The Drones (EP)

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The Drones
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Released2001
Genre Alternative rock
Label Independent
The Drones chronology
The Drones
(2001)
Here Come the Lies
(2002)

The Drones is the first recording released by Perth band the Drones. It is a self-titled demo EP with a limited run of 500.

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The Drones are an Australian rock band, formed in Perth by mainstay lead vocalist and guitarist, Gareth Liddiard in 1997. Fiona Kitschin, his domestic partner, joined on bass guitar and vocals in 2002. Other long term members include Rui Pereira on bass guitar and then lead guitar; Mike Noga on drums, vocals, harmonica and percussion; and Dan Luscombe on lead guitar, vocals and keyboards. Their second album, Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By, won the inaugural Australian Music Prize. In October 2010 their third studio album, Gala Mill was listed at No. 21 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. Two of their albums have reached the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart, I See Seaweed and Feelin Kinda Free. The group went on hiatus in December 2016 with Kitschin and Liddiard forming a new group, Tropical Fuck Storm, in the following year.

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Track listing

  1. "Six Ways to Sunday"
  2. "Motherless Children"
  3. "Dekalb Blues"
  4. "The Island"
  5. "The Scrap Iron Sky" (Live on 3CR Radio)
  6. "Dekalb Blues" (Live on 3CR Radio)

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