Cloud Control
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Cloud Control are an alternative rock
band originating from the Blue Mountains near Sydney
, Australia
. The band is currently signed to the Australian label Ivy League Records
, in which they released their debut album Bliss Release
, and to Infectious Music in the UK/Europe. The band has supported a host of local and international acts, including Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend
, Supergrass
, The Magic Numbers
, Yves Klein Blue
, The Temper Trap
, Last Dinosaurs and Local Natives
.
They have been nominated for a clutch of awards in Australia, including 2 ARIA awards. Most recently, the band was nominated for the Australian Music Prize
, which they subsequently won on 3 March 2011.
and received strong airplay. The band were also selected to open for Supergrass
on their tour of Australia.
After a string of festival appearances and tours with a variety of Australian bands, the band finally released their debut album, Bliss Release, in 2010. The album has seen the release of two singles - "Gold Canary" and "There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight," the latter of which came in at number 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100
of 2010. They recorded the album in their producer's (Liam Judson) house.
The band supported Foo Fighters at their 2011 concert for flood relief in Brisbane, Queensland.
On the 29th of July 2011, the band announced that Bass Player Jeremy Kelshaw had been removed from the band, however at Field Day Festival in London on 06th August 2011 Kelshaw appeared on stage with the band and Heidi announced "Today is a very special day for us... Our bass player is back with us, he's just come off paternity leave"
Cloud Control will be performing at Field Day music festival in Sydney
, Australia
on New Years Day 2012.
At the 2010 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Cloud Control won their first major accolades, taking out the awards for Best Independent Album and Breakthrough Independent Artist.
The band went on to be nominated for two 2010 ARIA awards, Best Rock Album and Breakthrough Artist, though lost out in both categories.
Triple J recognised Cloud Control's debut LP with a J Award nomination, eventually awarding the prize to Tame Impala for their debut Innerspeaker.
The Sydney Music, Arts & Culture (SMAC) Awards saw Cloud Control take out the gongs for Best Live Musical Act and Record of the Year.
In March 2011 Bliss Release was announced as the winner of the 6th annual Australian Music Prize along with the $30,000 cash prize.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band originating from the Blue Mountains near Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The band is currently signed to the Australian label Ivy League Records
Ivy League Records
For other uses of the term Ivy League see Ivy League Ivy League Records is a record label based in Sydney, Australia.Associated with the music management company Winterman & Goldstein and Ivy League Music publishing, Ivy League is the creation of Cameron Emerson-Elliot , Peter Lusty and James Roden...
, in which they released their debut album Bliss Release
Bliss Release
-Reviews:The Age - "The buzz around Cloud Control is entirely warranted - expect big things from this four-piece’’ The Sydney Morning Herald - "Let’s be frank, a bloody impressive album"...
, and to Infectious Music in the UK/Europe. The band has supported a host of local and international acts, including Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York City that formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. The Band has four members: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson, and Chris Baio. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "Mansard...
, Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
, The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...
, Yves Klein Blue
Yves Klein Blue
Yves Klein Blue was an Australian indie/rock band from Brisbane. The band are signed to Brisbane record label Dew Process, under which they re-released their debut EP Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves...
, The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap is an Australian indie rock band which formed in 2005. The core members are Jonathon Aherne on bass guitar and vocals, Toby Dundas on drums and programming, Dougy Mandagi on vocals and guitar, and Lorenzo Sillitto on guitar, keyboards and vocals. They are supplemented on tours with...
, Last Dinosaurs and Local Natives
Local Natives
Local Natives are an indie rock band based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, USA. Their debut album, Gorilla Manor, was first released in the UK in November 2009, and later released in the US on February 16, 2010...
.
They have been nominated for a clutch of awards in Australia, including 2 ARIA awards. Most recently, the band was nominated for the Australian Music Prize
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
, which they subsequently won on 3 March 2011.
History
All growing up in the Blue Mountains, the four met at the rehearsals for Pirates of the Penzance, where a series of random events led them to the green room. There they started talking to each other and it was from there that they decided to enter their first "Battle of the Bands". The band subsequently won, and continued on to record and release their debut self-titled EP in 2008. The single from Cloud Control, "Death Cloud," was picked up by Australian youth radio station Triple JTriple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and received strong airplay. The band were also selected to open for Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
on their tour of Australia.
After a string of festival appearances and tours with a variety of Australian bands, the band finally released their debut album, Bliss Release, in 2010. The album has seen the release of two singles - "Gold Canary" and "There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight," the latter of which came in at number 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
of 2010. They recorded the album in their producer's (Liam Judson) house.
The band supported Foo Fighters at their 2011 concert for flood relief in Brisbane, Queensland.
On the 29th of July 2011, the band announced that Bass Player Jeremy Kelshaw had been removed from the band, however at Field Day Festival in London on 06th August 2011 Kelshaw appeared on stage with the band and Heidi announced "Today is a very special day for us... Our bass player is back with us, he's just come off paternity leave"
Cloud Control will be performing at Field Day music festival in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on New Years Day 2012.
Members
- Alister Wright - lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(2005-Present) - Heidi Lenffer - vocals, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(2005-Present) - Ulrich Lenffer - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion (2005-Present) - Jeremy Kelshaw - vocals, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2005-Present)
Awards and Nominations
The single Gold Canary was voted as Single of the Week in the Rebel Playlist on the UK's BBC Radio 6 Music.At the 2010 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Cloud Control won their first major accolades, taking out the awards for Best Independent Album and Breakthrough Independent Artist.
The band went on to be nominated for two 2010 ARIA awards, Best Rock Album and Breakthrough Artist, though lost out in both categories.
Triple J recognised Cloud Control's debut LP with a J Award nomination, eventually awarding the prize to Tame Impala for their debut Innerspeaker.
The Sydney Music, Arts & Culture (SMAC) Awards saw Cloud Control take out the gongs for Best Live Musical Act and Record of the Year.
In March 2011 Bliss Release was announced as the winner of the 6th annual Australian Music Prize along with the $30,000 cash prize.
Singles
- Meditation Song #2 (2011)
- There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight (2010)
- This is what I Said (2 April 2010)
- Gold Canary (6 October 2009)
- Death cloud (13 November 2008)
- Buffalo Country (2007)
- Vintage Books (2007)