The Blow Waves are a five-piece electropop/new wave

New Wave music

New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

 band from Melbourne, Australia

Australia

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 fronted by Matt "Doll" Thomas (ex-frontman of The Mavis's

The Mavis's

The Mavis's were an Australian pop band from Ballarat, Victoria. The band was composed of Matt Thomas , his sister Becky Thomas , Nick Gill , Andrea Vendy , and Josh Alexander . They are best known for their 1998 synth-driven single "Cry", which appeared on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1998...

) and Jamie "Wave" Slocombe (ex-Love Outside Andromeda

Love Outside Andromeda

Love Outside Andromeda is an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2000 as Andromeda, and released their debut EP, Umabel, in 2001. The title track from their second EP, Something White and Sigmund, appeared on the Triple J Hottest 100 2003 at #65...

).

The Blow Waves' first live gig was at the Adelaide Feast Festival in 2006, which they returned to in 2008 and 2009. They played the Forum at the Sydney Mardi Gras in 2008. In 2009 the band went overseas to tour Europe for the first time to play outdoor stages at the 2009 World Outgames

2009 World Outgames

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 (Copenhagen) and Manchester Pride

Manchester Pride

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(UK), with side shows in London and Berlin.