Sneeze (band)
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Sneeze is a music group from Sydney
, Australia
consisting primarily of Nic Dalton
(who also runs the band's record label, Half A Cow
) and Tom Morgan from Smudge
. They have had many extra band members including drummers Lara Meyerratken
, Russell Hopkinson from You Am I
, Simon Gibson from Half Miler, Evan Dando from The Lemonheads
and Andy Calvert from Wifey. Bill Gibson from The Eastern Dark
on bass and Cameron Bruce from The Fantastic Leslie
on keyboards have played many shows with the band and current keyboardist is Leticia Nischang from Bambino Koresh. The band sees their floating line-up as one of their strengths.
Their last live show was in November 2006 until The Return Of Sneeze, playing at the Bald Faced Stag, Leichhardt in June 2009 with Adelaide indie-pop band We Grow Up. Their recordings have featured a range of guest artists including The Lemonheads
(who were the first band to record a song for the first Sneeze album), Robyn St. Clare, Alannah Russack and Simon Holmes of The Hummingbirds
, Bernie Hayes
, John Encarnacao from Warmer, Simon Day from Ratcat
, Swirl
, the Plunderers and Jess Ciampa.
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...
consisting primarily of Nic Dalton
Nic Dalton
Nic Dalton is an Australian musician, best known as the bass guitarist for American band The Lemonheads at the height of their popularity...
(who also runs the band's record label, Half A Cow
Half A Cow
Half a Cow is an independent record label from Australia, established in 1990 by Sydney musician and music identity Nic Dalton.- History :In 1987 - 1989 Dalton ran a bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Glebe called Dalton's Books...
) and Tom Morgan from Smudge
Smudge
Smudge is an Australian rock band. Its frontman Tom Morgan is better known outside Australia as a songwriting collaborator of Evan Dando and his band The Lemonheads.-History:...
. They have had many extra band members including drummers Lara Meyerratken
Lara Meyerratken
Lara Meyerratken is an Australian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Lara is most commonly associated with her longtime collaborator Ben Lee.Meyerratken is a notable session musician and songwriter...
, Russell Hopkinson from You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
, Simon Gibson from Half Miler, Evan Dando from The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
and Andy Calvert from Wifey. Bill Gibson from The Eastern Dark
The Eastern Dark
The Eastern Dark is an Australian rock band who formed in the 1980s as an offshoot from another Australian band, The Celibate Rifles.-History:...
on bass and Cameron Bruce from The Fantastic Leslie
The Fantastic Leslie
The Fantastic Leslie were a four-piece band from Sydney, Australia and was the starting point for three of Australia's popular and successful comedians and musicians.-Biography:...
on keyboards have played many shows with the band and current keyboardist is Leticia Nischang from Bambino Koresh. The band sees their floating line-up as one of their strengths.
Their last live show was in November 2006 until The Return Of Sneeze, playing at the Bald Faced Stag, Leichhardt in June 2009 with Adelaide indie-pop band We Grow Up. Their recordings have featured a range of guest artists including The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
(who were the first band to record a song for the first Sneeze album), Robyn St. Clare, Alannah Russack and Simon Holmes of The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds were an indie pop or jangle pop band from Sydney, Australia formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly touted outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were an early signing to the rooArt label. The Hummingbirds' single...
, Bernie Hayes
Bernie Hayes
Bernie Hayes is an Australian singer/songwriter who has released two albums as a solo artist and written songs for other Australian artists notably "You Made Me Hard" which was the third single from the The Whitlams Love This City album....
, John Encarnacao from Warmer, Simon Day from Ratcat
Ratcat
Ratcat were an Australian indie rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s fronted by vocalist Simon Day. Their combination of indie pop songwriting and energetic punk-style guitar won them fans from both the indie and skate-punk communities.-Waterfront:...
, Swirl
Swirl
Swirl may refer to:* Swirl , an Australian indie rock band* Swirl , a multi-ethnic organization* Swirl 360, an American pop-rock band* Sega Swirl, a puzzle game for the Sega Dreamcast* Swirl , a quantity in fluid dynamics...
, the Plunderers and Jess Ciampa.
Albums
- SneezeSneeze (album)Sneeze or 41 Songs In 47 Minutes as it is also known, is the first album by Australian band Sneeze. On the cover, tracks 1, 22-41 are marked as "bonus tracks" - the rest were initially released as a double 7 inch vinyl...
- aka 41 Songs In 47 Minutes (hac50 1993) - The Four Seezons - 12 inch vinyl only (hac69 1997)
- Lost The Spirit To Rock & RollLost The Spirit To Rock & RollLost the Spirit To Rock and Roll is an album by Australian band Sneeze. As with the band's previous record, "Sneeze - aka 41 Songs In 47 Minutes" and Nic Dalton's other band, Godstar, this record has a huge cast of ensemble players...
(hac96 2001) - Just The Blues Sped Up (hac109 2004)