- The Seabellies
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Seabellies
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|AUS Newcastle,Australia
Years_active = 2005-present
Genre =Indie rock Alternative rock Experimental rock
Label = Independent
Current_members = Eddie Garven Kyle Grenell Trent Grenell Sean Kelleher Antony Martin Stephanie Setz
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/theseabellies]The Seabellies are a Newcastle based musical group from
New South Wales ,Australia . The group formed in late 2005 with its current line-up having been together since March 2006.The group are renowned for their stage presence and multi-instrumental abilities. They are mainly based in Sydney and have supported many national and international artists. These include
Augie March ,Something for Kate , SoftLightes, Expatriate, The Cops, Dan Kelly,múm ,Old Man River and The Devoted Few.In April and May 2007 they won the Garage To V Festival earning them the privilege of playing on the bill at Richard Bransons very first Australian V Festival. They played with such artists as Beck, The Pixies, Gnarls Barkley, Phoenix, The Rapture, Soulwax and The Pet Shop Boys.
Discography
In March 2007 they released their debut EP, Wave Your Fingers To Make The Winters, and it was distributed independently, causing speculation as to would sign with.
Track listing:
# "Drain The Lake"
# "Song We Don't Speak Of"
# "Our Ghosts Don't Disappear"
# "The Trees Cried Holly"
# "Day Of The Bees"
# "Hold Off The Night"As of March 2008 UncharTED.com lists the group as signed with a record label and was confirmed that the band had signed to ABC/Warner to distribute a run of singles.
On
April 12 2008 Heart Heart Heart Out was released as the first of a run of digital releases this year to download on itunes. The single made it to the Triple J Hitlist 3 days after its release.The Second digital release Prairie was announced
July 3 2008 to be again available only on itunes as ofJuly 21 2008 .References
* [http://www.newcastlemusic.com/artists.php?ID=3520 "Newcastle Music Directory" - The Seabellies]
* [http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=2831 "Triple J Unearthed" - The Seabellies Profile]External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/theseabellies] Myspace Homepage
* [http://www.garagetov.com.au/] Garage To V Homepage
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