The Crayon Fields

The Crayon Fields

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Crayon Fields
Background = group_or_band


Years_active = 2002-present
Origin = Melbourne, Australia
Genre = Indie pop
Label = Chapter Trifekta
Current_members = Geoff O’Connor Brett Hudson Chris Hung Neil Erenstrom
Associated_acts = Sly Hats
URL = [http://www.thecrayonfields.com/ Official Site]

The Crayon Fields is a four-piece Melbourne based band signed to the labels Chapter Music and Trifekta. [Citation
title = Chapter Music - Artists
url = http://www.chaptermusic.com.au/artists.asp?id=59
accessdate = 2008-09-06] They could be described as twee pop [Citation
title = Animal Bells - Pitchfork
url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42306-animal-bells
accessdate = 2008-09-06] or lo-fi. [Citation
title = Wireless Bollinger - Getting To Know The Crayon Fields
url = http://www.wirelessbollinger.com/content/view/101/84/
accessdate = 2008-09-06]

The line up consists of Geoff O'Connor as singer-songwriter and on twelve-string guitar, Brett Hudson on bass guitar, Chris Hung on second guitar and percussion and Neil Erenstrom on drums. O'Connor also has a solo side-project, recording as Sly Hats, signed to Nervous Jerk Records, with one album to date: "Liquorice Night". [Citation
title = Sly Hats - Music at Last.fm
url = http://www.last.fm/music/Sly+Hats
accessdate = 2008-09-06]

Their debut full length album "Animal Bells" was released on October 16, 2006 and November 5, 2006 on vinyl [Citation
title = Chapter Music - Artists
url = http://www.chaptermusic.com.au/artists.asp?id=59
accessdate = 2008-09-06] . It was given a rating of 7.8 by Pitchfork and compared to the likes of the Beach Boys, The Zombies and The Association. [Citation
title = Animal Bells - Pitchfork
url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42306-animal-bells
accessdate = 2008-09-06] .

Discography

Albums

* "Animal Bells" (CD) (October 16, 2006) Chapter

References

External links

*myspace|name=The Crayon Fields|id=crayonfields
*last.fm|The Crayon Fields|The Crayon Fields
* [http://www.chaptermusic.com.au/artists.asp?id=59 Artist page on Chapter Music]


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