MT. MORNING is the new incarnation of the band Suicide Swans who throughout their 8-year, 5 studio albums, 1 EP and 1 live album mined the landscape of alt-country, folk, and rock. In Mt. Morning the four members will start a new chapter with Kristian, Ben, Glen and Kyle continuing the same mining of alt-country, folk, country but looking at delving and being more open to indie rock, pop, sound scapes, and any other type of music that interests them collectively.
MT. MORNING will continue their DIY focus and the drive to embrace, whatever sonic interest that comes their way. The band are currently working on their first release as Mt. Morning entitled ‘Idles Aches’ that will further push their on stage performances that brings their own distinct sound that is situated within the kind of raw ethos that lies at the heart of their 1960s/70s - combining rock, alt-country and folk mixed with 90’s indie-rock that reflects the tastes of all four members, capturing in its glory a band confident, pushing a sound with a distinctive potency that is all their own.
Canyon Creek makes country music for people that don’t like country music, from alt-country to 40’s inspired western tunes and most stops in between. The band features some old hands of the Brisbane music scene, including Daz Gray (The Good Ship, D.G. Gray & Co.), Clint Morrow (Reverb Springs, Thirteen Seventy, The Good Ship), Jay Varudo (Albany Expression, The Vultures), Dan Grant (Tin Star, Doubting Thomas) & Cath Bell (Tin Star, Spot the Dog) and whoever else can play in the key of G. Daz combines his love of 3 minute catchy pop songs with the heartfelt emotional story songs of the country music of his youth to produce tearjerkers that you'll be tapping along to in no time.
Brisbane trio Tin Star have been doing their musical mash up together for quite a few years now - part folk, part rock, part Americana, but always very much originals in the song department. They have soaring vocals and 3-part harmonies to rival the Von Trapps, a one man rhythm section, one of the best fiddle players you’ll ever hear, and a passable egg shaker. Most of all they have plenty of original songs that weave stories with heart and humour.
You’ve probably heard them around town and beyond at the folk clubs and festivals, or on their 2019 album A Better Way To Do Things. A new live recording Granville Street Sessions is due for release soon, and will be releasing their latest single 'The Devil Himself'.
Dan Grant: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Penny Boys: Vocals, Banjo, Trumpet, Percussion
Cathy Bell: Harmony Vocals, Fiddle, Accordion
