The Lovetones

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Name = The Lovetones


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Origin = Sydney & Melbourne, Australia
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Genre = Psychedelic rock Indie rock
Years_active = 2002–Present
Label = Bomp! Records (USA) Cargo Records (UK) Chatterbox Records (Australia) Tee Pee Records (USA) Undercover Music (Australia)
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URL = [http://www.thelovetones.com The Lovetones]
Current_members = Matthew J. Tow Matthew Sigley Serge Luca Chris Cobb

The Lovetones are an Australian psychedelic rock band with members:
*Matthew J. Tow (acoustic & electric guitars / sitar / autoharp / vocals)
*Matthew Sigley (bass / keyboards / vocals)
*Serge Luca (electric guitars)
*Chris Cobb (drums / percussion)

History

The Lovetones released their debut album, "Be What You Want", in 2002 through Bomp! Records. The album was reviewed in "Creem" and "Rolling Stone" magazine. The latter hailed Matthew J. Tow's songwriting as being worthy of Ray Davies, Bowie, Lennon and McCartney.

After enjoying the critical success of "Be What You Want", touring Australia extensively and even supporting Morrissey during his first-ever solo Australian tour, Tow joined The Brian Jonestown Massacre in 2003 and contributed two tracks to their album, "...And This Is Our Music." Tow's opening track "Starcleaner" later also appeared on the The BJM retrospective "Tepid Peppermint Wonderland". In the same year, UK based Fire Records invited The Lovetones to contribute to the James Joyce Chamber Music project alongside Mercury Rev, Sonic Youth and REM's Peter Buck. In 2004, The Lovetones released the "Stars" EP, coinciding with their support of The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their tour of Australia.

The second album, "Meditations", was released through New York's Tee Pee Records in late 2005. Returning from shows in the US in late 2005 and also at SXSW 2006, The Lovetones toured to support "Meditations"' Australian release in May 2006. In June 2006 The Lovetones completed a European tour across 12 countries with The Brian Jonestown Massacre in support of "Meditations", released there through Tee Pee/Cargo Records, culminating in an album review in respected UK magazine "Uncut".

The Lovetones also recorded their third album, "Axiom", during 2006 with sessions split between Figment Studios in Hollywood and the Sydney Opera House Recording Studio. The new album was released in June 2007 through Tee Pee Records.

Discography

"Give It All I Can (Single 2002)" "The Sound & the Fury (Single 2002)" "Be What You Want (Single 2003)" "Be What You Want (Album 2003)" "Stars (EP 2004)" "Meditations (Album 2005)"

"Axiom (album 2007)" Labels: Cargo Records (UK), Tee Pee Records (USA), Undercover Music (Australia)
# Navigator
# Wintertime in Hollywood
# Pieces of Me
# Signposts
# Please Dont Break My Heart Tonight
# Everybody Hides Away
# Say You Will
# Ordinary Lives
# A Simple Song
# Alone

External links

*http://www.thelovetones.com Official site
*http://www.myspace.com/thelovetones - The Lovetones on Myspace
*http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/thelovetones/ - The Lovetones Message Board
*http://www.rhino.com/RZine/rhinocasts/podcastkeeper.lasso?shownum=13 - The Lovetones interview/live performance at rhino.com (Nov 2005)
*http://www.adasam.plus.com/rayman/idx1.htm - Colorsound (Matthew J Tow solo project)