Lo-Tel
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Lo-Tel was a pop rock
band based in Sydney, Australia. They received commercial success and are best known for their single "Teenager of the Year" in 2000. They no longer perform as Lo-Tel, however Hanigan and Lumsdaine continue to produce music together.
. Lo-tel's debut album Planet of the Stereos dropped in November 2000 and achieved moderate commercial success. Two further singles from the album, "A Pop Song Saved My Life" and "Crucifix", enjoyed a similar amount of airplay and publicity but were less successful. In March 2001, Luke Hannigan married his longtime partner, Australian actor Pia Miranda
, in Las Vegas.
After a two-year break, Lo-Tel regrouped in 2002 (with Paul Wheeler replacing Brollo), and put out their elaborate second album The Lost Thing, with artwork by Shaun Tan
. Although the album track "Angel" received widespread commercial airplay, The Lost Thing failed to make the Top 50 upon release, and Lo-Tel slipped from view soon after.
Luke Hanigan continues to write music under a solo title. David Lumsdaine has had commercial success as a production music composer. Darren Brollo is the drummer of State Of Grace.
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band based in Sydney, Australia. They received commercial success and are best known for their single "Teenager of the Year" in 2000. They no longer perform as Lo-Tel, however Hanigan and Lumsdaine continue to produce music together.
History
Initially a trio consisting of Luke Hannigan (singer and guitarist), Dave Lumsdaine (bass) and Darren Brollo (drums), Lo-Tel were signed to Murmur Records in 1999 on the strength of a demo that reached the label through an industry veteran who saw potential in the band. Their first single, Genre Casting, was released in early 2000 on vinyl only, subsequently leading to their first commercial single Teenager of the Year. The latter became a Top 40 hit on the back of its appearance in the popular Australian film Looking For AlibrandiLooking for Alibrandi
Looking for Alibrandi is a 1999 Australian film written by Melina Marchetta based on the novel of the same name. The film sets in the 1990s Sydney, New South Wales and starring Australian actors, including Pia Miranda as Josephine Alibrandi, the film's main character, Anthony LaPaglia as her...
. Lo-tel's debut album Planet of the Stereos dropped in November 2000 and achieved moderate commercial success. Two further singles from the album, "A Pop Song Saved My Life" and "Crucifix", enjoyed a similar amount of airplay and publicity but were less successful. In March 2001, Luke Hannigan married his longtime partner, Australian actor Pia Miranda
Pia Miranda
Pia Miranda is an Australian, multi-award-winning actress whose career was launched with her successful 1999 role in the feature film Looking for Alibrandi, an Australian film based on the novel by Melina Marchetta....
, in Las Vegas.
After a two-year break, Lo-Tel regrouped in 2002 (with Paul Wheeler replacing Brollo), and put out their elaborate second album The Lost Thing, with artwork by Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
. Although the album track "Angel" received widespread commercial airplay, The Lost Thing failed to make the Top 50 upon release, and Lo-Tel slipped from view soon after.
Luke Hanigan continues to write music under a solo title. David Lumsdaine has had commercial success as a production music composer. Darren Brollo is the drummer of State Of Grace.
Albums
- Planet of the Stereos (November 2000) #41 Australia
- The Lost Thing (August 2003)
Singles
- "Genre Casting" (7") (May 2000)
- "Teenager of the Year" (2000) #34 Australia
- "A Pop Song Saved My Life" (October 2000)
- "Crucifix" (January 2001)
- "Angel" (September 2003) #50 Australia