Showbag
College Fall
About Showbag
In early 2000 grew another new band Showbag from Perth, Western Australia. Everyone was raving about them, throwing the next big thing tag in every conversation. There was something about that first experience watching Showbag back then that hit - they were fresh and nervous, the music simple and not overly tight. It was their songs – classic guitar pop hooks combined with an ear for unique melody that pricked your ears up. And, those songs simply ran around your head for days, you just couldn't get rid of them. Over the next year the band released their debut EP Playlunch and followed up soon after with Quicksand. With these releases came Australia wide recognition and it gave local fans a chance to return to those songs from the early shows. Showbag were still the kind of band that pop-lovers could not get enough of. With the EP's putting in overtime on local radios and car stereos throughout Perth, listeners began to really embrace the depth in these tunes. It's odd, the songs make you smile with their energy, girl/guy trading vocals and pop feel, but when you take the time to sit and listen - the sadness hits you like a steam train. Listening to How Much Would It Hurt literally feels like you have seen inside the band (or perhaps vice versa) and uncovered all of those sordid fears and insecurities we all try so hard to hide. Just as the future looked rosy cracks began to appear. The band lost guitarist Jeff Baker who left sunny Perth for Melbourne and not long after Kelly Campbell (bass, vocals) departed. The band had however recorded 5 tracks for their anticipated debut album which caught the eye of San Francisco record label Zip Records, in particular the classic ballad Never Get There, which the label subsequently released as a single in October 2002. Armed with new enthusiasm, foundation members vocalist and guitarist Glenn Musto and drummer Chris Havercroft have put together a new band consisting of local stalwarts Andrew Powell (Bucket, Jayco Brothers) on bass, Adem K (Turnstyle) on guitar and newcomer Jodie Bartlett (Josivac), the key ingredient to trade vocals with Glenn in that imitable Showbag sound. The now settled lineup generates a powerful, yet reflective, live show living up to the potential Showbag has has promised from the beginning. In December to March 2003 Showbag recorded their superb debut album The Town We Loved In. Set in the fictitious Australian town Perish Union, it tells 14 tales about life, heartbreak, happiness and sadness – centred around broken relationships deteriorating with the town. It's Showbag in their finest form yet, dishing out lashings of melody and contrasts coupled with a bunch of lines that you wish you wrote in a letter to your first girlfriend. Information from * Australian Music Online however, showbag stopped playing followed closely by Glenn leaving for england. He later returned, and he and Jodie started their new act collage fall.
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