Front Counter, fresh from their 13 date tour through August/September to launch their debut EP titled ‘A Toast To You and Me’, will be walking the red carpet at the 2008 ARIA Music Awards in Sydney on October 19.
The band will rub shoulders with the who’s who of the Australian music including Gabrielle Cilmi, The Living End, The Getaway Plan, British India and more.
Melbourne five-piece, Front Counter, return with the EP’s second single ‘Take Me Away’ which has hit radio this month and will embark on a whirlwind tour of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne before the year’s out.
“The song is about, wanting to get out of everything,” explains Rhys Thompson (Guitar/Vocals). “After a while, it sometimes starts to seem as though you haven't actually been able to take a breath for a long time.”
“We wrote the lyrics when we were in the middle of a very stressful and hectic period. We had just had a lineup change, so we were desperately trying to get our stuff sorted for upcoming gigs, whilst trying to write new songs, organise studio time, as well as each of us having to juggle our own work and relationship commitments. There are only seven days in a week, and it can sometimes get a bit much.”
“For me, the song was also written just after I had finished uni. I moved from doing a few hours of uni and a few hours of work a week, to spending pretty much my whole week either working my job or playing with the band. So I guess that amount of commitment freaked me out, and sometimes all you want to do is get away.”
‘A Toast To You and Me’ was recorded in 2007 with accredited music producer Richard Stolz (Behind Crimson Eyes, Bodyjar, After The Fall) and Lindsay Gravina (Magic Dirt, Shihad, Faker, Jet, The Living End). The EP’s debut single ‘Whats Your Name’ picked up rotation on Triple M, community radio and Triple J in August, and the band performed on an episode of Network Ten’s ‘Neighbours’ in August broadcast throughout Australia, UK and Europe.
”Front Counter have the knack for writing ridiculously catchy songs which after a few listens, stick in your head like leprosy” – Rave Magazine
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17: SONAR LOUNGE, LUNA PARK, SYDNEY, NSW
With Town Hall Steps and The Take
Tickets $12 on sale now from Moshtix – www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 438 849
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25: CURTIN BAND ROOM (THE JOHN CURTIN HOTEL), MELBOURNE,VIC
With Burgworth and Day On Fire
Tickets $12 from the venue
FRIDAY DECEMBER 12: THE GLOBE THEATRE, BRISBANE, QLD (18+)
With Repeat Offender & Falling Short
Tickets on sale now: Rockinghorse Records, Butterbeats, Mosh Pit Music (S.Coast), Sunflower (G.Coast), Music Mania (G.Coast), Cosmic Music, Central Station Music, Coolangatta Hotel, Gooble Warming, Kill The Music, www.oztix.com.au or phone 1300 762 545.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13: THE VALLEY STUDIOS, BRISBANE, QLD (All Ages)
With Repeat Offender & Falling Short
Tickets on sale now: Rockinghorse Records, Butterbeats, Mosh Pit Music (S.Coast), Sunflower (G.Coast), Music Mania (G.Coast), Cosmic Music, Central Station Music, Coolangatta Hotel, Gooble Warming, Kill The Music, www.oztix.com.au or phone 1300 762 545. |
