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College Fall Origin Perth, Western Australia, Australia Genres Indie Pop Years active 2005 – present Labels Varsity Records, Hooked Up Records Associated acts Josivac
Showbag
The NordeensWebsite Official website Members Glenn Musto
Jodie Bartlett
Simon Bartlett
Matt Geary
Steven ReaCollege Fall is a pop band featuring Glenn Musto and Jodie Bartlett. Formed in Western Australia in 2005 out of the ashes of local bands Josivac, Showbag and The Nordeens.[1]
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Biography
Glenn Musto was previously the main singer/songwriter in The Nordeens and Showbag. Jodie Bartlett joined Showbag in 2003, in time to record the band’s only album, The Town We Loved In.[2] After Showbag’s disintegration, Musto relocated to England and travelled through Europe and USA performing solo.
The band played its first performance on 31 July 2005 at the Velvet Lounge in Perth. In March 2006 they toured the eastern states of Australia, playing in Adelaide and Melbourne. In June 2006 College Fall commenced their first tour of Europe, playing in the UK (Rock for Tibet, Eat the World festival), Denmark (Byfest, Skanderborg festival), Finland and France before returning to Western Australia in November that year. In 2007 the band undertook an extensive tour of their home state playing in Margaret River, Yallingup, Augusta, Bunbury, Geraldton, Broome and Kununurra before returning to Europe in July. College Fall performed in Italy (Rocca in Musica festival), UK, Denmark (Byfest festival) and Finland.
College Fall released their debut album Eleven Letters in September, 2007 on Hooked Up Records in the United Kingdom,[3] Rhythm Barrel Records in Finland.[4] In 2008 the album was released in Australia via Varsity Records, in March 2008 and in Japan on ThisTime Records, where it was featured as 'Powerpop Of The Month'.[5][6] It is a concept album telling an autobiographical story of eleven letters written between two lovers.[2]
The band has spent much of their career touring Australia, the UK and western Europe,[7] either as a duo or four piece. Touring has led to critical acclaim in small pockets of the world including Finland, Denmark, the south-west of the United Kingdom and Western Australia.[2] The band has been often referenced to artists such as Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab For Cutie and Stars.
College Fall has received radio airplay in Australia including high rotation of the track "Gravity" syndicated nationwide on Nova FM, on government youth radio network Triple J [8] and on many community radio stations. The bands music has also been heard on BBC in the UK and Radio Helsinki in Finland.
College Fall received the $10,000 grant for the release of their album Keep Your Promises (since changed to The Curse Of Us) from the Department of Culture and Arts of the Government of Western Australia. They will record with renowned Sydney producer Michael Carpenter (Youth Group, The Vines, 78 Saab).[9]
College Fall has just completed the recording of their sophomore record The Curse Of Us which is scheduled for release in 2010.[10]
The band will be touring Europe in June and July 2009 with shows including the Sculpture by the Sea cultural exhibition in Aarhus, Denmark at the request of her royal highness Princess Mary. They will also be returning to Finland for the third time to play in Turku and Helsinki.[11] They will then be performing at the Kansai Music Festival in Japan in September and releasing their new album The Curse of Us in July 2010 through Varsity Records in Australia.
Discography
Albums
- Eleven Letters - Hooked Up (September, 2007), Rhythm Barrel (September 2007) Varsity (March, 2008) Vent (August 2009)
- The Curse of Us - Varsity (July, 2010)
EPs
- Demonstration (2005)
- Built An Empty Home (2006)
- Gravity - Ride (2007)
- European Tour EP (2009)
References
- ^ http://www.collegefall.com
- ^ a b c Coufos, Polly (2008-03-08). "Affairs of the Heart". PerthNow (The Sunday Times). http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23330536-5005381,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "College Fall". Hooked Up Records. http://www.hookeduprecords.co.uk/band.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-02.[dead link]
- ^ "The Rhythm Barrel Catalogue". Rhythm Barrel Records. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20091022130756/http://geocities.com/rhythmbarrel. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ http://www.powerpopacademy.com/distro/2009/02/09-200121.html
- ^ http://www.themusic.com.au/imm_display.php?s=christie&id=1060&d=2009-03-17
- ^ "College Fall – Launching the Letters". www.loconut.com.au. http://www.loconut.com.au/Features/College-Fall--Launching-the-Letters-19840/default.aspx. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ http://www.jplay.com.au/JSite/ViewArtist.aspx?ArtistID=2775
- ^ "Contemporary Music - September 2008". Department of Culture and Arts of the Government of Western Australia. http://www.dca.wa.gov.au/funding/funding_recipients/grant_recipients_2008/contemporary_music_-_september. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "College Fall". ReverbNation. http://www.reverbnation.com/collegefallband. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ http://onechord.wordpress.com/
External links
Categories:- Australian pop music groups
- Western Australian musical groups
- Musical groups established in 2005
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