Trial Kennedy
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Trial Kennedy are an Australian rock
band formed in 2002, in Melbourne
, Victoria
.
(EP), Present for a Day, in 2004. However, it was not until 2006's Picture Frame EP that the band began amounting some form of recognition. A chance inclusion of the band's song "Damage on Parade" on a sampler for Blunt Magazine roused industry attention. Shortly afterwards, the band found themselves with both a manager
and a national booking agent.
and Yellowcard
. They played legs on the 2007 and 2008 Soundwave festivals, as well as the 2008 Come Together Music Festival
.
The band supported Birds of Tokyo
in the Wild Eyed Boy tour in March 2009.
In March 2009, while on the Birds of Tokyo tour vocalist Tim Morrison had an altercation with a Kangaroo while waiting to use an ATM in Berry, NSW.
, New Manic Art, on 31 May 2008. The album was produced by Nick DiDia
, who has worked with Powderfinger
, the Stone Temple Pilots
, Incubus
and Audioslave
.
The album had a strong critical reaction. Kathy McCabe noted that the band "demonstrated the kind of chops that could take them around the world. Seriously, they're that good." Elsewhere, Nick Snelling of BEAT Magazine claimed that New Manic Art was "an album of the year contender;" an idea shared by Matthew Cheetham of Sydney street press
Drum Media. Positive reviews also came from the Daily Telegraph, the Herald Sun
, triple j
Magazine, Time Out Magazine, Zoo Magazine
, Perth's XPRESS Magazine, BLUNT Magazine and Sputnikmusic
.
.
The first song from the second album, titled "Strange Behaviour" was released on 10 November 2010. Australian youth radio station Triple J played this song on high rotation over the summer of 2010/2011 and was available as a free download for a short period of time from the Triple J website.
The first official single from the second album, titled "Best of Tomorrow" was released on 4 March 2011 with an Australian wide tour of the same name planned for March 2011.
On 10 April 2011, Trial Kennedy announced the title of their forthcoming album, Living Undesigned, it is to be released on 13 May 2011.
As of the 8th of May 2011, four more songs from the forthcoming album, titled "Sally", "Exology", "Living Undesigned" and "Breath a Dime" have previewed on their Facebook page.
. Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide are the cities the band will tour.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band formed in 2002, in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
Early work
Forming in 2002, Trial Kennedy's first release was an independent extended playExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(EP), Present for a Day, in 2004. However, it was not until 2006's Picture Frame EP that the band began amounting some form of recognition. A chance inclusion of the band's song "Damage on Parade" on a sampler for Blunt Magazine roused industry attention. Shortly afterwards, the band found themselves with both a manager
Talent manager
A talent manager, also known as an artist manager or band manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry...
and a national booking agent.
Touring
The band has toured with popular international bands such as Fall Out BoyFall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
and Yellowcard
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
. They played legs on the 2007 and 2008 Soundwave festivals, as well as the 2008 Come Together Music Festival
Come Together Music Festival
Come Together is an all-ages Australian music festival performed at Luna Park Sydney. Beginning in 2005, it was originally two separate events, one in April and one in September. In 2006, a two-day festival was held in June , and the festival was again on the same long weekend in 2007...
.
The band supported Birds of Tokyo
Birds of Tokyo
Birds of Tokyo is a four-piece alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Their debut album Day One, gained them domestic success with it reaching No. 3 on the AIR Independent Album charts, spending a total of 36 consecutive weeks in the top 10.In 2008, the band released Universes,...
in the Wild Eyed Boy tour in March 2009.
In March 2009, while on the Birds of Tokyo tour vocalist Tim Morrison had an altercation with a Kangaroo while waiting to use an ATM in Berry, NSW.
New Manic Art
Trial Kennedy released their debut studio albumStudio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, New Manic Art, on 31 May 2008. The album was produced by Nick DiDia
Nick DiDia
Nick DiDia is an American record producer mostly known for his work with Australian rock group Powderfinger and American pop-rock group Nine Days...
, who has worked with Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
, the Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
, Incubus
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
and Audioslave
Audioslave
Audioslave was an American rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of former Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk...
.
The album had a strong critical reaction. Kathy McCabe noted that the band "demonstrated the kind of chops that could take them around the world. Seriously, they're that good." Elsewhere, Nick Snelling of BEAT Magazine claimed that New Manic Art was "an album of the year contender;" an idea shared by Matthew Cheetham of Sydney street press
Street press
Street press is a term used to describe a certain type of publishing, between zines and magazines/newspapers in terms of distribution, content and audience. They are particularly prolific in Australia, although there are also some examples from Europe and North America...
Drum Media. Positive reviews also came from the Daily Telegraph, the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
, triple j
Triple 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...
Magazine, Time Out Magazine, Zoo Magazine
Zoo Magazine
Zoo Magazine was also the name of a magazine formerly produced by the Zoological Society of London for its Young Zoologists' Club.Zoo Magazine is a magazine based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that was first created on 25 September 2003. It focuses on fashion, art, literature and architecture and is...
, Perth's XPRESS Magazine, BLUNT Magazine and Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic, or simply Sputnik, is a music website offering music criticism and music news alongside features commonly associated with wiki-style websites...
.
Living Undesigned
In September 2010 the band began work on recording their second album at Sing Sing Recording Studios in Melbourne with renowned producer Eric JEric J
Eric J Dubowsky also known as Eric J, is a musician, songwriter and record producer. He got his start at Greene St. Studios in New York City, the legendary home of early hip-hop artists Run-DMC, and Public Enemy. It was here Eric assisted engineer/producer Rod Hui...
.
The first song from the second album, titled "Strange Behaviour" was released on 10 November 2010. Australian youth radio station Triple J played this song on high rotation over the summer of 2010/2011 and was available as a free download for a short period of time from the Triple J website.
The first official single from the second album, titled "Best of Tomorrow" was released on 4 March 2011 with an Australian wide tour of the same name planned for March 2011.
On 10 April 2011, Trial Kennedy announced the title of their forthcoming album, Living Undesigned, it is to be released on 13 May 2011.
As of the 8th of May 2011, four more songs from the forthcoming album, titled "Sally", "Exology", "Living Undesigned" and "Breath a Dime" have previewed on their Facebook page.
Ignite Tour
In November 2010 Trial Kennedy will embark on an East Coast tour of Australia with ShihadShihad
Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....
. Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide are the cities the band will tour.
Best of Tomorrow Tour – Part 1
In March 2011 Trial Kennedy will embark on an East Coast tour of Australia with various supporting bands for each city including Numbers Radio, The Bloodpoets and The Ivys. The tour will visit Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney and promote the release of the new single by the same name.Albums
| Release date | Title | Label | ARIA Charts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New Manic Art | Sony BMG | 24 |
| 2011 | Living Undesigned | MGM | 48 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Neighbours" | New Manic Art |
| 2008 | "Colour Day Tours" | |
| 2008 | "Sunday Warning" | |
| 2010 | "Strange Behaviour" | Living Undesigned |
| 2011 | "Best of Tomorrow" | |