Garageland

Not to be confused with Garageland (song).

Garageland
Origin	Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Indie rock, pop
Labels	Flying Nun Records Foodchain Records Discordant Records
Past members
Andrew Gladstone Clanger Jeremy R. Eade Dave Goodison Mark Silvey Debbie Silvey

Garageland was an indie rock band on New Zealand's Flying Nun record label. Influenced by Pixies, Pavement, The Clean and The Velvet Underground, they were critically acclaimed in the UK and US for their well-crafted and catchy pop songs. The band took its name from Garageland, a song by The Clash.

They re-formed for a one-off gig in Auckland in November 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Band members

• Andrew Gladstone (drums/vocals)
• Jeremy R. Eade (vocals/guitar)
• Andrew (Clanger) Claridge (guitar)
• Dave Goodison (guitars/mandolin/vocals)
• Mark Silvey (bass/vocals)
• Debbie Silvey (guitar) on early recordings including "Last Exit to Garageland"

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Certification	Catalog Number
Albums
1997	Last Exit to Garageland	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FNCD350
1999	Do What You Want	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FNCD423
2002	Scorpiorighting	CRS Records	-	-	FNCD452

Featured appearances

The group have appeared on several compilations over the years in New Zealand and overseas. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Garageland.

• (2003) - The Strip Soundtrack (Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa) - "Life Is So Sweet (Theme Song of The Strip)"
• (2001) - Live At Helen's (Festival Mushroom Records) - "Beelines To Heaven"
• (2002) - Under the Influence - 21 Years of Flying Nun Records (Flying Nun Records) - "Heavenly Pop Hit" (originally recorded by The Chills & Graduation of Frustration
• (1995) - Abbasalutely (Flying Nun Records) - "Dancing Queen" (ABBA cover)
• (1996) - Popeyed (Flying Nun Records) - "Fingerpops"
• (2001) - 100% Kiwi Rock (Warner Music) - "Fingerpops"

Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
1995	"Come Back Special"		-	-
1996	"Fingerpops"		-	-
1997	"Feel Alright"		-	-

• Name Weeks Peaked Year
• Beeline To Heaven 5 27 1996
• Come Back 6 21 1995
• Fingerpops 4 29 1996
• Gone 13 15 2001
• I'm Looking For What I Can't Get2 37 1996
• The Not Empty Ep 12 14 1999

External links

• AMG entry
• Garageland official site