College Fall
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College Fall is a pop band featuring Glenn Musto and Jodie Bartlett. Formed in Western Australia in 2005 out of the ashes of local bands Josivac, Showbag and The Nordeens.
The band played its first performance on 31 July 2005 at the Velvet Lounge in Perth
. In March 2006 they toured the eastern states of Australia, playing in Adelaide and Melbourne. In June 2006 College Fall commenced their first tour of Europe, playing in the UK (Rock for Tibet, Eat the World festival), Denmark
(Byfest, Skanderborg festival), Finland
and France
before returning to Western Australia in November that year. In 2007 the band undertook an extensive tour of their home state playing in Margaret River
, Yallingup
, Augusta
, Bunbury
, Geraldton
, Broome
and Kununurra
before returning to Europe in July. College Fall performed in Italy (Rocca in Musica festival), UK, Denmark (Byfest festival) and Finland.
College Fall released their debut album Eleven Letters in September, 2007 on Hooked Up Records
in the United Kingdom, Rhythm Barrel Records in Finland
. In 2008 the album was released in Australia via Varsity Records, in March 2008 and in Japan
on ThisTime Records, where it was featured as 'Powerpop Of The Month'. It is a concept album telling an autobiographical story of eleven letters written between two lovers.
The band has spent much of their career touring Australia
, the UK
and western Europe
, either as a duo or four piece. Touring has led to critical acclaim in small pockets of the world including Finland
, Denmark
, the south-west of the United Kingdom and Western Australia. The band has been often referenced to artists such as Jimmy Eat World
, Death Cab For Cutie
and Stars.
College Fall has received radio airplay in Australia including high rotation of the track "Gravity" syndicated nationwide on Nova FM, on government youth radio network Triple J and on many community radio stations. The bands music has also been heard on BBC in the UK and Radio Helsinki in Finland.
College Fall received the $10,000 grant for the release of their album Keep Your Promises (since changed to The Curse Of Us) from the Department of Culture and Arts of the Government of Western Australia
. They will record with renowned Sydney
producer Michael Carpenter (Youth Group
, The Vines
, 78 Saab).
College Fall has just completed the recording of their sophomore record The Curse Of Us which is scheduled for release in 2010.
The band will be touring Europe in June and July 2009 with shows including the Sculpture by the Sea
cultural exhibition in Aarhus, Denmark at the request of her royal highness Princess Mary. They will also be returning to Finland for the third time to play in Turku and Helsinki. They will then be performing at the Kansai Music Festival in Japan in September and releasing their new album The Curse of Us in July 2010 through Varsity Records in Australia.
Biography
Glenn Musto was previously the main singer/songwriter in The Nordeens and Showbag. Jodie Bartlett joined Showbag in 2003, in time to record the band’s only album, The Town We Loved In. After Showbag’s disintegration, Musto relocated to England and travelled through Europe and USA performing solo.The band played its first performance on 31 July 2005 at the Velvet Lounge in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. In March 2006 they toured the eastern states of Australia, playing in Adelaide and Melbourne. In June 2006 College Fall commenced their first tour of Europe, playing in the UK (Rock for Tibet, Eat the World festival), Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(Byfest, Skanderborg festival), Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
before returning to Western Australia in November that year. In 2007 the band undertook an extensive tour of their home state playing in Margaret River
Margaret River, Western Australia
Margaret River is a town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, south of Perth, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River....
, Yallingup
Yallingup, Western Australia
Yallingup is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. Yallingup is a popular tourist destination because of its beaches and limestone caves, and proximity to Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.-History and industry:...
, Augusta
Augusta, Western Australia
Augusta is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, where the Blackwood River emerges into Flinders Bay. It is the nearest town to Cape Leeuwin, on the farthest south-west corner of the Australian continent. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1,694; by 2006 the population of...
, Bunbury
Bunbury, Western Australia
The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
, Geraldton
Geraldton, Western Australia
Geraldton is a city and port in Western Australia located north of Perth in the Mid West region. Geraldton has an estimated population at June 2010 of 36,958...
, Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
and Kununurra
Kununurra, Western Australia
Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley Region approximately from the border with the Northern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service the Ord River Irrigation scheme....
before returning to Europe in July. College Fall performed in Italy (Rocca in Musica festival), UK, Denmark (Byfest festival) and Finland.
College Fall released their debut album Eleven Letters in September, 2007 on Hooked Up Records
Hooked Up Records
Hooked Up Records is an independent record label formed in London, United Kingdom in 2005, featuring artists such as College Fall, Smallgang, Falling Out of Cars, Black Light Theatre and Jack on Fire. The label is currently based in Melbourne, Australia, and was launched in Northcote officially in...
in the United Kingdom, Rhythm Barrel Records in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. In 2008 the album was released in Australia via Varsity Records, in March 2008 and in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on ThisTime Records, where it was featured as 'Powerpop Of The Month'. It is a concept album telling an autobiographical story of eleven letters written between two lovers.
The band has spent much of their career touring 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 UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and western Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, either as a duo or four piece. Touring has led to critical acclaim in small pockets of the world including Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, the south-west of the United Kingdom and Western Australia. The band has been often referenced to artists such as Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
, Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
and Stars.
College Fall has received radio airplay in Australia including high rotation of the track "Gravity" syndicated nationwide on Nova FM, on government youth radio network Triple J and on many community radio stations. The bands music has also been heard on BBC in the UK and Radio Helsinki in Finland.
College Fall received the $10,000 grant for the release of their album Keep Your Promises (since changed to The Curse Of Us) from the Department of Culture and Arts of the Government of Western Australia
Government of Western Australia
The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then...
. They will record with renowned 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...
producer Michael Carpenter (Youth Group
Youth Group
Youth Group are a rock band based in Newtown, Sydney, Australia signed to Ivy League Records.- Biography :Youth Group formed in Sydney in the late 1990s. They have released four albums in Australia, with the three most recent albums also gaining releases worldwide...
, The Vines
The Vines
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, 78 Saab).
College Fall has just completed the recording of their sophomore record The Curse Of Us which is scheduled for release in 2010.
The band will be touring Europe in June and July 2009 with shows including the Sculpture by the Sea
Sculpture by the Sea
Sculpture by the Sea is a major annual outdoor sculpture exhibition that is open to the public for no cost, featuring sculptures made by Australian and international artists....
cultural exhibition in Aarhus, Denmark at the request of her royal highness Princess Mary. They will also be returning to Finland for the third time to play in Turku and Helsinki. They will then be performing at the Kansai Music Festival in Japan in September and releasing their new album The Curse of Us in July 2010 through Varsity Records in Australia.
Albums
- Eleven Letters - Hooked UpHooked Up RecordsHooked Up Records is an independent record label formed in London, United Kingdom in 2005, featuring artists such as College Fall, Smallgang, Falling Out of Cars, Black Light Theatre and Jack on Fire. The label is currently based in Melbourne, Australia, and was launched in Northcote officially in...
(September, 2007), Rhythm Barrel (September 2007) Varsity (March, 2008) Vent (August 2009) - The Curse of Us - Varsity (July, 2010)
EPs
- Demonstration (2005)
- Built An Empty Home (2006)
- Gravity - Ride (2007)
- European Tour EP (2009)
External links
- College Fall @ DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- College Fall @ MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...