninspired. After much thought and discussion two decisions were made that dramatically changed the type of music Simon was creating. Firstly, he picked up his Gibson SG which had been sitting for the past 18 months gathering dust, and plugged it back into his Marshall stack. Secondly he engaged the services of a close friend, housemate, and long time musical collaborator, drummer Elliot Willcocks.
The duo spent a long Spring and Summer in 2007/2008 intensively developing material in rehearsal. Hot days were spent driving, unloading gear, playing, sweating, breaking strings and sticks, drinking, arguing, and writing until the new record Bricks and Mortar, and Twenty Five Hour Day as a musical entity were born.
Bricks and Mortar was recorded at both Sing Sing and Sing Sing South in Melbourne, and across the Pacific Ocean at New Monkey Studio in Los Angeles. Simon and Elliot’s varied taste has led to a multitude of identifiable influences, while as a unit they sound like none of them. If you asked Simon and Elliot what they thought the album sounded like they would probably say it was a rock record. If you looked at them blankly and shrugged your shoulders they would probably suggest it bears similarities to Spoon, Wilco, Elliot Smith, Fugazi or Jawbreaker, although in reality it sounds nothing like any of them.
Wit’s End / Bought and Sold is the first double A-Side single from the forthcoming Twenty Five Hour Day album Bricks and Mortar.
Twenty Five Hour Day
1. Wit's End
2. Bought And Sold
We have the CDs back now and we are pretty stoked and really excited to be launching it with The Woohoo Revue and Jamie Hay. Not long now (Sat 22nd @ The East Brunswick Club)
Come join the party!
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THE FUNKNECKS will hit the Ding Dong Lounge this Wednesday 1st April with their thump rock/ disco grooves and over the top stage presence and passion for sweat.
This Mammoth will be unleashed!!!! with Boston Solar, Chotto Matte Wed & Golden Fur - doors 8:30pm $6 Catch you there!
The Funknecks take on Deadly are the Naked in a double header at Bar Open 317 Brunswick st Fitzroy, both bands striving for domination of the "Fattness". Who will take out this prestigious prize?! Not to be missed.....Saturday February 28th 9pm free. Then,the very next day Sun March 1st The Funknecks make an appearance at the annual Sydney rd Street Party on the Youth Stage 4:30pm....Thumpin..!!
hey cuz! cheers for those presents they rule! well acutally i havent had a chance to listen to the cd yet but its on my list of things to do. The slash book is totally badass, i'd actually been meaning to get it since it came out but that never happened. so thanks heaps, ive already read about a quater it. take care man.
Our debut EP has now been released, available at gigs, and very soon online and in selected retailers. The lead tracks LOOK BACK and DONT RUN are available FREE online. All you gotta do is click on our myspace, click on the JJJ Unearthed link and you are there. While you are there feel free to leave a review, It will go a long way to helping us become Rockstars...
thanks for the tip...i will definetly keep that in mind :) and about the beer...most definetly, mate! :) i'm so excited about this trip :) i arrive in brisbane where a friend of mine lives on may 31 and leave from there on august 11 and I will visit melbourne sometime during that time...i haven't made any definite travel plans :) let's be in touch, mate :)
Happy Birthday Simon! How are you? How did recording go!!? Seen any Boston Terriers of note? Take photos. We have one over for tea tonight. Give us a yell when you be home :)
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