The Lucksmiths - The chapter in your life entitled San Francisco & Untidy towns & T-shirt wheather

C'est un groupe indie pop culte. En mars 1983, Tali White (chant, batterie), Marty Donald (guitare) et Mark Monnone (basse) forment The Lucksmiths à Melbourne, en Australie. Ils seront rejoints plus tard par Louis Richter (guitare, ex-Mid-State Orange) qui deviendra un membre permanent du groupe en 2005 jusqu'à sa séparation en août 2009. En seize ans de carrière, The Lucksmiths ont sorti huit albums essentiels : "First tape" (1993), "The green bicycle case" (1995), "What bird is that ?" (1996), "A good kind of nervous" (1997), "Why that doesn't surprise me" (2001), "Naturaliste" (2003), "Warmer corners" (2005) et "First frost" (2008). Le tout principalement sur le label australien Candle Records mais aussi sur Drive-In Records, Clover Records, Matinée Recordings et sur le label de Mark Monnone : The Lost and Lonesome Recording Co. Il convient d'ajouter à cela dix-sept singles et EP's et quatre compilations : "Happy secret" (1999), "Where were we ?" (2002), "Spring A Leak" (2007) et "Cartography for beginners : the best of The Lucksmiths" (2013). Un magnifique DVD, "Unfamiliar stars", est également sorti en 2010.

They are a cult indie pop band. In march 1983, Tali White (lead vocals, drums), Marty Donald (guitar) and Mark Monnone (bass) formed The Lucksmiths in Melbourne, Australia. Later, in 2005, Louis Richter (guitar, ex-Mid-State Orange) joined them until The Lucksmiths disbanded in august 2009. They released eight essential albums mostly via the australian label Candle Records but also through Drive-In Records, Clover Records, Matinée Recordings and Mark Monnone's label The Lost and Lonesome Recording Co. : "First tape" (1993), "The green bicycle case" (1995), "What bird is that ?" (1996), "A good kind of nervous" (1997), "Why that doesn't surprise me" (2001), "Naturaliste" (2003), "Warmer corners" (2005) and "First frost" (2008). They also released seventeen singles and EP's and four compilations : "Happy secret" (1999), "Where were we ?" (2002), "Spring A Leak" (2007) and "Cartography for beginners : the best of The Lucksmiths" (2013). A wonderful DVD, titled "Unfamiliar stars", was out in 2010.