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The Battery Kids
Genre: Rock, Pop
Region: Adelaide, SA
Members: Shannon Juvan - GTR/VOX Bowl Lipson - KEYS/VOX Tom Krieg - Bass master zero Shannon Simpson - Drums
Sounds Like: Queens of the Stoneage, Muse, The Horrors
Influences: Danny Elfman, Nick Cave, Rocket Science

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Due to release their debut album We’re Just Hanging While the Rats All Gather and the Vultures Circle Over Head on 11 June 2010, The Battery Kids have their sights set on the black hole that lies somewhere between garage rock and dark pop. They are described as "the rock’n’roll soundtrack to a Tim Burton movie". Their recent national tour to support the single Underneath her Skin received widespread acclaim from fans and press alike. Tour highlights included playing to huge crowds supporting Muscles and also playing at St Kilda Festival. The single was also receiving airplay on Triple J and FBI.

Exploding onto the Adelaide scene a few years ago, The Battery Kids treat every show like it could be their last, relentlessly pushing the boundaries of their high energy live performance. They have built up a solid reputation and gained support from some of Australia's hottest acts including packed out shows alongside Victorian rockers The Vasco Era and The Whiskey Go Gos, Sydney’s The Holidays, Brisbane’s John Steel Singers and The Rocket Smiths and classic Adelaide bands such as The Hot Lies and Special Patrol.

In 2008, The Battery Kids released their EP Requiem For A Nightmare receiving airplay on the almighty national youth radio Triple J, as well as community radio across the country. The single ‘Ghost Town’ reached No. 28 in Three D Radio’s Top 100 for the year. The Battery Kids hit the recording studio hard in 2009. Under the wing of guru rock producer Anj Malavazos the band was able to translate their atomic bomb live sound into a tight album. The resulting album We’re Just Hanging While the Rats All Gather and the Vultures Circle Over Head is a dynamic album of distorted guitars, grinding organs and haunting vocal harmonies and represents new heights in the development of the band's signature style of song writing.

Being built on The Battery Kids' live experiences, the power of the album translates into raw energy on stage, making for a ferocious set of crowd favourites and new songs alike. The Battery Kids are gearing up for massive launch parties to promote the album in Adelaide, followed by a national tour to support the release.

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Ancient Curse
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Ghost Town
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Underneath Her Skin
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Ghost Town
rating:  4/5
A spooky chilling pop tune, in the vein of Muse's weirder moments. There is a lot of energy here and a lot of interesting and quirky moments througho...
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Ghost Town
rating:  3/5
lovely song




Ancient Curse
rating:  5/5
i can definitely hear your love of danny elfman at the end of this song shaz. supoib.




Ghost Town
rating:  5/5
a stonking great classic. you had me at 'no one's gonna call me emo'
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