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Artist:The Disappointed

Genres:
  • Indie
  • Pop
  • Rock
Perth, WA

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Track: Escapism by The Disappointed
Track: EscapismGenres:
  • Pop
  • Rock
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    Track: I Disagree With MyselfGenres:
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    About

    The Disappointed are perhaps best defined by their mish mash of influences. It’s pretty 90s, but there’s an early 80s New Wave vibe in there and a mid 70s prog thing happening too. There’s this tension in their sound between the classically trained element and a raw pop ethos. The Disappointed are a whole bunch of things at once, a whole bunch of personalities clashing and pushing up against each other. WDD is taken from upcoming debut album Escapism, the culmination of several years work. The Disappointed warmed up with 3 EPs (including 2014’s very well received Weird Peace, with lead single I Disagree With Myself scoring a bunch of Triple J play and even finding a way onto Netflix via SBS’s Unplugged America), a couple of national tours, supports for The Matches and Jon Toogood (Shihad), even a beer festival in Singapore before knuckling down into the debut album process. A whole bunch of songs were written, demoed and rejected along the way as the band tried to figure out what ...

    Members

    Michael Strong - vocals/guitar
    Andy Bartlett - keys/vocals
    Matt Berghuis - bass/vocals
    Mark Neal - guitar/vocals
    Mick Colangelo - drums

    Sounds Like

    Modest Mouse, Fatih No More, Interpol, Bloc Party, Talking Heads

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