Artist info
Genre
Indie, Pop, Rock
Sounds like
Hunx and His Punx, 5678s, The Shangri-Las, Best Coast , Dum Dum Girls
band members
Nat Martin (Cuthbert & the Nightwalkers) Bec Allen (Catcall) Brendan Walsh (Palms) Nick Franklin (Metal Babies)
Influences
Doo-Wop-Pop, 60s garage, Bubblegum, Ya mum
Unearthed artists we like
Palms, The Gooch Palms, Bloods, The Metal Babies, Cuthbert and the Night Walkers, Richard Cuthbert, DUNE RATS, Velociraptor, DZ, Jeremy Neale, Food Court, The Green Mohair Suits
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Bio
We've played with rad bands including: DZ, Bleeding Knees Club, Yacht Club DJs, The Spazzys, Gooch Palms, Jen Cloher/Courtney Barnett and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
We’ve also been lucky enough to have been added to festivals such as Playground Weekender, Newtown Festival & Perth's Rumble In The Underground festival.
We wrote a song called Ding Dong and were made triple J Unearthed Feature artists! Marineville Records in the UK also released a 7” vinyl record of our debut EP.
We got in touch with our inner child and wrote a couple of songs for ABC TV kids show Giggle & Hoot! Owls are cool!
Our sophomore EP ‘Big Bruiser received Brag Magazine’s Album of the Week honor... thanks Brag!
‘Ready To Go’, our new single, is a preview to what will be on our debut album due out next year!!
The gals (and guy) of Sydney 4-piece THE FABERGETTES are bringing you a hip shakin' good time with their 60’s inspired garage-pop.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
We sound like Phil Spector taking Gidget to the drive in to watch “Barbarella”. In the past year we've graduated from playing Beatles, Breeders and Shangri-Las covers in the garage, to playing original songs live and loud in front of actual real people, in actual real venues.
How would you describe your live show?
All aboard the good ship Fabergette for a hip shakin' head bobbin' fun time. From the milky ways of outta space to the sandy shores of Hawaii, we take you on an intergalactic journey with complementary Piña Coladas.
How did the four of you come together?
After a big night, I awoke the next day and had vague recollections of starting a girl band with pals Cipi and Bec. We started jamming in our living room to the beat of a Casio keyboard, until our mate Marty offered to play drums for us. He is still resistant to the idea of a wig and a dress, but we're working on him.
Tell us about the bands, producers and people in the Sydney music community that inspire you.
Richard Cuthbert, Atom Bombs, Little Lovers, Kyu, Richard In Your Mind, Flatwound, The Dreamboats, Maples, The Knits, Thee False Swami’s and Benedict Hoarder are all kinds of amazing.
What’s coming up for you in 2012?
We're throwing a massive party to launch our debut EP @ Sydney's GoodGod Small Club this March. After that we are going to keep writing, gigging and making new friends along the way!
Australian music is…?
...on your mind right now.
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These guys are back! Like The Shangri-La's playing in the garage next door with beefy, choppy riffs.
These guys are back! Like The Shangri-La's playing in the garage next door with beefy, choppy riffs.
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Yup, pretty much pledging my allegiance to the power of The Fabergettes. All hail these punks.
Yup, pretty much pledging my allegiance to the power of The Fabergettes. All hail these punks.
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Need something to try out your 60s dance moves on? Then I suggest this lo-fi surf-rock performed by three classy lasses. More harmonies please!
Need something to try out your 60s dance moves on? Then I suggest this lo-fi surf-rock performed by three classy lasses. More harmonies please!
