Tag: The Fauves
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Les Fauves: “Sunbury 97”
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8 min read
“Lazy Highways, that was our Australiana record, I suppose.”–Andrew Cox, The Fauves My contribution to this episode of Fauves Are the Best People was recorded in February 2025, in the depths of Dutch winter. I may have been experiencing some kind of down-vibe during the recording process. So, I thought I’d harness yet again the…
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Les Fauves: “Tying One On”
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10 min read
My contribution to this episode of Fauves Are the Best People was recorded in November 2024, when I was in transit in Korea, and on my way back to Australia for a flying visit.
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Les Fauves: “Skateboard World Record”
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6 min read
My contribution to this episode of Fauves Are the Best People was recorded in late December 2024, when I was at my better half’s family’s for the Xmas obligatories.
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Les Fauves: “Self Abuser”
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2 min read
Third album, third song: this is where a rock band has to crush it, or hang up the Rickenbackers for good.
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Les Fauves: “Don’t Get Death Threats Anymore”
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2 min read
Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus, bit where it stops for the riff, repeat song title, instrumental fade out.
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Les Fauves: “Big Brother Age”
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2 min read
My first reaction when I heard “Big Brother Age” in my Surry Hills sharehouse back in 1996 was relief.
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Les Fauves: “Marijuana is God’s Currency”
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4 min read
“Marijuana Is God’s Currency” hints at an alternative history of the Fauves, in which the band broke up after the failure of The Young Need Discipline.