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We Will Rise Again Brit Indian Band

Australian indie rock band

British India

British India performing in the Regal Ballroom at the High Vibes festival, Northcote on 23 September 2007

British Republic of india performing in the Royal Ballroom at the High Vibes festival, Northcote on 23 September 2007

Background information
Origin Melbourne, Commonwealth of australia
Genres Indie rock, garage rock[1]
Years active 2004–present
Labels Flashpoint, Shock Liberation Records
Website britishindiaofficial.com
Members Declan Melia
Jack Tosi
Volition Drummond
Matt O'Gorman
Past members Nic Wilson
Matt Clowes

British Republic of india are an Australian rock ring from Melbourne. The band is fabricated upward of lead vocalist and guitarist Declan Melia, guitarist Nic Wilson, bassist Will Drummond and drummer Matt O'Gorman. In 2019, Jack Tosi replaced Nic Wilson equally a touring fellow member of the band.[two] They have released 6 studio albums.

History [edit]

Germination and Early on Shows 2003 - 2006

The members of British Republic of india met in 2003 in loftier school at St. Bede'due south College, in Melbourne, Victoria.[3] The ring began rehearsing and writing songs in the puddle room at drummer Matt O'Gorman's parent's business firm. Early influences included The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Datsuns, and Interpol. Upon finishing high school, the band began gigging extensively at pub and gild shows throughout Melbourne.

In 2005 the ring recorded a vinyl seven inch single called "Outside 109" with producer Lindsay Gravina at his Birdland studios. The single was given airplay on Triple J,[four] and generated some involvement in the Australian music industry.

Counter Culture EP and Guillotine 2006 - 2007

In 2005 the band met producer and future manager Glenn Goldsmith who provided early demos to Australian producer Harry Vanda, Vanda agreed to finance and produce the band.

​In late 2005 the band recorded the iv track Counter Culture EP at Vanda's Flashpoint Studios in Sydney with Vanda and Goldsmith as producers. Promoted with the single "The Time" the EP fabricated niggling impact, producing no label interest or radio airplay.

In 2006 the band returned to Flashpoint to tape their debut anthology Guillotine, once more produced by Vanda and Goldsmith. After beingness shelved for several months due to lack of characterization interest, the album was eventually released independently through Flashpoint Music and Shock Records distribution.

Guillotine was released in July 2007 and included the singles "Blackness & White Radio", "Necktie Upward My Hands", "Run The Cherry Light" and "Russian Roulette". This was followed by a successful Australian tour and festival appearances at Homebake festival and The Big Solar day Out. Triple J played the album extensively and "Tie Upwards My Hands" and "Run The Ruby Light" charted in the Triple J Hottest 100 of that twelvemonth. Guillotine was nominated for the J Laurels in 2007, and won the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Laurels for Best New Creative person.[5]

Thieves 2008

Throughout 2007, British India connected to play shows and festivals while writing material for their second album. In Apr 2008 they began recording their second anthology Thieves, again with Harry Vanda and Glenn Goldsmith at Flashpoint Studios Sydney. Thieves entered the ARIA Album Chart at #5. The first single, "I Said I'one thousand Sorry" reached number 23 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2008. Thieves was nominated for Best Contained Album in the 2008 ARIA awards.

Barrage 2010

In 2009 British India parted with Flashpoint Music and recorded their third anthology Avalanche independently throughout 2009. The album was recorded at Sing Sing studios Melbourne and produced by Glenn Goldsmith. Avalanche was released in March 2010 and promoted past the unmarried "Vanilla". The album debuted in the top 10 and sold xx,000 copies. The album was followed by extensive touring and festival appearances.

In late 2010, Shock Records fell into receivership post-obit the anthology release, and was unable to pay the band unpaid royalties. Subsequently that year, British India embarked on their get-go UK tour pursuing interest from Warner Music Britain. The bout was successful, only an album bargain with Warner did not eventuate.

