British India

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For the country, see British India.
British India
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Years active 2004–present
Label(s) Flashpoint Records
Shock Records
Website Official MySpace
Members
Declan Melia
Nic Wilson
Will Drummond
Matt O'Gorman

British India is a garage rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2004, comprising lead vocalist, lyricist and guitarist Declan Melia, guitarist Nic Wilson, bassist Will Drummond and drummer Matt O'Gorman.[1] They have released two studio albums, both within a 12 month period from 2007-2008.

Contents

History

Formation and early work

The members of British India met at high school,[2] forming when friends Declan Melia and Nic Wilson asked schoolmates Will Drummond and Matt O'Gorman to join their band, whilst attending St. Bede's College, in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004. Reportedly social misfits throughout high school, the quartet played cover versions of songs by the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Beatles, Blur, and Starsailor. The band's name was originally noticed by Wilson on a b-side by Strawberry Alarm Clock.[3] In 2005, after playing regularly across Australia for a year, the band signed with In-Fidelity Recordings and began work on their debut EP, with producer Lindsay Gravina. In June 2005 they released a single, "Outside 109 / Automatic Blitzkrieg".[4] The song's inspiration came from a quip made by Mick Jagger in an interview in 1964. Melia told Australian Music Online the song's lyrics referred to the band's gigging in Melbourne, and "being just outside of international recognition".[5]

On 21 November 2005, the band released their debut EP Counter Culture, on Flashpoint Records. Following recording at Sydney's Flashpoint Studios with studio owner Harry Vanda.[6] Drummond said that in recording the EP, the band "crammed all [their] youthful exuberance" onto it.[7]

National success

British India spent a couple of years receiving "premature hype" from the likes of Australian radio station Triple J,[8] until finally making their break with 2007 single "Tie Up My Hands", taking the number one spot in the jtv music television programme. Along with the single, in 2007 they released their debut album, Guillotine, which was produced by Harry Vanda. Guillotine was also nominated for Triple J's J Award in 2007, as well as winning the AIR Award for Best New Independent Artist.[9] Through the 11 months following the release of Guillotine, British India played to an array of sold out shows and also at music festivals Big Day Out, Homebake, Golden Plains, Pyramid Rock, and Come Together Music Festival.[2]

In April and May 2008, British India recorded a second album, again going to Flashpoint Studios to record their sophomore album, Thieves. The album was released just 12 months after their debut and found massive success on the Australian national charts, entering the ARIA Album Chart at #5. The first single to be released from the album was titled "I Said I'm Sorry". The band are setting off on a tour of Europe and the UK in late 2008.[10]

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Counter Culture - 21 November 2005

Singles

Compilation appearances

  • Discoveries (2007) – "Black & White Radio"
  • Triple J Hottest 100 Vol.15 (2008) - "Tie Up My Hands"

Music videos

Music video information
Black & White Radio
Tie Up My Hands
Run the Red Light
  • Release date: 2007
  • Label: Flashpoint Music
  • Director: Tim Rebbechi
  • Producer: Glenn Goldsmith
I Said I'm Sorry

References

  1. ^ "British India". news.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-07-07.
  2. ^ a b "British India/Thieves". Retrieved on 2008-07-30.
  3. ^ Christine Lan (15 August 2007). "British India". Beat. Retrieved on 2008-07-18.
  4. ^ "Outside 109 / Automatic Blitzkrieg". Australian Music Online. Retrieved on 2008-07-18.
  5. ^ "British India lay bare their debut single... (June 05)". Australian Music Online (6 June 2005). Retrieved on 2008-07-18.
  6. ^ "Counter Culture". Australian Music Online. Retrieved on 2008-07-19.
  7. ^ "British India talk about recording with Harry Vanda (Nov 05)...". Australian Music Online (21 November 2005). Retrieved on 2008-07-18.
  8. ^ "Thieves". Retrieved on 2008-07-30.
  9. ^ "AIR 2007 Winners.". Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  10. ^ "British India". Retrieved on 2008-08-15.

External links

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Studio albums
EPs
Counter Culture
Singles
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