More noise from down under...
Expatriate, from Australia, is a project put together by frontman Ben King. King, like so many of us, first really understood the power and meaning of music when he was in High School, when a cute girl introduced him to Depeche Mode via a mixtape.
Fast forward many years and King has a handful of songs that he records with a group of friends. They include Chris Kollias on drums, Tim Rogers on bass, along with Damian Press, producer and owner of Ginsberg Studios in Petersham, Sydney. The end result is this EP, called LOVERS le STRANGE that the band sells at shows. Word is it will be available very soon via your favourite indie record stores...
Since recording the EP, King has also formed a live band and they have been playing around Oz, opening for bands like Red Riders, The Presets, Dappled Cities Fly, Cut Copy and Fiery Furnaces. Not a bad bunch of bands to play with or open for, right?
I found these guys via the 'reccomended listening' section of Modular People's website. Be sure to check out Expatriate site for more other song downloads - I know this song is super-duper-short, but its such a gem of a song I thought it was worth posting here - BUT there are also a couple more demos and two other solid tracks from the EP on the site. You'll also find tour and contact info there. I'm curious to see where these guys go in the next months, as I think they've got something good going on. I can't help wondering if they've attracted any label attention yet...