The band returned from the UK to find their rehearsal space had flooded. At the end of 2010 the band were suffering from writers block and financial hardship following Shock's receivership and the expensive Uk tour.

Controller 2013

In belatedly 2010 British India released a stand-alone single "March into The Ocean" and embarked on the biggest Australian bout of their careers in early 2011.

Following the tour, they built a new rehearsal space and recording studio: Josif K studios in Preston, Melbourne. At present able to demo songs for the first time in their careers, they generated interest with Australian label Liberation Music who agreed to release their fourth album.

The ring'southward 4th anthology, Controller was recorded at Sing Sing Studios and produced past Glenn Goldsmith. The first single "I Can Make You Love Me" would later exist certified Aureate for selling 20,000 units and came in at number 37 in Triple J'due south Hottest 100 of 2012. This was followed by the singles "Summer Forgive Me", and "Plastic Souvenirs".

The album was followed by extensive Australian touring including supporting The Rolling Stones on their 14 On Fire Bout.

Nada Touches Me 2015

The band released their fifth album Nothing Touches Me in March 2015. Although the band attempted to tape the album in Berlin in late 2014, the results were considered lacklustre, and the band returned to Sing Sing studios where the anthology was once again produced by Glenn Goldsmith. Zippo Touches Me debuted at Number five on the Australian album charts and included the singles "Suddenly" and "Wrong Direction".

The band toured in support of the anthology and played the biggest venues of their career. The tour was a success with all shows selling out. The success of Nothing Touches Me was encapsulated when British India headlined the master stage at the 2022 Byron Bay Bluesfest as a replacement for The Black Keys.

Forgetting The Time to come 2017

In 2022 the band left Josif One thousand studios and relocated to Sing Sing South recording studio in Melbourne to begin working on songs for their 6th anthology. Wanting to record with a new producer, they teamed up with Oscar Dawson of Holy Holy. Their sixth anthology Forgetting the Future was released in October 2022 and was promoted with the singles "Precious" and "My Love".

Following the tour promoting Forgetting the Futurity founding member Nic Wilson announced that he would no longer bout with the band. In 2022 the remaining members recruited Jack Tosi of Stealing O'Neil to supplant Nic on guitar and the ring embarked on a successful Australian bout in August 2019.

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

EPs [edit]

Singles [edit]

Compilation appearances [edit]

  • Discoveries (2007) – "Black & White Radio"
  • Triple J Hottest 100 Vol.15 (2007) - "Tie Up My Hands"
  • Triple J'south Like a Version 4 (2008) - "And I Was a Boy from School"

Awards [edit]

AIR Awards [edit]

The Australian Contained Tape Awards (unremarkably known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

ARIA Music Awards [edit]

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement beyond all genres of Australian music.

J Award [edit]

The J Awards are an almanac series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation'due south youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "British Bharat: Thieves". Access All Areas.net.au. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved xxx July 2008.
  2. ^ "British Republic of india". news.com.au. Archived from the original on xx July 2008. Retrieved vii July 2008.
  3. ^ Donovan, Patrick (seven May 2010). "British India: Barrage". The Sydney Forenoon Herald.
  4. ^ "Thieves". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  5. ^ "AIR 2007 Winners". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  6. ^ a b Peak nautical chart positions in Australia:
    • Height 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Commonwealth of australia'southward Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 42.
    • For Forgetting the Future: "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. ^ Tencic, Nat (31 July 2017). "British India denote new album and massive national tour". Triple J . Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. ^ British India Land First Gold Record With 'I Tin can Brand You Love Me' themusic.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  9. ^ "2007 Jagermeister AIR Awards Nominees Revealed". inthemix. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 Baronial 2020.
  10. ^ a b "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Clan . Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  11. ^ "one Dads, Courtney Barnett Lead This Yr'southward Independent Music Accolade Nominations". MusicFeeds. seven September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • British Bharat on MySpace
  • British Republic of india on Spider web Wombat

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_India_(band)

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