Artist info
Genre
Rock
Sounds like
shloppy
band members
Callum Shortal- Guitar, Backing Vocals, Ambrose Kenny Smith- Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Matt Blach- Drums, Backing Vocals, Andrew Crossley- Bass Guitar, Jamie Harmer- Guitar, Backing Vocals
Website
Bio
Please buy our Ep- http://www.themurlocs.bandcamp.com/
Melbourne 5-piece The Murlocs are one of the winners of our Harvest Festival competition. They'll be opening the festival at Werribee Park in Melbourne on Saturday 10th November.
Tell us about your music - how did you develop your sound?
Garage blues boogie. We developed our sound from covering songs that influenced us which ended up helping us discover our own sound. Our first gig at The Piping Hot Chicken Shop in Ocean Grove we played such tunes like Dale Hawkins - Suzie Q, Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing, Bob Dylan - Dirt Road Blues and Count Five - Psychotic Reaction. The Count Five cover is the only one we have kept playing since because it has been a hard one to let go of I guess.
You’re one of the winners of our HARVEST competition. What can Harvest punters in Melbourne expect from the Murlocs live show on Saturday 10th November?
Sweat and tears of joy.
What most excites you about playing and attending Harvest 2012?
Really looking forward to playing alongside the Black Angels and War On Drugs. Hopefully the show goes according to plan and we don't screw it up too much.
What’s your earliest memory of seeing live Australian music?
Bands such as Hierophants, Frowning Clouds, Dreamin' Wild, Living Eyes, Turtlenecjk, Kremlings, Richie 1250 and The Brides of Christ, Boomgates, Pond, Ausmuteants, Bonniwells, Facetime and Sleep Decade to name a few.
What’s coming up for you in the near future?
Hopefully we will release our debut album in early 2013, thats all we're really aiming towards at the moment as well as playing our own shows and of course Meredith Music Festival!
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Congratulations to our Harvest Festival winners!
Review
On top of mastering those tones (scuzzy but not lost fuzz...it's a fine line!) i reckon you've also come up with a great chugging beach bum pop song. It actually staggers along nicely, as the name might suggest. I like what you did there.
On top of mastering those tones (scuzzy but not lost fuzz...it's a fine line!) i reckon you've also come up with a great chugging beach bum pop song. It actually staggers along nicely, as the name might suggest. I like what you did there.
Review
The singer sounds like the real deal. He really lifts this song. And that harmonica is killer.
The singer sounds like the real deal. He really lifts this song. And that harmonica is killer.
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Man i'm so greatful i was lucky enough to stumble across you guys! Reminds me so much of Elephant Stone and King Gizzared. Really loving you guys at the moment and cannot wait to see a live show!!
Man i'm so greatful i was lucky enough to stumble across you guys! Reminds me so much of Elephant Stone and King Gizzared. Really loving you guys at the moment and cannot wait to see a live show!!
