The Cannanes
Australian indie-pop legends the Cannanes formed in Sydney in late 1984, originally comprising singers/guitarists Stephen O'Neil and Annabel Bleach, bassist Michelle Cannane and drummer David Nichols; namesake Cannane left the loose-knit group early the following year, the first in a seemingly never-ending series of line-up changes which became as much a trademark as the band's resolute D.I.Y. defiance and primitivist pop aesthetic. With new bassist Frances Gibson, the Cannanes began writing and rehearsing on a more regular basis, releasing their first sin...[more]
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Where did our indie-pop pioneers disappear to? Are the days of D.I.Y. dead? Will our classic heroes live again to tour like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Bauhaus. The answers to all these questions are not that simple to answer. But rest assured, our old favorites still endure. Take the Cannanes for example, these indie pioneers are still alive and kicking, still creating song after songs in their Australian home studio. This time around they've traded in their 4-tracks for Qbase sequencing softw [ read more ]
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1996 release from Ajax of Chicago. Awesome Aussie band...
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1994. Oldie but goodie from these Aussie faves.
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Australia's Cannanes and Boyracer side project Steward collaborated on Communicating at an Unknown Rate, which was released in 2000 on Olympia, WA's Yo Yo Recordings. The combination of the noise pop of Stewart Anderson (aka Steward) and the blissful pop of Cannanes was an ingenious pairing. The disc starts off with the carefree and horn-filled "Hey Leopard," which is followed by the calmly cool and percussion-heavy "Mirage," complete with maracas. "Not Quite Right" is [ read more ]
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